Tonight’s UFC 258 pay-per-view event was headlined by a welterweight title fight featuring Kamaru Usman taking on Gilbert Burns.<\/p>\n
Usman (18-1 MMA) was returning the Octagon<\/a> for the first time since scoring a unanimous decision win over BMF title holder Jorge Masvidal<\/a> at UFC 251. \u2018The Nigerian Nightmare\u2019 had entered the contest sporting a sixteen-fight winning streak, which included two successful defenses of the UFC’s welterweight title.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Gilbert Burns (19-4 MMA) had entered tonight\u2019s UFC 258 headliner on a six-fight winning streak, his latest being a lopsided unanimous decision victory over former champ Tyron Woodley.<\/p>\n Tonight’s UFC 258 main event proved to be a tale of two rounds. Gilbert Burns was able to rock Kamaru Usman with a right hand in the opening seconds of the first round but could not secure a finish. Then in round two, Usman would rebound by rocking ‘Durinho’ with a big right hand of his own. ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ carried that momentum into round three where he dropped Burns with a jab and then finished him with ground and pound.<\/p>\n Official UFC 258 Result: Kamaru Usman def. Gilbert Burns via TKO in Round 3<\/p>\n Check out how the pros reacted to Usman defeating Burns below:<\/p>\n Good luck to my bro @GilbertDurinho<\/a> & @USMAN84kg<\/a> ! #UFC258<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/pYRJ8kIAkA<\/a><\/p>\n — Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) February 14, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n