1:47 AM ET Saturday’s UFC 261 featured two dominant performances by defending champions and one new titleholder who reclaimed her belt. Kamaru Usman proved he is still getting better when he knocked out Jorge Masvidal, and Valentina Shevchenko made a case to be included in the GOAT conversation. Meanwhile, Rose Namajunas delivered once again in
MMA Weekly UFC 261 results: Usman sleeps Masvidal, Namajunas reclaims belt, and Shevchenko dominates Though UFC 261 featured three championship fights, that fact was largely overshadowed in the lead-up by the idea that it also marked the promotion’s first event since the pandemic struck that a sold-out venue full of fans would be allowed in
2:07 AM ET There’s only a dozen games left in the regular season for the Los Angeles Lakers after Saturday’s 108-93 loss to the Dallas Mavericks. And even though the defending champions have been playing together for more than four months since the start of training camp, Lakers star Anthony Davis said the critical juncture
6:20 PM ET Associated Press TALLADEGA, Ala. — ARCA driver Derrick Lancaster was taken to a hospital after an accident in which his car caught fire Saturday at Talladega Superspeedway. NASCAR said the 48-year-old Lancaster was taken to an unspecified hospital for further evaluation but didn’t release details on his injuries. His car caught fire
12:54 AM ET UFC 261 featured three title fights and a ton of memorable moments. Some of those moments, like Rose Namajunas knocking out Zhang Weili to win the strawweight title, were filled with exhilaration. Other moments, like Chris Weidman breaking his leg on a kick attempt, were somber reminders about the risks these athletes
Getty Images In one of the most gruesome injuries in UFC history, Uriah Hall checked a kick from Chris Weidman that shattered the right leg of the former middleweight champion on Saturday at UFC 261 in Jacksonville, Florida. The 185-pound rematch was instantly called off and ruled a TKO for Hall (17-9) just 17 seconds
11:14 PM ET Just 17 seconds into his fight against Uriah Hall at UFC 261, Chris Weidman threw a kick towards Hall’s leg and appeared to seriously injure himself as his right leg bent unnaturally around Hall’s left leg. The fight was immediately stopped, and a quiet fell on the crowd at VyStar Veterans Memorial
12:45 AM ET A memorable night at UFC 261 ended with a trio of knockouts in the evening’s three title fights, with the main event victory of Kamaru Usman and the co-main event win by Rose Namajunas likely to end up on highlight reels for years to come. Namajunas lost the UFC strawweight championship at
12:23 AM ET UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman dominated Jorge Masvidal last year over five rounds, but he wasn’t satisfied with that performance — he thought he could do better. Usman put a stamp on his rivalry with Masvidal on Saturday night, dropping him with a crushing right hand and following up on the ground
Getty Images As Rose Namajunas and her team had echoed throughout fight week regarding just how great she can be when she’s dialed in and at her very best, Saturday’s UFC 261 co-main event was a scary representation of what she’s capable of. Namajunas (10-4) captured the UFC women’s strawweight title for the second time
If this were a hockey game and they picked three stars after a UFC event, Kamaru Usman, Rose Namajunas and Valentina Shevchenko all would have deserved serious consideration as the night’s No. 1 star on Saturday. But as great as the three champions performed in winning their bouts on the main card of UFC 261
USATSI The UFC returned to jam-packed arenas on Saturday night with an incredible fight card at UFC 261. Whether pure luck or through the inspiration of having fans in attendance once again, the event turned out to be one of the most memorable nights of action in UFC history. Kamaru Usman successfully defended his welterweight
Kamaru Usman left no doubt when it came to who was walking out of UFC 261 with the welterweight title. Usman scored an extremely impressive second-round knockout of challenger Jorge Masvidal in front of a sold-out crowd in Jacksonville, Florida on Saturday night. Usman landed a vicious right hand that Masvidal never saw coming. The
Getty Images UFC has rolled right back into the action in 2021. After what can be called nothing short of a massive success in 2020 under incredibly difficult circumstances, UFC hasn’t missed a beat in the time since the pandemic started with big fight after big fight throughout the year. The first two months of
Getty Images The Chicago Bulls lost again on Saturday night, this time to the Miami Heat. The 106-101 defeat was their seventh in the past 10 games and means they’re now 1.5 games behind the Washington Wizards for the final play-in tournament spot in the Eastern Conference. But while there were major playoff implications — the
MMA Weekly UFC 261 results: Usman sleeps Masvidal, Namajunas reclaims belt, and Shevchenko dominates Though UFC 261 featured three championship fights, that fact was largely overshadowed in the lead-up by the idea that it also marked the promotion’s first event since the pandemic struck that a sold-out venue full of fans would be allowed in
MMA Weekly UFC 261 results: Usman sleeps Masvidal, Namajunas reclaims belt, and Shevchenko dominates Though UFC 261 featured three championship fights, that fact was largely overshadowed in the lead-up by the idea that it also marked the promotion’s first event since the pandemic struck that a sold-out venue full of fans would be allowed in
MMA Weekly UFC 261 results: Usman sleeps Masvidal, Namajunas reclaims belt, and Shevchenko dominates Though UFC 261 featured three championship fights, that fact was largely overshadowed in the lead-up by the idea that it also marked the promotion’s first event since the pandemic struck that a sold-out venue full of fans would be allowed in