UFC 283 live blog: Gilbert Burns vs. Neil Magny

That is the UFC 283 reside weblog for Gilbert Burns vs. Neil Magny, the featured welterweight struggle on Saturday in Rio de Janeiro.

A longtime light-weight, Burns made the transfer as much as 170 kilos in 2019 and has been a pressure to be reckoned with ever since. The BJJ world champion has amassed a 5-2 file within the weight class, together with coming perilously near unseating then-welterweight champion Kamaru Usman throughout his 2021 title shot. After developing brief there, Burns rebounded with a dominant win over Stephen Thompson, however misplaced his most up-to-date struggle, a Combat of the Yr contender with undefeated prospect Khamzat Chimaev. Now Burns desires to reassert himself as a high contender within the welterweight division.

Since becoming a member of the UFC in 2013, Magny has been a staple of the 170-pound division, gathering plenty of data alongside the best way, together with most welterweight wins and longest struggle time in welterweight historical past. In one of many sports activities marquee divisions, Magny has established himself amongst among the biggest fighters of all-time. The one factor lacking from his résumé is a welterweight title shot, and he hopes {that a} win over Burns will transfer him one step nearer to creating that occur.

Take a look at the UFC 283 reside weblog beneath.