Gilbert Burns' Grace Under Pressure

At first, Gilbert Burns thought his March fight against Alex Oliveira was going to be easy. Sure, it was a short notice bout that took him from facing a world-ranked contender in Josh Thomson to an unknown making his Octagon debut in Oliveira, but Burns was fighting in his hometown of Rio de Janeiro and looking to keep his unbeaten record intact. So motivation wasn’t an issue, and as soon as he got his opponent to the mat early on, he assumed it was game over for the “Cowboy.”&