Gilbert Burns had one thing to show together with his struggle at UFC 283.
After ready months to return to motion and competing at house in Brazil, Burns felt like he wanted to make a press release in his struggle with Neil Magny and that’s precisely what he completed. It in the end solely took a single takedown for Burns to advance his place, lock on a nasty head-and-arm choke and it compelled Magny to faucet out at 4:15 within the opening spherical.
“That is Brazil. There isn’t a different means,” Burns shouted following his win. “For everybody operating away from me, I’m coming. I’m going to be the champ. These guys aren’t on my stage.”
When the struggle began, it didn’t take lengthy for Burns to get within Magny’s lengthy attain and seize onto the physique lock to convey the struggle crashing all the way down to the canvas.
From there, Burns was methodical together with his grappling assaults as he regarded to cross via Magny’s protection and set himself up for a possible submission or a spot the place he might unleash some floor and pound.
Burns finally moved into facet management after which into the mount as he continued making use of stress from the highest with Magny caught enjoying protection. Whereas he might have unloaded just a few punches, Burns opted as an alternative to showcase his grappling superiority by rapidly latching onto the head-and-arm choke earlier than leaping to the facet to essentially lock down on the submission.
It solely took a second or two for Magny to comprehend he wasn’t breaking free and that’s when he tapped out to cease the struggle.
The dominant efficiency was precisely what Burns needed after sitting on the sidelines since April 2022 when he engaged in a back-and-forth battle towards Khamzat Chimaev. With this win, Burns is now focusing on a fellow former title challenger as his subsequent opponent.
“I need to be again very fast and I’m going to complete all people,” Burns mentioned. “Colby Covington, I’m coming for you!”
