UFC 258: Usman vs. Burns results and post-fight analysis

Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC Heading into the event, it was understood UFC 258 was largely a one-fight card. Welterweight champion Kamaru Usman defending his belt against Gilbert Burns wasn’t the sexiest headliner, but MMA fans knew it had the makings of a fun fight. Fortunately, they weren’t disappointed. Burns came out on fire, rattling the defending champion with a series of punches. Usman knocked him to his back out of defense and instead of rushing back to his feet to capitalize on a still hurt Usman, Burns tried enticing Usman to jump into his guard. Big mistake as Usman recovered. In the second, Usman listened to his coach’s advice and began sticking his jab with authority. Burns got knocked down and it was clear in his eyes that he was in trouble. He survived the round, but Usman continued the assault and not only recorded his third successful title defense, it was his 13th win in a row, surpassing GSP’s welterweight record. Most of us knew it going into the event, but there can’t be any doubters now: Kamaru Usman is a bad man.

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