The majority of people looking at his fight against Khamzat Chimaev counted Gilbert Burns out before the fighters even walked to the cage.
But Saturday at UFC 273, Burns showed the MMA world – and in particular, Chimaev – that he’s a tough opponent to crack. Burns (20-5 MMA, 13-5 UFC) gave Chimaev (11-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC) by far the biggest test of his career, but dropped a unanimous decision.
Heading into the fight, not only was Chimaev unbeaten, but in his first four UFC fights – all bonus-winning stoppages – he only had absorbed one significant strike.
