Khamzat Chimaev was tested – and then some – in a bloody slugfest with Gilbert Burns in the “people’s main event” of UFC 273. But after three brutal rounds, he remained undefeated.
The crowd at Vystar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla.,. cheered both fighters on as momentum swung between the welterweight warriors, but they largely booed unanimous scorecards for Chimaev, who earned three 29-28 scores and improves to 11-0 as a pro.
Fighters, meanwhile, called for two more rounds between Chimaev and Burns. Here’s what they had to say about the Khamzat Chimaev vs. Gilbert Burns fight.
Great War between 2 warriors!
Congrats to both fightersMaybe you guys can put some respect on Gilbert name now.#UFC273
— Francis Ngannou (@francis_ngannou) April 10, 2022
WE WANT 2 MORE ROUNDS! GIVE US WHAT WE WANT! What a fight! #UFC273
— Henry Cejudo (@HenryCejudo) April 10, 2022
Amazing fight give me a draw
— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) April 10, 2022
WOW!!!! WHAT A FIGHT!!!!! I think khamzat took it in the third but what a fight! #UFC273
— Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson (@WonderboyMMA) April 10, 2022
Split decision at best, I say it was a draw. Either way great fkin fight #UFC273
— Dominick Reyes (@DomReyes) April 10, 2022
Can we all agree to never sleep on Gilbert Burns again?!?! What a warrior! #UFC273
— Henry Cejudo (@HenryCejudo) April 10, 2022
Gilbert won that fight f*ck what you heard
— Terrance ‘T Wrecks’ McKinney (@twrecks155) April 10, 2022
