Gilbert Burns Loses Two In A Row
9 months agoGilbert Burns suffered a third-round knockout loss to Jack Della Maddalena on the main card of UFC 299 on Saturday. Burns relied on his takedown attempts and grappling while Maddalena scored with punches from range. It looked like Della Maddalena did enough to win the first round, keeping Burns at range, while Burns won the second round, taking Della Maddalena down and relying on his superior grappling. The fight reached its climax when Della Maddalena, escaping another takedown attempt, landed a massive knee that dropped Burns. Della Maddalena followed up with a barrage of elbows to finish Burns. In 13:43 of action, Burns landed seven takedowns and 27 significant strikes.
Source: UFC
Source: UFC