Sean Brady has brought himself into sharper focus in the UFC welterweight title picture after a unanimous decision win over Gilbert Burns at a UFC Fight Night, held at the APEX Facility in Las Vegas on Saturday
In a match which saw the fighter primarily on their feet and in the clinch, Brady’s ability to create more pressure and forward momentum secured him an emphatic 50-45 50-45 49-46 score from the judges.
“Gilbert is tough,” said Brady after the fight. “I feel like I did better work on the feet than I did on the ground.
"He was tough to get down. I tried to get him against the cage but he was strong. I got him shelled up in the middle like my coaches told me to.
“I stuck to the game plan and now I should be ranked way ahead of [Ian Machado Garry] or whatever your name is.
“I want someone in the top five.”
What a win for Sean Brady 👏
— UFC (@ufc) September 8, 2024
He comes out of 5 rounds with the UD victory! #UFCVegas97 pic.twitter.com/9Z1tZQnlW8
In the rest of the main card, Natalia Silva outpointed Jessica Andrade in a women’s flyweight fight for a unanimous decision triumph; Steve Garcia made quick work of Kyle Nelson in a catchweight (148.5 lbs) match; Cody Durden submitted Matt Schnell in the flyweight division; and Yanal Ashmouz secured a unanimous decision win over Trevor Peek in the lightweight opener.
The flyweight division has a new contender 👀@NataliaSilvaUFC with a HUGE victory at #UFCVegas97! pic.twitter.com/nUWe7IWHur
— UFC (@ufc) September 8, 2024
Next week brings UFC 306 – also known as UFC Noche – on the morning of Sunday 15 September 2024, headlined by a bantamweight championship match between Sean O’Malley and Merab Dvalishvili.
UFC Fight Night: Burns v Brady – Main card results
- Main event: Welterweight: Sean Brady def. Gilbert Burns via unanimous decision (50-45 50-45 49-46), R5, 5:00
- Women’s flyweight: Natalia Silva def. Jessica Andrade via unanimous decision (30-37 30-37 30-37), R3, 5:00
- Catchweight (148.5 lbs): Steve Garcia def. Kyle Nelson via TKO (elbows and punches), R1, 3:59
- Flyweight: Cody Durden def. Matt Schnell via submission (Ninja choke), R2, 0:29
- Lightweight: Yanal Ashmouz def. Trevor Peek via unanimous decision (30-27 30-27 29-28), R3, 5:00