LAS VEGAS — Gilbert Burns turned in a magnificent performance in the biggest fight of his life, and the shutout he scored over former champion Tyron Woodley on Saturday at UFC Apex shouldn’t be sullied by questions of whether Woodley has hit the end of the line.
That is a question for another day, though after losing 10 consecutive rounds in his last two bouts, it’s obvious the 38-year-old Woodley has plenty of soul searching to do.
But Burns, a former lightweight whose career turned around when he moved to welterweight, was magnificent. He won by scores of 50-44 twice and 50-45 and put his name squarely into the title mix.