They said what?! Pros react to Gilbert Burns’ TKO of Demian Maia at UFC Brasilia

It wasn’t quite the grappling exchange expected from these two, but Gilbert Burns still scored a nice TKO win. Against veteran Brazilian jiu-jitsu blackbelt…

By: Lucas Rezende | 3 years ago
They said what?! Pros react to Gilbert Burns’ TKO of Demian Maia at UFC Brasilia
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It wasn’t quite the grappling exchange expected from these two, but Gilbert Burns still scored a nice TKO win.

Against veteran Brazilian jiu-jitsu blackbelt Demian Maia, ‘Durinho’ managed to connect with a hard left hand in the first round and only needed to follow it up with some ground and pound in order to pick up another TKO win in the Octagon. On Twitter, some fighters believed the UFC Brasilia co-main event was stopped a tad too soon.

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Lucas Rezende
Lucas Rezende

Lucas Rezende is a Brazilian journalist and writer from Belem, Para. He has been covering MMA since 2012 and contributing with Bloody Elbow since March 2015. When not writing, Lucas also teaches English. In his free time, he enjoys reading, slapping the bass guitar and traveling.

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