#Latest news with #JackDellaMaddelenaYahoo18-05-2025SportYahooUFC Vegas 106: Michael Morales continues ascent with 1st-round TKO of Gilbert BurnsThe UFC is still looking for a fighter who can stop Michael Morales. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC) Michael Morales appears to be the real deal. The rising UFC welterweight star notched the biggest win of an undefeated career on Saturday with a first-round TKO of former challenger Gilbert Burns. He is the first welterweight to ever finish Burns in the first two rounds. Advertisement The win ties Morales for the third-longest win streak in the welterweight division with six, behind newly minted champion Jack Della Maddelena (eight) and top contender Shavkat Rakhmonov (seven). It has been a furious ascent for a fighter who made his UFC debut in 2022 and has looked like he has every tool needed to be considered a future title challenger. As for Burns, this was aanother gatekeeping fight for the 38-year-old, and it's hard to say he's provided much security lately. It's his fourth straight loss and his fifth in eight fights since challenging Kamaru Usman for the belt in 2021.
Yahoo18-05-2025SportYahooUFC Vegas 106: Michael Morales continues ascent with 1st-round TKO of Gilbert BurnsThe UFC is still looking for a fighter who can stop Michael Morales. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC) Michael Morales appears to be the real deal. The rising UFC welterweight star notched the biggest win of an undefeated career on Saturday with a first-round TKO of former challenger Gilbert Burns. He is the first welterweight to ever finish Burns in the first two rounds. Advertisement The win ties Morales for the third-longest win streak in the welterweight division with six, behind newly minted champion Jack Della Maddelena (eight) and top contender Shavkat Rakhmonov (seven). It has been a furious ascent for a fighter who made his UFC debut in 2022 and has looked like he has every tool needed to be considered a future title challenger. As for Burns, this was aanother gatekeeping fight for the 38-year-old, and it's hard to say he's provided much security lately. It's his fourth straight loss and his fifth in eight fights since challenging Kamaru Usman for the belt in 2021.
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