Gilbert Burns is hoping for a major comeback.
The welterweight is coming off a big loss to Sean Brady back in September 2024; however, Burns is walking into his fight against Morales on a three-fight skid. His last two losses were against current UFC Welterweight Champion Jack Della Maddalena and the former 170-pound Champ Belal Muhammad. Despite his recent string of losses, Burns has a good track record that has gotten him title contention as the 38-year-old has beaten Tyron Woodley, Jorge Masvidal, and Stephen Thompson. His professional record stands at 22 wins and 8 losses. Burns is currently ranked at No. 8 in the welterweight division.
The Welterweight title contender is stepping into the octagon against a man who has yet to be beaten in his career. Since joining the UFC because of Dana White’s Contender Series, Michael Morales has quickly risen up through the ranks by beating top names such Jake Matthews and Neil Magny. Burns is Morales' first ranked opponent. The welterweight’s professional record stands at 17 wins and 0 losses.
In the co-main event, Rodolfo Bellato is hoping to get back on track following his draw with Jimmy Crute at UFC 312. Before that fight, Bellato had an impressive two-fight winning streak going as both fights ended in a devastating TKO. Bellato comes in with a professional record of 12 wins, 2 losses, and 1 draw.
Paul Craig is coming in a bad position as the veteran is in the midst of a three-fight skid; dropping bouts to Brendan Allen, Caio Borralho, and Bo Nickal. The last time Craig won a fight was in 2023 against André Muniz, but even then, that was coming off back-to-back losses against two top light heavyweights. Craig’s professional record stands at 17 wins, 9 losses, and 1 draw.
Check out the full UFC Vegas 106 card: Gilbert Burns vs Michael Morales
Main card
- Gilbert Burns vs. Michael Morales (welterweight)
- Rodolfo Bellato vs. Paul Craig (light heavyweight)
- Sodiq Yusuff vs. Mairon Santos (featherweight)
- Dustin Stoltzfus vs. Nursulton Ruziboev (middleweight)
- Julian Erosa vs. Fernando Padilla (Featherweight)
- Matheus Camilo vs. Gabe Green (lightweight)
Preliminary card
- Jared Gordon vs. Thiago Moises (lightweight)
- Tainara Lisboa vs. Luana Santos (women's bantamweight)
- Connor Matthews vs. Yadier Del Valle (featherweight)
- Denise Gomes vs. Elise Reed (women's strawweight)
- Carlos Hernandez vs. HyunSung Park (flyweight)
- Tecia Pennington vs. Luana Pinheiro (women's strawweight)