Gilbert
Burns has issued a statement addressing his loss to Jack
Della Maddalena at UFC
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After surviving an early onslaught from Maddalena, Burns took his
Australian foe down towards the end of the first and spent almost
the entirety of the second round in top control. While Maddalena
was visibly inflicting damage in every striking exchange, Burns
landed a takedown in the third as well. Having won the first two
frames on two of the judges’ scorecards, “Durinho” seemed to be on
the way to a decision win if he could just stay on top of the
Australian. However, Maddalena got back to his feet with a
desperate scramble and landed a massive knee before unleashing a
flurry to get the finish with less than a minute and a half
left.
Burns has now addressed the loss, blaming it on a mistake he made
in the fight. “Durinho” also didn’t take anything away from
Maddalena’s victory and gave him due credit.
“Felt great in there! Put on a great training camp and a good
strategy, unfortunately it’s the fight game made a bad decision and
paid for it!” Burns wrote on Instagram. “And I was very happy to be
in there! Shoutout to Jack Della on a great win! No excuses, just
[grateful] to God, for my family, my team, my friends my sponsors,
supporters and to all the fans. Time to rest and expend a quality
time with my family. See you guys soon!”
Maddalena extended his professional winning streak to 17 with the
victory, while Burns has now dropped two in a row for the first in
his MMA career.