By james art 
Gilbert Burns will return to the UFC 315 on May 10, 2025, where he will face the rising star Michael Morales on the main map. Initially, the battle had to be held a whole month earlier in the UFC 314, but it was delayed for undisclosed reasons. This is a very important struggle for the heavyweight division, as both men are ranked and must have a big impact on the ranking, no matter who wins. Currently, Burns is 8th and can win five opponent if she wins while Morales is 12th and has to break into the top ten with a win over Burns.
This is a particularly important struggle for Burns, which is currently at a major moment in his career. He has been a UFC top fighter for a long time, but he rides a tribute to a loser series and is only a few months old from his 39th birthday. If he can defeat Morales and collect two or three more wins afterwards, then he can receive another shot in the title before he is 40 years old. On the other hand, very few fighters are held on the UFC list after four consecutive losses. His recent implementation of bad luck began at the UFC 288 in 2023, when he lost a unanimous decision by Bella Mohammed and received a shoulder injury in the process.
It took a while to recover, but had a loss of knockout in his battle to return against Jack della Madalena on the UFC 299 next year. This noted the first time in his career that he had experienced losses in the back and he rejected another decision by Sean Brady at the UFC Fight Night 243 shortly thereafter. He received a very unforgivable match against Morales, as he is currently one of the most promising contenders in the heavyweight division. Morales has a judo and a fight, but this is his fantastic striking, which won him 12 knockout wins during his perfect professional career 17-0.
Gilbert Burns announced the news that he was fighting Michael Morales in the UFC 315 in a recent post in his official Instagram account: