All fighters successfully made weight for UFC Winnipeg. The main event features Gilbert Burns and Mike Malott, both weighing in at 77.56 kg for their welterweight bout. The main card also includes Kyler Phillips vs. Charles Jourdain at bantamweight, Mandel Nallo vs. Jai Herbert at lightweight, Jasmine Jasudavicius vs. Karine Silva in women's strawweight, and Thiago Moises vs. Gage Young at lightweight. Dennis Buzukdja and Marcio Barbosa headline the prelims in a featherweight matchup. Notable fighters on the preliminary card include Tanner Boser facing Gohan Saricam at heavyweight and Daria Zheleznyakova competing against Melissa Croden in women's bantamweight.
All 12 bouts at UFC Winnipeg cleared the scales without issue, setting up a full card headlined by a welterweight clash between Gilbert Burns and Mike Malott, both checking in at 77.56 kilograms.
Burns enters the fight ranked 13th in the welterweight division at 39 years old, carrying a professional record of 22-10-0. The Brazilian, who trains out of Kill Cliff FC, is a well-rounded threat who averages 3.15 significant strikes per minute at 48 percent accuracy while also mixing in 2.12 takedowns per 15 minutes and the occasional submission attempt. Standing five-foot-ten with a 71-inch reach, Burns brings extensive top-level experience to the Winnipeg main event.
On the preliminary card, Canadian heavyweight Tanner Boser takes on Gohan Saricam in what figures to be a crowd-pleasing matchup for the hometown fans. Boser, nicknamed "The Bulldozer," holds a 22-11-1 record and trains out of Shaved Bears MMA. The 34-year-old stands six-foot-two with a 75-inch reach and generates striking volume at an impressive clip of 4.7 significant strikes per minute, landing at 52 percent accuracy.
Jai Herbert, the 38-year-old Englishman known as the "Black Country Banger," faces Mandel Nallo in a lightweight contest on the main card. Herbert carries a record of 14-6-1 and represents Renegade Jiu Jitsu. At six-foot-one with a reach of 77 inches, he brings notable length to the lightweight division and averages 3.07 significant strikes per minute.
Why it matters
- Burns needs a win to climb back up a crowded welterweight rankings picture from his current 13th-place position
- Boser fights on home soil, adding extra stakes to his heavyweight preliminary bout
- The lightweight main card bout between Herbert and Nallo could shift positioning in a division with significant depth
