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Gilbert Burns makes no excuses for UFC 299 knockout loss: ‘Made a bad decision and paid for it’

Gilbert Burns was 77 seconds away from victory at UFC 299 before a tactical error led to him being knocked out by Jack Della Maddalena.

After a 10-month layoff that included shoulder surgery, Burns (22-7 MMA, 15-7 UFC) got back in the octagon this past weekend in Miami for a welterweight bout with Della Maddalena (18-2 MMA, 7-0 UFC). He won the first two rounds on two of three judges’ scorecards and was doing well in the third until the fight changed on a dime.

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