Gunnar Nelson was in need of a new opponent for UFC Fight Night Copenhagen after the withdrawal of Thiago Alves and now he has one because a report from Raphael Marinho of Combate is stating that Gilbert Burns has accepted the short notice opportunity.
Nelson (17-4-1) has won just one of his last three encounters, with that lone win coming over Alex Oliveira at UFC 231. Nelson has picked up seventeen wins as a professional MMA fighter and twelve of those came by way of submission. Nelson has gone the distance four times as a professional MMA fighter and the fighter lost three of those bouts.
Burns (16-3-0) comes into the contest while in the midst of a three fight winning streak, having defeated the trio of Olivier Aubin-Mercier, Mike Davis and Alexey Kunchenko. Burns has been undefeated since moving up to welterweight, having defeated the aforementioned Kunchenko at UFC Fight Night Uruguay. Burns has picked up sixteen wins as a professional MMA fighter and half of them have come by way of submission.
UFC Fight Night Copenhagen takes place on Saturday, September 28 from the Royal Arena in Copenhagen, Denmark with Jack Hermansson and Jared Cannonier headlining. Fightful is going to be providing live coverage of the event, which streams live on ESPN+.
