Former Title Challenger in Bind Following Devastating Setback

Is this truly the end of the road for Gilbert Burns as a welterweight contender?

Gilbert Burns Suffered Brutal Knockout at UFC Vegas 106

In the midst of a three-fight losing streak, Gilbert Burns entered the UFC Apex last Saturday in an attempt to get himself back on the board in the quickly evolving 170-lb landscape. His opponent, the surging Ecuadorian powerhouse Michael Morales. In his fellow South American adversary, Morales represents a new wave of promising young names that have begun to, in recent times, defeat members of the division’s old guard.

While he may have been a significant underdog on the betting lines, pundits were not terribly quick to write off Gilbert Burns getting the…