Will Josh Emmett vs. Shane Burgos produce a new featherweight contender?
A nifty little sleeper fight goes down at featherweight, where [autotag]Josh Emmett[/autotag] and [autotag]Shane Burgos[/autotag] throw down on the main card.
Team Alpha Male’s Emmett (15-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) has been on a win two, lose one run throughout his UFC tenure. He’s currently on one of his two-fight winning streaks, with finishes of Mirsad Bektic and Michael Johnson. A win over a streaking Burgos would finally break the pattern in which Emmett suffers a setback whenever it seems he’s about to take off.
Burgos (13-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC), like Emmett, made his UFC debut in 2016. He’s on a three-fight winning streak, with finishes of Makwan Amirkhani and Kurt Holubaugh wrapped around a decision over Cub Swanson. With a combined 18 career finishes between the two, this fight’s a fair bet to be an exciting battle, and the victor should mark himself on the short list at 145 pounds.