Upgraded to 5 rounds!
@GilbertDurinho
vs Michael Morales is now your
#UFCVegas106 predominant occasion!pic.twitter.com/4plVqAfxwh
— UFC (@ufc)
April 13, 2025
Gilbert
Burns and Michael
Morales will now have 5 rounds with which to work.
The welterweight bout, which was initially scheduled for UFC 315
on Could 10, has been moved to the principle occasion of UFC
Vegas 106 on Could 17. The promotion introduced the change throughout
the UFC
314 broadcast on Saturday evening. UFC Vegas 106 — often known as
UFC Battle Evening 256 — takes place on the UFC Apex in Las Vegas and
additionally features a gentle heavyweight tilt pitting Paul Craig
towards Rodolfo
Bellato.
Burns is coming off successive losses to Belal
Muhammad, Jack
Della Maddalena and Sean Brady
in his final three Octagon appearances. The Brazilian grappling ace
is a former welterweight title challenger who owns notable wins
over the likes of Demian Maia,
Tyron
Woodley, Stephen
Thompson, Neil Magny
and Jorge
Masvidal.
Morales, who’s unbeaten in 17 skilled outings, is among the
welterweight division’s rising stars. The 25-year-old Ecuador
native has been victorious in his first 5 promotional outings,
together with a first-round stoppage of Magny at UFC on ESPN 62 final
August.
