Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-03-14, pretty good fight between
Demian Maia and Gilbert Burns: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
The black belt in Bjj and 2007 ADCC champion Demian Maia entered this fight with a pro mma record of 28-9-0 (61% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.8 welterweight in the world. He lost three consecutive bouts between 2017 and 2018, the last one against current #1 Ww Ufc champion Kamaru Usman (Demian Maia vs Kamaru Usman), but then he has beat Lyman Good (Demian Maia vs Lyman Good), Anthony Rocco Martin (Demian Maia vs Anthony Rocco Martin) and Ben Askren (Demian Maia vs Ben Askren).
His opponent, the black belt and three-time Bjj world champ Gilbert Burns, has a record of 17-3-0 (76% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.20 in the same weight class. He was defeated by Dan Hooker in 2018 but then he has won four fights beating Alexey Kunchenko and Gunnar Nelson in his last two (Gunnar Nelson vs Gilbert Burns). Maia vs Burns is on the undercard of Kevin Lee vs Charles Oliveira – UFC Fight Night 170. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-09-28, some good exchanges between
Gunnar Nelson and Gilbert Burns but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.
The black belt in karate and Brazilian jiu-jitsu Gunnar Nelson entered this fight with a professional record of 17-4-1 (94% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.18 welterweight in the world but he lost two out of his last three fights, against Santiago Ponzinibbio in 2017 (Gunnar Nelson vs Santiago Ponzinibbio) and Leon Edwards in 2019 (Leon Edwards vs Gunnar Nelson); between these two bouts he beat Alex Oliveira (Gunnar Nelson vs Alex Oliveira).
His opponent, the black belt and three-time Bjj world champion Gilbert Burns, has a mma record of 16-3-0 (81% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.30 in the same weight class. He was defeated by Dan Hooker last year but then he has won over Olivier Aubin-Mercier, Mike Davis and Alexey Kunchenko. Nelson vs Burns is on the undercard of Jack Hermansson vs Jared Cannonier – UFC Fight Night 160 (UFC on ESPN+ 18). Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-11-07, disappointing fight between
Rashid Magomedov and Gilbert Burns: it gets two stars.
The former M-1 Global Ww champion Rashid Magomedov entered this fight with a pro record of 18-1-0 (50% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.18 lightweight in the world. He suffered his only loss in 2010 when he faced Magomedrasul Khasbulaev (via split decision), since then he has won 11 consecutive bouts beating Elias Silverio in his last one (=Magomedov vs Silverio).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Gilbert Burns, has a perfect record of 10-0-0 (90% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.45 in the same weight class. He has fought once in 2015 winning over Alex Oliveira (=Burns vs Oliveira). ‘Durinho’ Burns vs Magomedov is on the undercard of Vitor Belfort vs Dan Henderson 3 – UFC Fight Night 77. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-03-21,
Gilbert Burns vs Alex Oliveira gets three stars only thanks to a good finsih (UFC Performance of the Night).
The undefeated black belt in Bjj Gilbert Burns entered this fight with a perfect mma record of 9-0-0 (89% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.48 lightweight in the world. He fought three times last year beating Christos Giagos in his last bout.
His opponent, Alex Oliveira, has an official record of 10-1-1 (90% finishing rate), he suffered his only defeat in 2013 when he faced Wendell de Oliveira Marques, since then he has collected six victories, one draw and one no-contest. He has already fought in 2015 winning over Joilton Santos; ‘Cowboy’ Oliveira makes his Ufc debut in this fight. ‘Durinho’ Burns vs Oliveira is on the undercard of Demian Maia vs Ryan LaFlare – UFC Fight Night 62. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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