Sean Brady finds himself in position to make some real noise in the Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight division in the days, weeks, months and years ahead.
The 31-year-old Philadelphia native will look to inch ever closer to title contention when he locks horns with Gilbert Burns in the UFC Fight Night 242 main event on Sept. 7 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Brady, who enters the cage with a stellar 16-1 record, has secured eight of his 16 professional victories by knockout, technical knockout or submission. He last suited up at UFC on ESPN 52, where he turned away Kelvin Gastelum with a kimura in the third round of their Dec.