Biggest Winners, Loser From UFC Winnipeg

Runner (s) Up: Marcio Barbosa and Jai Herbert

Barbosa made a quick impression in his UFC debut by knocking out Dennis Buzukja just 80 seconds into the fight (see it again here), which earned him a $100,000 post-fight bonus award. Now on a five-fight win streak, Barbosa is on track to elevate his stock in rapid fashion, but the competition will only get tougher from here. As for Herbert, he and Mandel Nallo put on a show for as long as their fight lasted, but it was the Englishman who rallied to secure a dazzling knockout win (highlights). While he missed out on a $100,000 bonus check, the win was all-important for him to bounce back from a close split-decision defeat in his last bout against Chris Padilla.

Biggest Loser: Gilbert Burns

Burns very much looked like a soon-to-be 40 year-old combat veteran in the twilight of his career against Malott because he was never able to get much going throughout the fight. Once Malott got his rhythm going he started to unload and tag Burns with ease, including one big uppercut after another in the third round, which ultimately put the Brazilian bomber away. After the defeat — his fifth straight — an emotional Burns put his gloves in the center of the cage, pretty much signaling that his career had come to an end. It’s not the way “Durniho” pictured his UFC career to finish, but I don’t think too many people are surprised at the outcome of the fight.

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