Gilbert Burns

It was a breathtaking and fast-paced battle and showed Chimaev belongs in the upper ranks of the welterweights.

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At UFC 273, Khamzat Chimaev and Gilbert Burns blew the roof off with an all-out, bonkers three rounds of fighting.

He competed once thereafter prior to Saturday, a unanimous decision win over Stephen Thompson at UFC 264 in July. Gilbert Burns via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) With the victory, Chimaev continues rocketing up the UFC ladder toward a title. Burns shoved him off and Chimaev landed an open-hand slap – all after the horn. As the final horn sounded, Chimaev laid on top of Burns but wouldn’t let go. The welterweight bout was part of the pay-per-view main card at Vystar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla.

Khamzat Chimaev (11-0) made his much-anticipated return to the Octagon against Gilbert Burns (20-5) at the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla.

Chimaev still pressuring and Burns is all heart. Chimaev really content to a kickboxing match now and Burns goes for another single-leg but Chimaev is simply too big and strong for that. Burns stepped in and Chimaev caught him on the chin and now Burns is on his back and Chimaev with hammer fists. Chimaev landing some counters of his own, but Burns landing more. He’s against the fence and Chimaev is unloading shots! Burns is taking over with volume on the feet and he’s got Chimaev reacting to feints. Chimaev now starting to switch stances a lot and he’s getting his jab off. Burns has his wits but he’s swinging back from the bottom and Chimaev keeps hitting him. Burns still up against the cage and trying to move but Chimaev staying on him and landing a few shots. Burns gets up but is dragged back down, and Chimaev takes the back briefly before Burns escapes. Chimaev throws two teeps to back Burns up and then shoots a double. Burns even getting the jab going and he seems to have some timing down.

Get up to date on the featured non-title three-round event of UFC 273 between Gilbert Burns and Khamzat Chimaev.

W - Rhys McKee (TKO) W - Gerald Meerschaert (KO) Burns: W - Stephen Thompson (DEC)

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Burns entered this fight ranked No. 2 in the UFC’s welterweight contender rankings. The fight’s first round started with some feeling out but ended with Chimaev in control, with some wonder if this fight would end up like all his other UFC fights. Burns really tested Chimaev, rocking him more than once in the five-minute frame.

Chimaev had a more difficult time than he did in his first four UFC wins, but he proved he can beat an elite foe.

Will anyone ever steal the show from the 27-year-old Chechnya-born Swede? If he does end up in the cage with Covington, as the UFC would like, Chimaev (11-0) would surely be a crowd favorite, but what would the oddsmakers say? Chimaev clearly had proved to them that he belongs in the top tier. Saturday was a big night for fighters proving their worthiness of the exalted place they already hold in the sport. All champions in all divisions are called upon to prove themselves every time -- but for Sterling the demand was more so. He dropped Burns with a crisp jab, and from top position on the canvas he dropped punches and elbows, one of which opened a cut on the Brazilian's head. He even looked ahead to Chimaev's next one, saying that if the Chechnya-born Swede defeated Burns, the UFC would try to book him against Covington on a rare network TV show. When UFC president Dana White went on SiriusXM radio to promote the pay-per-view, he spoke just a little about Alexander Volkanovski's main event featherweight title defense against Chan Sung Jung. He said not a word about the co-main bantamweight title bout between champ Aljamain Sterling and former champ Petr Yan. Instead, White spent much of his time talking about Chimaev, "somebody that people are very excited about." And despite Burns' lofty credentials and Chimaev's relative inexperience at a high level, many had no hesitation in predicting a Chimaev win. Standing across the cage from Chimaev on Saturday was a fighter on a whole different level. This time he was in a competitive fight. Burns had been bloodied and beaten down in a brutal opening round, but he had survived. A 124-2 edge in total strikes in his UFC debut.

Fighters had a lot to say about the Khamzat Chimaev vs. Gilbert Burns fight on the UFC 273 main card Saturday.

What a warrior!— Henry Cejudo (@HenryCejudo) #UFC273 April 10, 2022 Amazing fight!— michael (@bisping) April 10, 2022 #UFC273 April 10, 2022

UFC 273's main card saw Khamzat Chimaev defeat Gilbert Burns in a thriller. Stars across social media offered their thoughts on the action-packed fight.

Burns/Chimaev #UFC273" The Rock a.k.a Dwyane Johnson Chimaev drew blood in the first round, but Burns rebounded in the second with some huge shots of his own. Phenom Khamzat Chimaev faced perhaps his toughest challenge yet in Gilbert Burns Saturday night.