UFC 264 card: Gilbert Burns vs Stephen Thompson full fight preview
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Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Welterweight talents Gilbert Burns and Stephen Thompson will collide this weekend (Sat., July 10, 2021) at UFC 264 inside T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Burns ascended up the 170-pound ladder with remarkable speed, meeting his former teammate Kamaru Usman for the title just four victories after his weight class switch. Despite a strong start, Usman ended up pulverizing “Durinho,” leaving the veteran in real need of a bounce back performance. On the flip side, “Wonderboy” isn’t all that far off from 40, but no one seems to have told him (except maybe Colby Covington). After an odd, arguably unlucky streak saw him end up 1-3-1 in five bouts, Thompson has rebounded in tremendous fashion, absolutely piecing up two of the division’s hottest prospects to return to the title mix.
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