Gilbert Burns

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White praised Burns for taking some "huge shots" in his welterweight defeat to Chimaev at UFC 273, with the promotion's kingpin claiming he would give the ...

Chimaev was dropped again as the pair continued to trade heavy artillery with the fight neck and neck in the final round. All three judges scored the clash 29-28 in favour of Chimaev who is now set to face Colby Covington in his next fight. You can’t train in the gym for what happened tonight, I’m sure this week he had a lot of pressure on him, a lot of anxiety.

This guy has star written all over him and with his performance Saturday in a breathtaking battle with Gilbert Burns at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in ...

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The recently concluded welterweight scrap between Gilbert Burns and Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 273 was being promoted as the 'people's main event' and it not ...

Heading into the fight, Chimaev claimed he'd finish Burns inside the first round. After slogging it out for three rounds in what turned out to be a riveting contest to say the least, it was Chimaev who edged Burns via unanimous decision. The three-round bout turned out to be a back-and-forth barnburner and Burns, despite losing, is seemingly getting compensated for his admirable performance.

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3. Bantamweight Bout: Julio Arce defeated Daniel Santos via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) 3. Women's Bantamweight Bout: Raquel Pennington defeated Aspen Ladd via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) 3. Welterweight Bout: Khamzat Chimaev defeated Gilbert Burns via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) And today he brought out the best in me. Sterling came out strong and imposed his ground control through much of three rounds, with Yan edging back into form in the final two. After the standing TKO victory, Volkanovski said, "Man, it's just drive - the drive to be better.

UPCOMING superstar Khamzat Chimaev has stayed unbeaten after a split decision win against Gilbert Burns on Saturday at UFC 273.Russian born Chimaev -

Mackenzie Dern BEAT Tecia Torres split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28) Khamzat Chimaev BEAT Gilbert Burns split decision (28-29, 29-29, 29-28) “They’ll have to kill me [to stop me] because I won’t stop.”

Khamzat Chimaev confirmed his status as UFC's next huge star with a victory over Gilbert Burns at UFC 273.Chimaev secured a 29-28, 29-28, 29-28 unan.

At the end of the round, Burns nearly took Chimaev’s head off with an overhand right, but Chimaev instinctively secured a takedown. He actually staggered Chimaev with a great straight right. Into the third and Chimaev started to wear down Burns and the unbeaten Chimaev just kept on coming. The round ended with the two men locked and as Burns tried to push Chiamev off after the buzzer, Chimaev tried to slap Burns. Back on their feet, Burns was able to shake Chimaev with a nice leg kick, but Chimaev hurt the Brazilian with a nasty hook as they stepped into the pocket. Chimaev came out with two straight kicks and launched straight into a takedown attempt that Burns was able to stuff against the cage.

Undefeated welterweight takes professional record to 11-0 after unanimous decision victory.

As for when he wanted to return to the octagon, he said: “I don’t know. From first second to last second I go for the finish. When I come back, I come back. "Actually it was a little bit hard to fight him because I see his kids, they come to me, ‘Hi, you fight my daddy.’ I say, ‘I don’t need that.’ I don’t want to fight with some daddy. “I was too excited to knock him out,” he said. Next time I’m going to work a little bit smarter.

Khamzat Chimaev addresses what he did wrong against Gilbert Burns, paying respect to the first opponent who pushed him to a decision in a back-and-forth war ...

“From the beginning, I tried to knock him out. “I said everybody. “Actually, it was a little bit hard to fight him because I see his kids, they come to me ‘you fight my daddy’ and I said, s***, f*** I don’t need that. “I love my face bloody and sweaty and kick somebody, punch somebody. “Before, I didn’t get that fight. I needed to let him up and knock him out again. I tried to knock him out. I loved it. “I was saying to everybody all week I was going to knock him out in one round. My coach told me all the time, you love to throw down and work more technical. Burns not only survived but stormed back in the second round with a series of powerful punches that opened a cut on Chimaev’s face and wobbled him during a couple of exchanges. Next time, I’m going to work to be a little bit smarter.

The win over Gilbert Burns on Saturday was the Chechen's first UFC fight to go three rounds, but it proved to be more valuable to him than another quick ...

“That was going into the third round. The three-round affair was thrilling from start to finish and earned both men the evening’s “Fight of the Night” bonus. Chimaev said it also provided him with valuable lessons as well, the kind that are often gained through defeat. Chimaev clearly demonstrated that he’s one of the absolute best welterweights in the world, and sometimes being pushed to your limit is even more valuable than simply dominating an overmatched foe. “From the first second to last second, I tried to finish him, you know? I’m going to knock him out.’ I tried to knock him out, you know?