Gilbert Burns has officially retired from MMA competition. The scheduled bout between Guskov and Blachowicz has been canceled, but Polish fighter Ibragim Baraniewski will step in as a replacement opponent. The post also recaps several entertaining fights from a recent UFC event, noting multiple knockdowns and finishes. Arman Tsarukyan dominated Urijah Faber 13-1 and afterward called out Colby Covington, promising to win 10-0 and dismantle him both as a fighter and as a wrestler. The poster recommends watching the bouts featuring Vologdin-Castaneda, Nallo-Herbert, and Jordan-Phillips.
Gilbert Burns has officially announced his retirement from mixed martial arts, closing the book on a career that saw the Brazilian grappler become one of the most dangerous challengers in the welterweight division.
Burns, 39, finishes his career with a record of 22-10. Fighting out of Kill Cliff FC, the orthodox Brazilian stood five-foot-ten with a 71-inch reach and combined a sharp ground game with steady striking volume, averaging 3.15 significant strikes per minute at 48 percent accuracy while also threatening with 2.12 takedown attempts per 15 minutes. He retires ranked 13th in the welterweight division.
Separately, the planned light heavyweight matchup between Ivan Guskov and Jan Blachowicz has been called off, with Polish fighter Ibragim Baraniewski now stepping in as a replacement opponent for Blachowicz.
In other news, Arman Tsarukyan dominated a recent outing against Urijah Faber, finishing with a commanding 13-1 statistical margin. Faber, 47, carries a 35-11 record in his career and competes at five-foot-six with a 67-inch reach. Following the performance, Tsarukyan called out Colby Covington, vowing to beat him 10-0 and dismantle him both as a fighter and as a wrestler.
Covington, 38, holds a 17-5 record and is known for elite wrestling pressure, averaging 3.64 takedown attempts per 15 minutes. The 72-inch-reach orthodox fighter out of MMA Masters has long been considered one of the sport's most difficult stylistic puzzles.
Why it matters
- Burns retiring at 39 opens a spot in the welterweight top 15 and reshuffles the division's contender picture
- The Blachowicz card shake-up brings an unknown quantity in Baraniewski into a high-profile light heavyweight slot
- Tsarukyan's public callout of Covington sets up a potential clash between a high-output striker and one of the division's most relentless wrestlers
