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Two fighters who’ve fallen short of the top tier in the UFC’s welterweight division will spend their Saturday night trying to avoid another slip.
Two fighters who’ve fallen short of the top tier in the UFC’s welterweight division will spend their Saturday night trying to avoid another slip.
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Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Welterweight grapplers Gilbert Burns vs. Sean Brady will go to war TONIGHT (Sat., Sept. 7, 2024) at UFC Vegas 97 inside UFC Apex in Las…
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Welterweight grapplers Gilbert Burns vs. Sean Brady will go to war TONIGHT (Sat., Sept. 7, 2024) at UFC Vegas 97 inside UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada.
At 38 years of age, Burns enters his latest main event slot in a difficult position. Riding a two-fight losing streak at that age is never great, but “Durinho” does deserve some context: he injured his shoulder almost immediately against the current champion (details here), and he was just about 90 seconds from defeating Jack Della Maddalena — another excellent fighter! — until ducking into a nasty knee (watch highlights).
Clearly, Burns still has something left in the tank.
As for Brady, he was unfairly written off for losing to Belal Muhammad. That loss isn’t looking so bad with hindsight, and he already looked very dominant in his first bounce-back performance. Victory here could raise Brady into the Top 5 and confirm that he’s an active title threat at this stage of his career.
Let’s take a closer look at the betting odds and strategic keys for each athlete:
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Burns has developed from rising jiu-jitsu specialist into well-rounded veteran over the years. The Brazilian is still excellent on the canvas, but he pairs those grappling skills with powerful overhands, heavy calf kicks, and a very physical wrestling game.
This is a really interesting match up in that it’s hard to see who holds which advantages. On paper, Burns is the better grappler, but Brady might have a slight wrestling edge. Conversely, Burns definitely hits harder, which is somewhat neutralized by Brady’s crisper boxing and sharp counters.
The most definitive advantage for Burns I can see in the match up is comfort in a firefight. The only real time that Brady was forced into a scrappy fight was against Muhammad, and Brady fell apart in the second round. Burns, for better or worse, has slugged it out with a who’s who of the Welterweight division.
He doesn’t always win, but he certainly doesn’t break. If Burns can push a high pace, get both himself and Brady fatigued, then start winging heavy punches, it probably works out well for the veteran.
Brady is a highly skilled fighter. His transitional wrestling and grappling are beautiful to watch, and he’s often able to shut down very skilled fighters with his top game. His boxing is genuinely quite nice too, a nice mix of smart combinations and well-timed counters.
I think a two-pronged attack would be best for Brady here. He should definitely test the defensive wrestling of Burns. It’s been a long time since Burns was really held down to a loss (Sept. 2016 vs. Michel Prazeres to be specific), but Brady is an expert in that realm. He just might be able to drag Burns to the floor and hold him there, particularly since Burns is 38 and has suffered several injuries in recent years.
The other area where Brady can find success is on the counter, utilizing his footwork and speed to punish Burns’ straightforward offense. If he picks and chooses when to exchange, Brady should be able to manage his own pace while still landing the better shots.
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As with “Cannonier vs. Borralho” a couple weeks ago, we’re looking at a fight where the odds would be swapped 12 or 24 months ago.
Context be damned, it’s hard to argue for 38 years old and two straight defeats against a Top 10 ranked talent in his prime. Brady isn’t a perfect fighter, but he’s excellent at what he does and knows how to follow a gameplan. The only question is if Burns can replicate the Muhammad strategy of relentless pressure to force him into making mistakes.
There’s a simple reason I think he cannot: defense. Muhammad is a better defensive fighter than Burns, and he still walked through a lot of clean shots in the first round. I expect those same punches to stun Burns and convince him to ease off on the pressure, at which point, there’s no reason for Brady to fall apart.
Crisp counter punches and the occasional takedown lead Brady to a decision victory.
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Current BKFC (Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship) flyweight champion, Christine Ferea has vowed to donate her brain to a scientific…
Current BKFC (Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship) flyweight champion, Christine Ferea has vowed to donate her brain to a scientific study following her passing, off the back of last night’s decision win over challenger, Jade Masson-Wong at BKFC 65 in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Ferea, the current undisputed flyweight champion in the BKFC — improved to 9-1 last night with her win over Canadian challenger, Masson-Wong, having previously racked up a pair of consecutive wins over UFC alum, Bec Rawlings.
And thrice competing under the Shannon Knapp-led Invicta FC banner, Ferea would land an impressive high-kick and strikes TKO win over Rachael Ostovich, before suffering consecutive decision defeats to Tiffany Van Soest, and Karina Rodriguez.
Revealing plans for her future following her eventual passing, Ferea, 41, revealed she would be donating her brain to a scientific study — claiming she would not “need to keep it” after her death.
“I didn’t know what it was a first, and I went in and they do a brain scan on you, and it’s let you know if your cognitive (function) is getting messed up, if you brain is damaged from the hits,” Christine Ferea told MMA Fighting. “The first one is like a two-hour scan, and then every three years do the two-hours scan, and then I do (another scan) every year.”
“They let me know if I’m cognitively declining if my brain is declining, if there’s brain damage accumulating,” Christine Ferea explained. “They do several cognitive tests, balance, so many different things to make sure.”
“If I’m starting to decline, I’m quitting,” Christine Ferea explained. “Period. I’m not messing with my brain. If I break bones, if my back hurts, my shoulder, if that hurts I still care about that, but not as much as my brain. I definitely will give my brain to the study. It’s not like I need to keep it or anyone else needs to keep it.”
After revealing he once spent the majority of his time in high school bullying a classmate — and repeatedly…
After revealing he once spent the majority of his time in high school bullying a classmate — and repeatedly using them as a “punching bag”, former undisputed UFC middleweight champion, Sean Strickland has been ripped by fans and critics across social media.
Strickland, who remains the number one ranked middleweight contender, is gearing up for an expected title fight rematch with current divisional gold holder, Dricus du Plessis next year — off the back of the pair’s most recent victories.
Last time out, the Xtreme Couture staple landed an impressive split decision victory over former title challenger, Paulo Costa at UFC 302 in New Jersey, returning him to winning ways.
At the beginning of this year at UFC 296, Strickland dropped his middleweight title in another close split judging loss to the above-mentioned du Plessis in Canada.
And on social media this week, the ever-outspoken Strickland revealed he had beat up a classmate throughout their time in high school, leading to a slew of comments criticizing the former.
“Public schools=hell,” Sean Strickland posted on his official X account. “There was this one kid, Dunkin (sic). My full time HS punching bag, until he vanished. I was so hard on this guy. Beating him up in the locker room daily, calling him Columbine. My bad, man, truly… Not an excuse… but I got it way worse than I gave it.”
“Find him, buy him a car or something,” A user replied.
“”May bad man” gotta be up there with top 10 worst apologies ever.”
“You being a high school bully makes sense.”
“70% I like you, 30% you seem like a bullying coward.”
“Bro you’re a literal walking piece of garbage.”
“Find him and apologize like a man.”
Former interim UFC lightweight champion, Dustin Poirier has once more confirmed plans to make one final Octagon appearance off…
Former interim UFC lightweight champion, Dustin Poirier has once more confirmed plans to make one final Octagon appearance off the back of his latest undisputed title charge loss — revealing he plans to step into the “fray” for one last time.
Poirier, the current number four ranked lightweight contender, has been sidelined since he headlined UFC 302 back in May, suffering a fifth round D’Arce choke submission defeat against current pound-for-pound number one, Islam Makhachev in the pair’s heated grudge fight.
And weighing up his fighting future in the immediate aftermath of his submission loss to the Russian, veteran lightweight star, Poirier failed to hang up his gloves, and in the weeks following the defeat, maintained he may fight one final time.
On social media this weekend to boot, the Lafayette striking favorite once more confirmed plans to compete just once more in the UFC — amid links to a slew of high-profile bouts at his 155lbs home.
“I will,” Dustin Poirier responded to a user on X who questioned if he would fight again. “Once more into the fray, into the last good fight I’ll ever know. Live and die on this day, live and die on this day.”
In his most recent win, the Louisianan fan-favorite turned in an impressive rallying win over French contender, Benoit Saint Denis — snapping the Nimes prospect’s impressive winning run with a blistering knockout success as recent as April.
Earlier this week, however, the American Top Team staple confirmed he would not even entertain a potential grudge fight with former training partner, Colby Covington, claiming the outspoken veteran would not be making any sort of money off his name in a long-rumored pairing.