Herbert
Burns struggled mightily after he was unable to submit Bill Algeo
with a triangle choke early in their featherweight bout at
UFC on ABC 3.
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While Burns’ difficulties initially appeared to be a product of
fatigue, it turns out that a troublesome knee might be just as much
to blame. Burns suffered a TKO loss to Algeo at the 1:50 mark of
Round 2 in their featherweight bout on Saturday at UBS Arena in
Elmont, N.Y., on Saturday when he was unable to return to his feet
in a timely fashion after referee Keith
Peterson ordered a standup.
Burns, who was coming off of ACL surgery, revealed in a post-fight
statement that his knee gave out during the fight.
“I want to thank everyone for the support today,” said Burns, who
was on crutches in the video. “Unfortunately, it wasn’t the result
I was looking for. My knee gave out. It was not stable. I couldn’t
continue fighting. I couldn’t finish the triangle. I couldn’t
perform the way I wanted to, but I’ll be back.
“I don’t know what’s going to happen here. Another surgery? We will
see. I’ll keep you guys updated, but I just want to let you guys
know that I love you guys very much and you guys mean a lot to
me.”
Burns, who earned a UFC contract with a first-round submission of
Darrick
Minner on Dana White’s Contender Series, kicked off his
promotional tenure with back-to-back first-round finishes of
Nate
Landwehr and Evan Dunham.
The Brazilian known as “The Blaze” has since dropped consecutive
fights to Daniel
Pineda and Bill Algeo in
the Octagon.