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Gilbert Burns: ‘I’m Going To Make Everyone Remember’

UFC Welterweight Gilbert Burns Returns To Action Against Jack Della Maddalena At UFC 299 With His Goal To Prove That He Still Has The Makings Of A Champion.

By Gavin Porter • Mar. 7, 2024

Stepping into any fight is a high-stakes gamble. Each walk to the Octagon carries different variables, especially when it’s a bout between top contenders vying for a title shot. That was the scenario Gilbert Burns found himself in against Belal Muhammad at UFC 288.

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Burns had just fought and defeated Jorge Masvidal a few weeks earlier at UFC 287, and in a baller move, he agreed to step up and fight Muhammad.