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Morales puts division on notice with TKO of Burns

Brett Okamoto

created: May 17, 2025, 10 p.m. | updated: May 20, 2025, 4:54 a.m.

Morales (18-0) stopped Burns (22-9) with strikes at 3 minutes, 39 seconds of the opening round in their welterweight main event at UFC Fight Night inside the Apex. Morales hurt Burns multiple times with the uppercut and eventually finished him with strikes along the fence. "Every fight is tough, but I was very nervous back there in the locker room," Morales said through an interpreter. Michael Morales moved to 6-0 in the UFC with his first-round TKO of Gilbert Burns. Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLCIt's a massive win for Morales, who went into Saturday's fight as the UFC's No.

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