The main card for UFC 273 in Jacksonville, Fla. featured an instant classic non-championship welterweight bout.
Phenom Khamzat Chimaev faced perhaps his toughest challenge yet at Gilbert Burns on Saturday night. Chimaev entered the fight with a 4-0 record in the UFC and was hoping to become the third fighter to finish Burns in the Brazilian’s 24-fight MMA career.
Chimaev drew blood in the first round, but Burns recovered with some big shots of his own in the second. In the third, both fighters drained their tanks, traded punches and showed real courage. In the end, Chimaev defeated Burns by unanimous decision. He remains undefeated in the UFC.
The stone was among those tuned in to this instant classic.
“Holy s—! What a fight!!! Burns/Chimaev #UFC273” The Rock aka Dwyane Johnson
Sports stars on social media offered their views on an action-packed UFC 273 main card:
Respect! Great fight!!
— The Diamond (@DustinPoirier) April 10, 2022
This fight just proves how awesome is @USMAN84kg. If you’ve seen his fight against Gilbert, you’ll know.#UFC273 #P4P 🤴
— Francis Ngannou (@francis_ngannou) April 10, 2022
Perfectly timed shots. And just as great how they fought with their class afterwards. Respect! #UFC273
— Teddy Atlas (@TeddyAtlasReal) April 10, 2022
fight of the night
— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) April 10, 2022
what a fight
— Jamal Murray (@BeMore27) April 10, 2022
ROUND OF THE YEAR!!! These guys are crazy! #UFC273
— Henry Cejudo (@HenryCejudo) April 10, 2022
WE WANT 2 MORE ROUNDS! GIVE US WHAT WE WANT! What a fight! #UFC273
— Henry Cejudo (@HenryCejudo) April 10, 2022
What a 🤬🤬🤬 fight 🔥🔥🔥 #UFC273 #burns #Chimaev
— Jamahal Hill (@JamahalH) April 10, 2022
We got ourselves a FIGHT. #UFC273
— André Fili (@TouchyFili) April 10, 2022
If that wasn’t the fight of the night then this promises to be the best PPV in the world @ufc Story! #UFC273
— Steve-O (@steveo) April 10, 2022
Burns and Chimaev should have been a 5 round fight! #UFC273
— Robert Griffin III (@RGIII) April 10, 2022
WHAT A BATTLE #UFC273
— Chase Stokes (@hichasestokes) April 10, 2022
JEEEEZUS CHRIST, what a fight! #UFC273
— Jeff Molina (@jmolina_125) April 10, 2022