Newcomer “The Fire” Kevin Burns (4-1) will make his Octagon debut at UFC 85 in London against “Jucao” Roan Carneiro (12-6), the UFC announced Wednesday.
Burns is a late replacement for “Piranha” Ryo Chonan (14-8), whose injured rib forced him off next weekend’s card.
Burns, from Des Moines, has never fought to a decision. He won his last two fights, at the Glory Fighting Championships, via submission.
The upcoming bout will be Carneiro’s fourth in the Octagon. The American Top Team member dispatched his last opponent Tony DeSouza (10-4) with a second-round TKO at UFC 79. His most recent loss was to Fighters.com’s second-ranked welterweight Jon Fitch (17-2).
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I think this card looks pretty good
A lot of people have been bitching about UFC 85 though, so we’ll see what happens
Its not the best, but its still decent
Yea I’ll still pay to watch it
I think I’ll be going to a bar, I’m not wasting money on this
Injuries have kind of screwed this card
Yea, but I’ll still be watching
me too
I’ll be tuning in
Ya i’m not gonna miss this one.