Now comes the rebuild for Gilbert Burns.
Having failed in his bid to unseat reigning Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight titleholder Kamaru Usman, “Durinho” will return to the Octagon opposite Stephen Thompson in the UFC 264 co-headliner on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Burns owns a 12-4 mark in the UFC, his successful run with the promotion highlighted by victories over Tyron Woodley, Gunnar Nelson and Demian Maia. The loss to Usman at UFC 258 in February was his first in nearly three years.