Gilbert Burns

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.

Watch UFC 273 full fight video highlights: Khamzat Chimaev vs. Gilbert Burns earlier today (Sat., April 9, 2022) live on ESPN+ PPV from inside Vystar ...

LIVE on @ESPNPlusPPV: https://t.co/KOluT78H6K] pic.twitter.com/zTz9bbGVOf April 10, 2022 LIVE on @ESPNPlusPPV: https://t.co/KOluT78H6K] pic.twitter.com/bhETzHJwCe April 10, 2022 LIVE on @ESPNPlusPPV: https://t.co/KOluT78H6K] pic.twitter.com/i5dWjZVVqN April 10, 2022 Once more, Chimaev’s pressure and volume were really effective, and his uppercut found a home often. Burns survived though, and in the second, he began to earn his revenge. Chimaev started the fight strong with a takedown, but unlike past foes, Burns was able to scramble up quickly.

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.

He wasn't dominant, but Chimaev passed his first true test and got some valuable experience and cage time in the process. Watch highlights from the contest ...

ESTAN LANZANDO— UFC Español (@UFCEspanol) #UFC273 pic.twitter.com/ynWNcRIj4C April 10, 2022 Khamzat busca remontar!— UFC Español (@UFCEspanol) #UFC273 pic.twitter.com/gh9V3af9kp April 10, 2022 Que belleza de combate!— UFC Español (@UFCEspanol) #UFC273 pic.twitter.com/Fw5aYzJabl April 10, 2022 Que absoluta locura‼️— UFC Español (@UFCEspanol) #UFC273 pic.twitter.com/EZazlIFFbZ April 10, 2022 El calor arranca!— UFC Español (@UFCEspanol) #UFC273 pic.twitter.com/gaZFFzBG6C April 10, 2022 Despite those odds, it ended up very close and ultra competitive.

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.

Chimaev and Burns may well have put on the Fight of the Year on Saturday night in Jacksonville.

"I wanted to be 11-0 with 11 finishes. Chimaev popped back up to land a huge combination before a brawl ensued with Chimaev soon bleeding from his nose. "I go against the odds, I don't care. I won't stop." Just 15 months after he lost a shot at Kamaru Usman's welterweight title despite dropping the defending champion, the 35-year-old Burns routinely answered the huge strikes of Chimaev in order to hold his ground. This is just what I do for work to make money.

Tonight's UFC 273 event features a highly anticipated welterweight bout featuring Khamzat Chimaev taking on Gilbert Burns.

Burns with a big right. Burns goes to the body and Chimaev counters with a right hand over the top. Burns with a pair of rights. Burns tags him with a big right hand up the middle. Big combinations from ‘Borz’. Gilbert Burns answers with a big straight right. Chimaev with a nice right hand over the top. Chimaev leaps in with a right that misses and Burns counters with a left hook. The fight moves back to the feet and Burns lands a big right hand. Khamzat with a big kick to the body. Burns with a big low kick. Burns responds with a right hand that partially connects. He just misses with a right hand.

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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.

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Burns was slowing down as Chimaev continued to push the pace, landing his jab with ease. Burns attempted a takedown at the start of the second round but Chimaev easily sprawled out. Chimaev landed a few front kicks and then wasted no time in closing the distance as the fight got underway.

On main card of UFC 273, we saw a welterweight contest that could easily headline the event. Being dubbed "The People's Main Event", rising...

Huge uppercut from Chimaev and Burns wings a big shot back. Check right hook for Chimaev and a huge right straight lands for Burns. Big right for Chimaev and Burns backs off. Big uppercut lands for Chimaev. Nice jab lands for Chimaev and he lands a big 1-2 behind it. Chimaev right back on the pressure as Burns circles on the outside. Chimaev coming forward and landing big shots along the fence. Big takedown attempt from Burns but he can’t get Chimaev down. Burns with a huge right hand backs up Chimaev and he follows with a body kick. The round ends and Burns takes the second at UFC 273. Burns hurts Chimaev and he’s going after him here. Solid right hand from Burns and he lands a nice jab behind it. Chimaev stands to his feet and Burns gets back up. Front kicks from Chimaev and he uses those to close the distance and get a body lock.

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

The majority of people looking at his fight against Khamzat Chimaev counted Gilbert Burns out before the fighters even walked to the cage.

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