Gilbert Burns vs Jorge Masvidal Prediction: the End of Street Jesus' Career

On the night of April 9th, the UFC 287 tournament will take place in the United States. The co-main event will be between top welterweight contenders Gilbert Burns from Brazil and Jorge Masvidal from the United States.

Burns is ranked number five in his division. He has been competing for the title long ago and has even fought for it once. In 2021 he knocked out Kamaru Usman but couldn't get the belt. By the way, Gilbert was close to winning then but could not finish off the champion.

All of Burns' fights are entertaining, but he usually threatens the bout as he is powerful at it. But he also likes to use fists, as his unbelievable fights with Khamzat Chimaev showed. Burns had outclassed Hamzat by the number of punches but lost by the judges' decision.

In his last fight, Gilbert quickly strangled Neil Magny, another top guy, in the first round.

Masvidal, in his style, started intimidating his opponent long before the fight even started. For some reason, he thinks Burns is jealous of him. But we all know that Burns is way stronger in the octagon.

However, Jorge is a very entertaining and famous fighter, but he talks too much and loses often. For an elite fighter, sixteen losses in his career are too much. He lost all his significant bouts, including his two title ones. They give him fights for the belt not for his MMA status but because of his crazy popularity.

But all the same, watching Masvidal fight is a pleasure.

Things are looking up for Masvidal to get Burns' nerves and force him to take an open fight. That's the only way Jorge can get a lucky punch. Hence all the insults, like "he's an armpit sniffer." Burns will probably try to prove that he can defeat his opponent even without a fight, the more so that he seemed to enjoy his bout with Chimaev.

If we compare Burns and Masvidal's skills and tonus, there is no good news for the latter. The Brazilian is much faster, stronger, and hits more powerfully and accurately. And the 38-year-old Jorge is not the brightest star in the sky as many fights and defeats have done their damage.