LAS VEGAS – Herbert Burns beat Evan Dunham with a first-round submission Saturday to open up the preliminary card at UFC 250 in Las Vegas.
Take a look inside the fight with Burns, who won for the fifth straight time – including his fourth consecutive first-round finish.
Result: Herbert Burns def. Evan Dunham via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 1:20
Updated records: Burns (11-2 MMA, 2-0 UFC), Dunham (18-9-1 MMA, 11-9-1 UFC)
Key stat: Burns now has eight of his 11 career wins by submission.
Burns on the fight’s key moment
“I felt very good. It was a good fight against a tough veteran, a former top lightweight. I knew I had to go in there and put pressure. My style, I try to finish fights – that’s why I’m ‘Blaze.’ (It’s) got to be done in blazing style, so that’s what I did. Having that name on my resume is great because he is super tough, I saw him in a lot of wars, and to finish a guy like that in the first round is a statement win.”
Burns on winning the week after his brother
“The Burns brothers came to make a lot of noise in 2020 and we’ve come to make history. Gilbert proved that last week when he took out the No. 1 contender, Tyron Woodley, with a special performance and today I took out a seasoned veteran in Evan Dunham. So we came here to make history and we are on the way to do that.”
Burns on what he wants next
“A Burns likes to stay busy – I’m no different from that. So (I just want to) heal this cut and heal my foot, and I want to get back soon. I want to fight on the ‘FIght Island.’ We already know the location now in Abu Dhabi, so that’s the plan – fight against soon, and hopefully against a good guy: Bryce Mitchell or Ryan Hall. Those guys are on my radar – two grapplers.”
To hear more from Burns, check out the video of the full post-fight interview above.
Herbert Burns wants quick 'Fight Island' return against Ryan Hall or Bryce Mitchell