Gilbert Burns was dominant from start to finish in a unanimous decision win over former welterweight champion Tyron Woodley, proving his championship pedigree – before calling out his training teammate and current title holder Kamaru Usman.
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Tyron Woodley vs Gilbert Burns confirmed, to headline UFC’s May 30 card
Although the location has not been confirmed, former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley (19-4-1) will face #6 ranked Gilbert Burns (18-3) at UFC Fight Night on May 30, as the card’s unofficial main event bout between title contenders.
UFC on ESPN 8: Alistair Overeem, Claudia Gadelha record important victories
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Alistair Overeem survived Walt Harris’ first-round onslaught to ultimately prevail in an important R2 TKO victory, while Claudia Gadelha improved to 17-4 with a much-needed split decision win over Angela Hill in the night’s co-main event. Continue reading
UFC Fight Night 171: Glover Teixeira earns big TKO win vs. Anthony Smith
In tonight’s main event, #8 ranked light-heavyweight Glover Teixeira earned a big TKO victory against Anthony Smith, while making record-breaking history to end a compelling midweek card – which will propel him higher in next week’s rankings.
What about Stipe Miocic? Ngannou eyes Cormier for UFC heavyweight title fight
After his 20-second knockout blitz on Saturday night vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik, Ngannou (15-2) is eager to fight Daniel Cormier (22-2) for the heavyweight title: as current champ Stipe Miocic may potentially be stripped through inactivity. Continue reading
MMA legend Georges St-Pierre to be inducted into UFC Hall of Fame
As announced during UFC 249, former middleweight and welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre (26-2) will be inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame this summer. He is widely regarded by many as the best MMA fighter of all-time and after retiring last year, it was only a matter of time before his name featured in the HoF. Continue reading
UFC 249: Henry Cejudo, Justin Gaethje record memorable championship wins
Henry Cejudo retained his bantamweight title vs. Dominick Cruz and announced his plans to retire post-fight, before Justin Gaethje snapped Tony Ferguson’s 12-fight winning streak with a brilliant R5 TKO victory in the UFC 249 main event – earning the interim lightweight belt.
