UFC 258

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UFC 258: Usman vs. Burns
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Information
PromotionUltimate Fighting Championship
DateFebruary 13, 2021 (2021-02-13)
VenueUFC Apex
CityEnterprise, Nevada, United States
AttendanceNone (behind closed doors)[1]
Event chronology
UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov UFC 258: Usman vs. Burns UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Lewis

UFC 258: Usman vs. Burns was a

Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States.[2]

Background

A

UFC Welterweight Championship bout between the current champion Kamaru Usman (also The Ultimate Fighter: American Top Team vs. Blackzilians welterweight winner) and Gilbert Burns served as the event headliner.[3] The duo was previously scheduled to meet in July 2020 at UFC 251.[4] However, it was announced on July 3 that Burns was pulled from the contest after he and his coach, Greg Jones, tested positive for COVID-19.[5] They were also briefly targeted to headline UFC 256, but Usman pulled out citing more time needed to recover from undisclosed injuries.[6][7]

A middleweight bout between former interim

UFC Middleweight Championship challenger Kelvin Gastelum (also The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen middleweight winner) and Ian Heinisch was originally expected to take place at a planned event on January 30.[8] However, the UFC opted against holding a Fight Night on that date and rescheduled the contest to this card.[9]

A middleweight bout between five-time

UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Kattar.[10] However, Hernandez pulled out due to a positive COVID-19 test and they were rescheduled for this event.[11]

A bantamweight rematch featuring Pedro Munhoz and Jimmie Rivera was also expected to take place at the planned January 30 date.[12] They previously met at UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Henderson 3 in November 2015, when Rivera won via split decision.[13] The pairing was then rescheduled for UFC on ESPN: Chiesa vs. Magny, before being moved once again, as they were booked to this event due to undisclosed reasons.[14] During the week leading up to the event, the bout was delayed again due to a positive COVID-19 test for someone within the two camps. The pairing remained intact and was rescheduled for two weeks later at UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gane.[15]

A welterweight bout between Dhiego Lima and Belal Muhammad was originally expected to take place in December 2020 at UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal.[16] However, Muhammad was diagnosed with COVID-19 during the week leading up to the event and the bout was scrapped.[17] The pairing was left intact and took place at this event.[18]

A featherweight bout between Brian Kelleher and Ricky Simón took place at the event.[19] The pairing has been scheduled and cancelled twice before. First, in September 2020 at UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Sakai, but Simón's cornerman tested positive for COVID-19 and he was forced to withdraw from the event.[20] The pairing was then rescheduled for UFC on ABC: Holloway vs. Kattar, but this time Kelleher tested positive and was pulled from the bout.[21]

A middleweight rematch between former

UFC Middleweight Champion Chris Weidman and Uriah Hall was scheduled to take place at this event.[22] They met previously in September 2010 at a Ring of Combat event for the organization's middleweight title, with Weidman winning via TKO.[23] However, Weidman was pulled from the event in late-January due to a positive COVID-19 test. The pairing remained intact and was rescheduled for UFC 261.[24][25]

A lightweight bout between Bobby Green and Jim Miller was scheduled for this event.[26] The pairing was previously arranged for UFC 172 in April 2014, but Green pulled out of that bout citing an elbow injury.[27] They were once again cancelled as Green collapsed after the weigh-ins and was deemed unfit to compete.[28]

A women's flyweight bout between Gillian Robertson and Miranda Maverick was scheduled for this event, but it was cancelled on the day of the event after Robertson had a non-COVID related illness.[29][30]

Results

Main Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Welterweight Kamaru Usman (c) def. Gilbert Burns TKO (punches) 3 0:34 [a]
Women's Flyweight Alexa Grasso def. Maycee Barber Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Middleweight Kelvin Gastelum def. Ian Heinisch Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Featherweight Ricky Simón def. Brian Kelleher Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Middleweight Julian Marquez def. Maki Pitolo Submission (anaconda choke) 3 4:17
Preliminary card (ESPN / ESPN+)
Middleweight
Anthony Hernandez
 def. Rodolfo Vieira Submission (guillotine choke) 2 1:53
Welterweight Belal Muhammad def. Dhiego Lima Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Women's Strawweight Polyana Viana def. Mallory Martin Submission (armbar) 1 3:18
Catchweight (140 lb) Chris Gutiérrez def. Andre Ewell Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 29–28, 29–27) 3 5:00
Early preliminary card (ESPN+ / UFC Fight Pass)
Welterweight Gabriel Green def. Philip Rowe Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
  1. UFC Welterweight Championship
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[31]

Bonus awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[32]

  • Fight of the Night: No bonus awarded.
  • Performance of the Night: Kamaru Usman, Julian Marquez, Anthony Hernandez and Polyana Viana

See also

References

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  2. ^ Newswire (2021-01-20). "Kamaru Usman vs. Gilbert Burns official for UFC 258 next month". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
  3. ^ Rishabh Singh (2020-11-17). "Kamaru Usman will defend his welterweight title on February 13". essentiallysports.com. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
  4. ^ Farah Hannoun (2020-06-09). "Kamaru Usman vs. Gilbert Burns headlines UFC 251 on 'Fight Island' in Abu Dhabi". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
  5. ^ Mike Bohn (2020-07-03). "Gilbert Burns tests positive for COVID-19, out of UFC 251 headliner vs. Kamaru Usman". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
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  7. ^ Ariel Helwani (2020-10-05). "Sources: Usman-Burns fight on Dec. 12 is off". espn.com. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
  8. ^ Kristen King (2020-11-13). "Report: Kelvin Gastelum vs. Ian Heinisch added to UFC event in January". bloodyelbow.com. Retrieved 2020-11-14.
  9. ^ Ross Cole (2020-12-23). "UFC scraps plans for January 30th Fight Night event". mmainsight.com. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
  10. ^ Staff (2020-11-20). "BJJ specialist Rodolfo Vieira meets Anthony Hernandez at UFC event on January 16". mmadna.nl. Retrieved 2020-11-21. (in Dutch)
  11. ^ Jay Pettry (2021-01-01). "Positive COVID-19 test for Anthony Hernandez pushes Rodolfo Vieira match to Feb. 13". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
  12. ^ Farah Hannoun and Mike Bohn (2020-11-21). "Pedro Munhoz vs. Jimmie Rivera 2 added to UFC Fight Night on Jan. 30". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  13. ^ Ben Fowlkes (2015-11-07). "UFC Fight Night 77 results: Jimmie Rivera takes split decision from Pedro Munhoz". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
  14. ^ Mike Heck and Guilherme Cruz (2021-01-07). "Pedro Munhoz vs. Jimmie Rivera rematch rescheduled for UFC 258". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
  15. ^ Damon Martin and Guilherme Cruz (2021-02-09). "Pedro Munhoz vs. Jimmie Rivera off UFC 258, fight to be rescheduled for later date". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
  16. ^ Farah Hannoun (2020-11-16). "With Sean Brady out, Belal Muhammad faces Dhiego Lima at UFC Fight Night on Dec. 19". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
  17. ^ Staff (2020-12-15). "COVID-19 takes Belal Muhammad out of Dhiego Lima bout at UFC Fight Night 183". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2020-12-15.
  18. ^ Staff (2021-01-08). "Dhiego Lima vs. Belal Muhammad rebooked for UFC 258 in February". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
  19. ^ Sergio Pineiro (2021-01-28). "Brian Kelleher and Ricky Simon rebooked for UFC 258 on February 13". bloodycanvas.net. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
  20. ^ Staff (2020-08-29). "Ricky Simon says he's out of Brian Kelleher fight after cornerman's positive COVID-19 test". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
  21. ^ Mike Heck and Guilherme Cruz (2021-01-01). "Positive COVID-19 test scratches Brian Kelleher from UFC Fight Island 7 bout with Ricky Simon". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
  22. ^ Mike Bohn (2020-11-17). "Uriah Hall, Chris Weidman agree to rematch at UFC 258 on Feb. 13". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
  23. ^ Keith D'Souza (2020-12-09). "Uriah Hall set to rematch Chris Weidman at UFC 258". essentiallysports.com. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
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  28. ^ Simon Samano (2021-02-12). "Bobby Green collapses after UFC 258 weigh-ins, pulled from Jim Miller fight". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
  29. ^ Damon Martin (2021-01-13). "Gillian Robertson vs. Miranda Maverick booked for UFC 258 in February". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
  30. ^ Steven Marrocco (2021-02-13). "Gillian Robertson vs. Miranda Maverick scratched from UFC 258 after Robertson falls ill". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
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  32. ^ Dave Doyle (2021-02-14). "UFC 258 bonuses: Kamaru Usman leads four 'Performance of the Night' honors". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
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