RALEIGH, N.C. – Herbert Burns beat Nate Landwehr with a first-round knockout Saturday to open the preliminary card at UFC on ESPN+ 24 in Raleigh, N.C.
Take a look inside the fight with Burns, who won for the fourth straight time and picked up a victory in his UFC debut.
Result: Herbert Burns def. Nate Landwehr via knockout (knee and punches) – Round 1, 2:43
Updated records: Burns (10-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC), Landwehr (13-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
Key stat: After seven submissions in his first nine wins, Burns got the first knockout of his MMA career.
Burns on the fight’s key moment
“I wanted to show my jiu-jitsu, but people underestimate my striking and this is what happens to them. I’m always trying to finish the fight. (It) doesn’t matter if it’s on the feet or on the ground. It’s all about pressure. I know he felt my jab at the start, so I knew I just had to pressure him. The choke was deep, but I didn’t want to burn myself out.”
Burns on not feeling pressure in his UFC debut
“I feel awesome. I feel very proud of myself. It was a lot of hard work to get the opportunity to come here. I came to make a statement to the rest of the division and make a lot of noise, and that was the first step today. I’ve been in UFC corners before and I’ve fought in big events with 25,000 people watching, so coming here was no pressure at all. I knew the job and work was done in the gym. The training was good, and I was ready to come here and show my skills.”
Burns on what he wants next
“I’ll take on whoever is next, but there are a lot of guys I’d like to fight next; Chase Hooper, (Makwan) Amirkhani … Ryan Hall is looking for a dance partner. He says he has the best grappling in the division. Let’s see.”
To hear more from Burns, check out the video of the full post-fight interview above.
