“I think Mike Mallott is very well-rounded, very good,” Burns said. “I just think he’s a little bit underrated. He has good striking, good grappling. He controls the pace of the fight. He controls the distance very good.”<\/p>\n
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Apr 8, 2023; Miami, Florida, USA; Gilbert Burns (red gloves) reacts to defeating Jorge Masvidal (blue gloves) during UFC 287 at Miami-Dade Arena. Mandatory Credit: Rich Storry-Imagn Images | Rich Storry-Imagn Images<\/p>\n
Burns said that despite the losing skid, he still trusts himself to compete with the best names welterweight has to offer.<\/p>\n
“We still have a couple more fights,” Burns said of his next career steps. “Not a lot more fights, but still a couple more fights ahead. But yeah, I’m very proud of my journey, of my career. I don’t think in my best dreams I would’ve dreamt of the way it’s going right now.”<\/p>\n
Burns competed for the UFC welterweight title in Feb. 2021, losing to then-champion Kamaru Usman. Burns admitted that he may never sniff a title opportunity again, but was grateful for the experience of competing at the sport’s highest level.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Malott, who is headlining for the first time in his UFC career thus far, recognizes what a win against a formidable name in Burns does for the next leg of his career.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt the end of the day, this is something I\u2019ve wanted since I was 13 years old, man,\u201d Malott told UFC.com. <\/a>\u201cI\u2019ve been dreaming of this every single day for close to 20 years \u2014 to get to make that walk \u2014 and to be in the main event is pretty special.\u201d<\/p>\n Barring what happens next at 170 pounds, a title shot could be a legitimate possibility in the not-too-distant future.<\/p>\n But first, Malott must handle business.<\/p>\n UFC Winnipeg Full Card + Odds Joe Camporeale-Imagn Images<\/p>\n The fights can be streamed live on Paramount+, taking place from the Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg, Manatoba. <\/p>\n A 12-fight card gets underway with the prelims at 5 p.m. ET, followed by the main card at 8 p.m. ET. The entire card nearly stayed intact, but a flyweight preliminary fight pitting Mitch Raposo vs. Allan Nascimento was axed after Raposo was deemed ill before morning weigh-ins began.<\/a><\/p>\n The full bout order, plus betting odds<\/a> from DraftKings Sportsbook as of Friday afternoon, are below.<\/p>\n Main card (Start time 8 p.m. ET\/ 5 p.m. PT, P+)Main Event: Gilbert Burns (+220) vs. Mike Malott (-270), welterweight \u2013 five rounds (non-title)Co-Main Event: Kyler Phillips (+114) vs. Charles Jourdain (-135), bantamweightMandel Nallo (-180) vs. Jai Herbert (+150), lightweightJasmine Jasudavicius (-258) vs. Karine Silva (+240), flyweightThiago Moises (+140) vs. Gauge Young (-166), lightweightDennis Buzukja (+350) vs. Marcio Barbosa (-455), featherweightPreliminary card (Start time 5 p.m. ET\/ 2 p.m. PT, P+)Featured Prelim: Julien Leblanc (+136) vs. Robert Valentin Frey (-162), middleweightTanner Boser (+124) vs. Gokhan Saricam (-148), heavyweightMelissa Croden (-130) vs. Darya Zheleznyakova (+110), bantamweightJJ Aldrich (+124) vs. Jamey-Lyn Horth (-148), flyweightJohn Castaneda (-125) vs. Mark Vologdin (+105), bantamweightJamie Siraj (-265) vs. John Yannis (+215), bantamweight![\"Empty](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/01jq73zesb9k3tahb57q.jpg\" "\\"Empty")
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