There might not be a higher compliment for a grappler in the UFC than catching the attention of Brazilian jiu-jitsu champion and top UFC welterweight Gilbert Burns.
Sean Brady did just that this past Saturday with his dominant submission win over Kelvin Gastelum at UFC on ESPN 52 in Austin, Texas. Burns was taken away by the level of grappling Brady displayed.
“I was very, very impressed,” Burns told MMA Junkie in an interview facilitated by Stake.com. “We have a lot of common friends, me and Sean Brady, so I’ve heard he’s very, very good. Whenever I saw that first round and I saw he took down Kelvin Gastelum so easy, I kind of predicted that he’s going to take him down over and over again, and he’s going to be on top.
