LAS VEGAS – Daniel Pineda beat Herbert Burns with a second-round TKO Saturday on the main card at UFC 252 in Las Vegas.
Take a look inside the fight with Pineda, who returned to the UFC for the first time since March 2014 and got his first win in the promotion in more than seven years.
Result: Daniel Pineda def. Herbert Burns via TKO (elbows) – Round 2, 4:37
Updated records: Pineda (27-13 MMA, 4-4 UFC), Burns (11-3 MMA, 2-1 UFC)
Key stat: At +230, Pineda was the third biggest underdog on the card.
Pineda on the fight’s key moment
“He’s good. He’s really strong. He took my back quick. I ain’t no punk on the ground. He was strong. He was strong – I just had to stay calm and I did my thing.”
Pineda on pulling the upset
“It feels good. It feels really good, especially being the underdog. Everybody always (is) counting me out. They just don’t know that I’m a dog. … I made a big statement – for all them haters out there too. I’m here. We’re here. He’s a good fighter. I think he’s going to make it somewhere. I’m just going to be a little more on top now.”
Pineda on what he wants next
“Whoever they put in front of me, as soon as this cut heals up, I’m going to try and get a camp, a full camp – not no freaking two weeks, and get it going, get better cardio.”
To hear more from Pineda, check out the video of the full post-fight interview above.
Daniel Pineda 'ain't no punk' after proving haters wrong with upset of Herbert Burns
