Fan favorite Gunnar Nelson collided with Gilbert Burns in a welterweight bout at last weekend’s UFC Fight Night Copenhagen event.<\/p>\n
It marked the second time in a year that the Icelandic warrior had fought in Europe. Gunnar Nelson faced Leon Edwards at UFC London in March and left the Octagon with another loss and a broken orbital bone after receiving a nasty elbow. After healing from his injury and getting back to training, ‘Gunni’ was inked to fight Thiago Alves. However, Alves withdrew due to injury<\/a>, leaving Gilbert Burns to fill in for the fight.<\/p>\n Burns is no stranger to taking fights on short notice. He agreed to fight Alexey Kunchenko two-weeks before their August 2019 bout. ‘Durinho’ beat his opponent by unanimous decision and delivered Kunchenko the first loss of his professional career.<\/p>\n Gunnar Nelson (17-5-1) had been alternating between wins and losses in his last 8 fights. The split decision loss against Leon Edwards<\/a> followed a submission win over Alex Oliveira<\/a> at UFC 231 in 2018. Before that, the 31-year old was swiftly defeated by Santiago Ponzinibbio via a first round knock out.<\/p>\n After three rounds of competitive action, Gunnar ultimately suffered a decision setback to Burns at last weekends UFC Copenhagen event. The loss marked his fifth career defeat as a professional.<\/p>\n Most recently, Gunnar Nelson took to his official Instagram page where he issued the following statement on the loss.<\/p>\n\n