Will we see a renewed Evan Dunham?
We know the majority of you MMA junkies don’t actually tune in for the opening fight of the card unless you have a compelling reason. UFC 250, however, provides one such reason. [autotag]Evan Dunham[/autotag] makes his return Saturday after a retirement of two years in the evening’s opening bout, where he’ll meet [autotag]Herbert Burns[/autotag] at a 150-pound catchweight. A longtime competitor in the lightweight division, Dunham (18-8-1 MMA, 11-8-1 UFC) was at one point 11-0, but never quite reached the levels expected, even though he had a knack for exciting fights.
Dunham, who was originally scheduled to return against Michael Johnson on the canceled April 9 card, was winless in his past three bouts before retirement, and hasn’t won since 2016. He’s not taking an easy fight in his return, as he goes up against Brazil’s Burns (10-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC), a featherweight coming up five pounds who’s won four straight, including a stoppage of Nate Landwehr in his UFC debut in January.
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