In the main event of the pay-per-view card, Usman scored a third-round TKO win over Gilbert Burns to defend his title. However, right off the bat, Burns landed a heavy punch that dropped the champion then blitzed him with landed heavy shots. Usman survived, then started to pick up the pace and pick apart the Brazilian. Although Usman got his hand raised, Covington wasn’t too impressed with the champ’s performance.
“I think that looks like a guy really primed to get knocked out his next fight, and I want to be the one to deliver it,” Covington said to
Khamzat Chimaev Deemed Unfit To Fight Leon Edwards Due To Lung Issue
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Dec 30, 2020
Ruled from his first promotional headliner at UFC Fight Island 8 on January 20 uber-prospect, Khamzat ‘Borz’ Chimaev has been deemed medically unfit to prepare for his would-be showdown with perennial welterweight contender, Leon ‘Rocky’ Edwards, as he deals with a lung issue following a recent positive COVID-19 test result.
Chimaev, who was initially paired with Birmingham native, Edwards at UFC Vegas 17 on December 19 seen that pairing shelved as well after the former had been struck down with a particularly debilitating case of COVID-19 to boot, where he shed a whopping twelve pounds of body weight.
Tyron Woodley Refutes Rumours Of His Release From The UFC
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Dec 23, 2020
Former UFC welterweight champion, Tyron ‘The Chosen One’ Woodley has poured cold water on rumours tonight, speculating that he had been released from his UFC deal.
Featuring twice in the Octagon this year, it was an annum to forget for the Roufusport trainee, who dropped consecutive one-sided losses in a unanimous decision defeat and a technical knockout blemish to upcoming title challenger, Gilbert ‘Durinho’ Burns and former interim champion, Colby ‘Chaos’ Covington, respectively.
The St. Louis native, along with his manager, Malki Kawa from First Round Management denied any reports of his release from the UFC, detailing how the above-mentioned screenshot may have been doctored as it never came from Woodley himself.