UFC 258 Main Card Results
Kamaru Usman defeated Gilbert Burns via TKO – R3, 0:34
Alexa Grasso defeated Maycee Barber via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Kelvin Gastelum defeated Ian Heinisch via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
Ricky Simon defeated Brian Kelleher via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Julian Marquez defeated Maki Pitolo via submission (anaconda choke) – R3, 4:17 February 14th 2021 – The UFC returned to their hometown in Las Vegas with a great card scheduled to take place at the APEX. In the main event we had the ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’, the reigning UFC Welterweight Champion, Kamaru Usman return to the octagon after a seven month break to defend his title against Gilbert Burns. The fight between the two was originally scheduled for UFC 251 in July last year but was cancelled after Burns and his coach Greg Jones tested positive for Coronavirus. Second time around this fight was scheduled for UFC 256, but the bout was delayed again due to Usman recovering from injuries. The replacement co-main event featured Maycee ‘The Future’ Barber 98-10 vs Alexa Grasso (12-3). Alexa Grasso won the fight by unanimous decision, giving Maycee Barber her second straight defeat. After going undefeated in her first eight bouts, Barber (8-2) has now dropped two in a row and while Grasso (13-3) who is known for her striking made the difference in this bout with her grappling. Grasso’s victory should propel her to a top ten spot in the women’s flyweight division rankings. Anthony Hernandez, Julian Marquez, Kamaru Usman and Polyana Viana put forth POTN efforts to round out an eventful evening. There was an exciting Middleweight matchup between Kelvin Gastelum, the former interim UFC Middleweight Champion and Ian ‘The Hurricane’ Heinisch. Gastelum turned around his three fight losing streak after being defeated by Hermansson, Till and Adesanya. While Heinisch was coming off an impressive win against Gerald Meerschaert last June, 2020. The dominating performance by welterweight champion Kamaru Usman stole the show at the UFC 258. Leon Edwards appears to be Usman’s next opponent, while it’s also realistic to consider Jorge Masvidal as a potential contender. However, considering Usman’s performance against Burns it appears that ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ has no peers in the welterweight division. About the author Somesh Kamra is a professional mixed martial artist specializing in Muay Thai. He has designed many effective training programs for Superhuman Gym and the Police Academy. His knowledge of hand to hand combat is unbeaten and has been a success story for many students. Somesh Kamra is educated from the University of Gold’s Gym in the field of physical fitness that includes strength training, plyometrics & cardiovascular training for muscular conditioning. He works closely with the UFC for India and serves as the panelist for the TV Show – The Ultimate Guide to UFC and Pit Stop on Sony Sports Network.