On March 5, in the co-main event of UFC 285, Alexa Grasso of Mexico defeated Valentina Shevchenko of Kyrgyzstan to win the promotion s women s flyweight title.
Illness forces Canadian Gillian (The Savage) Robertson off UFC 258 undercard
Gillian Robertson reacts after she lost to Maycee Barber in a women s flyweight mixed martial arts bout Friday, Oct. 18, 2019, at UFC Fight Night in Boston. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Elise Amendola February 13, 2021 - 2:49 PM
LAS VEGAS - Illness forced Canadian flyweight Gillian (The Savage) Robertson off the UFC 258 undercard Saturday night.
The UFC did not specify the illness other than to say it was not COVID-19 related. Robertson s bout against American Miranda (Fear The) Maverick was cancelled.
The main event at the UFC s Apex production facility pitted welterweight champion Kamara (The Nigerian Nightmare) Usman against Gilbert (Durinho) Burns, ranked No. 1 among 170-pound contenders.
The main event at the UFC s Apex production facility pitted welterweight champion Kamara (The Nigerian Nightmare) Usman against Gilbert (Durinho) Burns, ranked No. 1 among 170-pound contenders.
Robertson, a 25-year-old native of Niagara Falls, Ont., who makes her home in Port Saint Lucie, Fla., was hoping to bounce back from a unanimous decision loss to Brazilian Taila Santos on Dec. 19 in Las Vegas.
Robertson (9-5-0) came into the Santos fight ranked 13th among 125-pound UFC contenders, having won two straight and four of her last five fights. But she fell out of the rankings after the loss, with Santos taking over her position.