Shane Burgos is looking to catapult himself toward the UFC’s featherweight elite with a decisive victory over Josh Emmett.
LAS VEGAS – [autotag]Shane Burgos[/autotag] knows what he needs to do as he looks to catapult himself to the upper echelon of the UFC’s featherweight division.
Burgos (13-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) faces [autotag]Josh Emmett[/autotag] in the co-main event of UFC on ESPN 11 this Saturday looking to make it four wins in a row.
Speaking to reporters Thursday in a virtual media day session, Burgos admitted a decisive victory over Emmett (15-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) should earn him a shot against Top 5 opposition for his next fight. It means “Hurricane” is targeting not just a win, but a finish, at the UFC Apex.
“Yeah it definitely could (earn me a Top 5 fight),” Burgos admitted. “I gotta go out there and not just win though, like I’ve been saying all week. … I gotta go out there and put a stamp on this one. I gotta make a statement. As corny and cliché as it sounds, I gotta go out there not just beat Josh Emmett. … I gotta finish him.”
Since dropping down to featherweight, Emmett has scored eight knockdowns in his past five fights. Combine that with Burgos’ 7.09 significant strikes per minute – the highest rate in divisional history – and the signs are good for an action-packed matchup between two 145-pounders looking to break their way into title contention.
To hear more from Burgos, check out the video above.
MMA Junkie senior editor Dave Doyle preps you for UFC on ESPN 11 with the event’s key storylines heading in.
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The run of events at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas continues Saturday night with UFC on ESPN 11.
The cards put on by the promotion since the schedule resumed in late April have run the gamut from the exciting to, well, the considerably less than exciting. That’s simply how things will play out in a mad scramble to put together shows amid all sorts of coronavirus pandemic-related restrictions at a time the company is laser-focused on getting in its full slate of 2020 cards.
This time around, we can say with confidence the card, on paper, appears to be solid from top to bottom, with plenty of reason to tune in from the opening fight on up to the main event.
In the that main event, an important heavyweight bout will take place as the division rounds back into shape, with [autotag]Curtis Blaydes[/autotag], who has been knocking on the door awhile, taking on former Bellator champion [autotag]Alexander Volkov[/autotag].
Without further ado, here are five burning questions heading into UFC on ESPN 11.
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Where will the Blaydes-Volkov winner land?
Curtis Blaydes
Imagine, for a moment, that Volkov (31-7 MMA, 5-1 UFC) doesn’t lose focus during the closing seconds of a UFC 229 fight with Derrick Lewis he had all but sealed. Had Lewis not landed a buzzer-beater knockout, Volkov would be on an eight-fight win streak, six in the UFC, and no doubt high in the title mix.
As for Blaydes (13-2 MMA, 8-2 UFC)? Well, there’s no doubt about his “what if:” Blaydes is 8-2 in the UFC, and both of those losses have come to Francis Ngannou, which isn’t exactly a pair of defeats for which one should be ashamed.
The top of the heavyweight division is once again coming back online, with champion Stipe Miocic and former titleholder Daniel Cormier set to meet Aug. 15. Presumably, Ngannou is next in line now that the mania of a potential Jon Jones fight has come and gone.
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Blaydes is coming off his biggest career win with an impressive second-round stoppage of former champ Junior Dos Santos in January. Volkov shook off his shocking loss to Lewis, defeated Greg Hardy in November, and can prove he’s still a face near the top of the division with a win.
The winner of this fight isn’t going to vault ahead of Ngannou in the pecking order, but a strong performance here could put the winner in position to get into position should anything go awry in the UFC’s title plans.
How to watch Blaydes vs. Volkov, with betting odds for the full UFC Fight Night fight card.
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Curtis “Razor” Blaydes will face Alexander “Drago” Volkov in the Main Event of UFC Fight Night 173 Saturday at UFC APEX in Las Vegas. The main card is set to begin at 8 p.m. ET with the preliminaries starting at 5 p.m. ET. The full fight card is available on ESPN and ESPN+. Below, we look at BetMGM‘s betting odds for UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Volkov.
How to watch UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Volkov
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UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Volkov will be held at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.
UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Volkov full main card
Betting odds courtesy of BetMGM. All lines last updated Friday at 5:40 a.m. ET.
UFC Fight Night’s main card is scheduled to begin at 8 p.m. ET.
Curtis Blaydes (-400) vs. Alexander Volkov (+305)
The Main Event of UFC Fight Night 173 is a heavyweight bout between the No. 3 contender in Blaydes (13-2) and seventh-ranked Volkov (31-7). Blaydes is the biggest favorite on the entire fight card.
Josh Emmett (+120) vs. Shane Burgos (-143)
Emmett (15-2) and Burgos (13-1) rank eighth and 10th, respectively, in the featherweight division. Burgos has a five-inch advantage in both height and reach.
Raquel Pennington (-179) vs. Marion Reneau (+150)
Pennington (10-9) sits sixth in the women’s bantamweight division and is favored over the 10th-ranked Reneau (9-5-1) despite her unimpressive record.
Belal Muhammad (-125) vs. Lyman Good (+105)
Muhammad (16-3) and Good (21-5) both enter unranked in the welterweight division. Good, the underdog, has a two-inch reach advantage.
Jim Miller (+200) vs. Roosevelt Roberts (-250)
Roberts (10-1) is the second-biggest favorite on the main card with a significant edge over the veteran Miller (31-14) in this opening Catch Weight bout.
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UFC Fight Night prelims card
The prelim card is scheduled to start at 5 p.m. ET.
Clay Guida (+200) vs. Bobby Green (-250)
Two experienced fighters meet in this lightweight clash. Green (24-10-1) is a sizable favorite over Guida (35-16).
Tecia Torres (+175) vs. Brianna Van Buren (-213)
Van Buren, a southpaw, is given the edge in a women’s strawweight clash with Torres. The unranked Van Buren (9-2) has a two-inch reach advantage while Torres (10-5) is one inch taller and ranks 11th in the division.
Marc-Andre Barriault (-110) vs. Oskar Piechota (-110)
Both middleweight fighters have 11 victories. Barriault has four losses, while Piechota has three losses and a no-decision.
Cortney Casey (-110) vs. Gillian Robertson (-110)
Casey, the 15th-ranked women’s flyweight, enters with a 9-7 record in this tightly-contested bout against the slightly-favored Robertson (7-4).
Justin Jaynes (+290) vs. Frank Camacho (-371)
The much more experienced Camacho (22-8) is a huge favorite vs. Jaynes (15-4) in a lightweight bout.
Roxanne Modafferi (-115) vs. Lauren Murphy (-106)
Madafferi (24-17) and Murphy (12-4) rank sixth and seventh, respectively, in the women’s flyweight division. Modafferi has a two-inch edge in both height and reach.
Austin Hubbard (+160) vs. Max Rohskopf (-197)
The undefeated Rohskopf (5-0) faces Hubbard (11-4) in a lightweight bout to open UFC Fight Night 173.
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Josh Emmett is confident the power in his hands will prove beneficial against Shane Burgos in the UFC on ESPN 11 co-main event.
[autotag]Josh Emmett[/autotag] is confident the power in his hands will prove beneficial Saturday when he meets Shane Burgos in the UFC on ESPN 11 co-main event.
There’s no shortage of fighters at featherweight who carry a knockout threat, but when it comes to the ability to put someone out clean with one shot, Emmett (15-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) views himself on a different level, and the numbers back it up going into the showdown with Burgos (13-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC).
“I always said I feel like I’m the hardest hitting puncher in the featherweight division,” Emmett told reporters, including MMA Junkie, during Thursday’s UFC on ESPN 11 virtual media day. “I saw some stats that just came out and in 15 minutes (of cage time) I average 2.68 knockdowns, and that’s the No. 1 spot. I’ve been an athlete my entire life, and I’m good at whatever I do, but I excel at wrestling, I excel in mixed martial arts and anything can happen in a fight, but I do feel like I’m the most athletic person in the division, as well.”
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Emmett will have another chance to show how dangerous he is when he takes on Burgos in the UFC on ESPN 11 co-headliner, which takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas and airs on ESPN/ESPN+.
Since dropping to featherweight in October 2017, Emmett has gone 4-1. He’s landed eight knockdowns in those five fights, further proving the point about his power. Carrying that type of weight in his hands can be a blessing and a curse, though, and Emmett said it’s crucial to find a happy medium in his approach.
“If I can just stick to a game plan and be 100 percent on and not make any mistakes in the 15 minutes, and the best me shows up on Saturday night, no one can beat me,” Emmett said.
Emmett and Burgos each have suffered only one blemish on their record in UFC featherweight competition. The winner is looking to break through to the next tier of contenders in a talent-rich weight class, and Emmett won’t accept anything less.
“This is the fight game,” Emmett said. “I understand all the trash talk and stuff, but that’s not me. I’m going to go in there, I’m going to look to finish the fight, and I’m exciting every time I fight whatever I’m doing. I feel like a big win Saturday night, and I make another statement then I’ll get that push I deserve. I want someone in front of me this time instead of being the gatekeeper, fighting all these prospects and all these vets behind me. I want someone at the top.”
The best facts and figures about UFC on ESPN 11, which features a Curtis Blaydes vs. Alexander Volkov main event.
The UFC puts on its eighth card since the coronavirus pandemic on Saturday with UFC on ESPN 11, which takes place at the UFC Apex and airs on ESPN/ESPN+.
In the main event, heavyweight contenders [autotag]Curtis Blaydes[/autotag] (13-2 MMA, 8-2 UFC) and [autotag]Alexander Volkov[/autotag] (31-7 MMA, 5-1 UFC) will battle to see who moves one step closer to a title shot.
For more on the numbers behind the card, check below for 70 pre-event facts about UFC on ESPN 11.
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Main event
Curtis Blaydes
Blaydes’ three-fight UFC winning streak at heavyweight is tied for the third longest active streak in the division behind Francis Ngannou (four) and August Sakai (four).
Blaydes has earned 10 of his 13 career victories by stoppage. That includes five of his eight UFC victories.
Blaydes absorbs 1.86 significant strikes per minute in UFC heavyweight competition, the best rate among active fighters in the weight class.
Blaydes’ 45 takedowns landed in UFC heavyweight competition are most in divisional history.
Blaydes has achieved 43:03 of top control time in UFC heavyweight competition, the second most in divisional history behind Randy Couture (51:19).
Blaydes completes 55.6 percent of his takedown attempts in UFC heavyweight competition, the second-highest rate in divisional history behind Cheick Kongo (63.2 percent).
Blaydes’ takedown rate of 7.05 per 15 minutes of fighting is third highest in UFC history.
Blaydes’ 10 takedowns landed against Mark Hunt at UFC 221 tied the record for second most in a single UFC heavyweight fight behind Cain Velasquez’s 11 takedowns landed at UFC 155.
Blaydes’ three knockout victories stemming from elbow strikes in UFC competition are tied with Paul Felder for most in company history.
Alexander Volkov
Volkov is a former Bellator heavyweight champion.
Volkov is 7-1 since his final Bellator bout in June 2015.
Volkov’s average fight time of 15:00 in UFC heavyweight competition is tied for second longest in divisional history behind Blagoy Ivanov (17:00).
Volkov has earned 23 of his 31 career victories by stoppage.
Volkov lands 6.19 significant strikes per minute in UFC heavyweight competition, the second highest rate in divisional history behind Cain Velasquez (6.48).
Volkov defends 59.5 percent of all opponent significant strike attempts in UFC heavyweight competition, the best rate among active fighters in the weight class.
Volkov defends 82.8 percent of all opponent takedown attempts in UFC heavyweight competition, the best rate in divisional history.
Co-main event
Josh Emmett
[autotag]Josh Emmett[/autotag] (15-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) is 4-1 since he dropped to the UFC featherweight division in October 2017.
Emmett has landed eight knockdowns in his past five fights.
Emmett’s eight knockdowns landed in UFC featherweight competition are tied for second most in divisional history behind Jeremy Stephens (11).
Emmett’s four knockdowns of Felipe Arantes at UFC Fight Night 118 are tied for third most in a UFC fight. Only Stephens (five) at UFC 215 and Forrest Petz (five) at UFC Fight Night 6 have scored more knockdowns in a fight.
Emmett is the only fighter in UFC history to land four knockdowns in a single round. He accomplished the feat against Arantes at UFC Fight Night 118.
Emmett defends 72 percent of all opponent significant strike attempts in UFC featherweight competition, the best rate in divisional history.
[autotag]Shane Burgos[/autotag] (13-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) defends 90.9 percent of all opponent takedown attempts in UFC featherweight competition, the second best rate in divisional history behind Jose Aldo (91 percent).
Burgos lands 7.09 significant strikes per minute in UFC featherweight competition, the highest rate in divisional history.
Remaining main card
Raquel Pennington at UFC 246. (Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports)
[autotag]Raquel Pennington[/autotag] (10-8 MMA, 7-5 UFC) competes in her 13th UFC women’s bantamweight bout, the most appearances in divisional history.
Pennington’s total fight time of 2:52:33 in UFC women’s bantamweight competition is most in divisional history.
Pennington’s seven victories in UFC women’s bantamweight competition are second most in divisional history behind Amanda Nunes (11).
Pennington’s two submission victories in UFC women’s bantamweight competition are tied for second most in divisional history behind Ronda Rousey (three).
Pennington is one of six fighters in UFC history to earn a bulldog-choke submission victory. She accomplished the feat against Ashlee-Evans Smith at UFC 181.
[autotag]Marion Reneau[/autotag] (9-5-1 MMA, 5-4-1 UFC), 43, is the oldest of the 24 fighters scheduled to compete at the event.
Reneau competes in her 11th UFC women’s bantamweight bout, tied for the third most appearances in divisional history behind Pennington (12) and Nunes (12).
Reneau, at 40, became the oldest female fighter to earn a UFC victory when she defeated Sara McMann at UFC on FOX 28.
Reneau’s four stoppage victories in UFC women’s bantamweight competition are third most in divisional history behind Nunes (eight) and Rousey (six).
Reneau defends 65.2 percent of all opponent significant strike attempts in UFC women’s bantamweight competition, the third highest rate in divisional history behind Germaine de Randamie (66.5 percent) and Liz Carmouche (65.8 percent).
Reneau’s two submission victories in UFC women’s bantamweight competition are tied for second most in divisional history behind Rousey (three).
Reneau’s victory at the 4:54 mark of Round 3 against Talita Oliveira at UFC Fight Night 115 is the second latest stoppage in a three-round UFC women’s bantamweight fight behind Lauren Murphy’s win at 4:55 of Round 3 at UFC Fight Night 83.
Reneau fought to the first draw in a women’s UFC fight when she met Bethe Correia at UFC Fight Night 106.
Jim Miller
[autotag]Jim Miller[/autotag] (31-14 MMA, 20-13 UFC) competes in his 35th UFC bout, tied with Donald Cerrone for the most appearances in company history.
Miller’s total fight time of 5:21:47 in UFC lightweight competition is most in divisional history.
Miller’s 20 victories in UFC competition are tied with Jon Jones, Georges St-Pierre and Michael Bisping for third most in company history behind Cerrone (23) and Demian Maia (22).
Miller’s 19 victories in UFC lightweight competition are the most in divisional history.
Miller’s 12 stoppage victories in UFC lightweight competition are second most in divisional history behind Joe Lauzon (13).
Miller’s nine submission victories in UFC lightweight competition are most in divisional history.
Miller’s 42 submission attempts in UFC competition are the most in company history.
Miller’s 11 fight-night bonuses for UFC lightweight bouts are tied with Nate Diaz for third most in divisional history behind Cerrone (15) and Lauzon (15).
[autotag]Roosevelt Roberts[/autotag] (10-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) makes his second UFC appearance in a 21-day stretch. He defeated Brok Weaver at UFC on ESPN 9 on May 30.
Preliminary card
Clay Guida
[autotag]Clay Guida[/autotag] (35-19 MMA, 15-13 UFC) is 3-2 since he returned to the UFC lightweight division in June 2017.
Guida’s 51 takedowns landed in UFC lightweight competition are third most in divisional history behind Gleison Tibau (84) and Khabib Nurmagomedov (57).
Guida has achieved 1:41:52 of control time in UFC lightweight competition, the most in divisional history. His 1:18:00 of top position time of also most in divisional history.
[autotag]Bobby Green[/autotag] (24-10-1 MMA, 5-5-1 UFC) is 1-5 (with one no contest) in his past seven fights dating back to November 2014.
[autotag]Tecia Torres[/autotag]’ (10-5 MMA, 6-5 UFC) competes in her 12th UFC strawweight bout, the fourth most appearances in divisional history behind Angela Hill (15), Randa Markos (14) and Joanna Jedrzejczyk (13).
Torres’ four-fight losing skid is the longest of her career. She hasn’t earned a victory since December 2017.
Torres’ four-fight losing skid in UFC strawweight competition is tied with Kailin Curran for longest in divisional history.
[autotag]Marc Andre Barriault[/autotag]’s (11-4 MMA, 0-3 UFC) three-fight losing skid is the longest of his career. He hasn’t earned a victory since September 2018.
[autotag]Oskar Piechota[/autotag] (11-3-1 MMA, 2-3 UFC) has suffered three consecutive losses after starting his career on a 12-fight unbeaten streak.
Cortney Casey
[autotag]Cortney Casey[/autotag] (9-7 MMA, 5-6 UFC) makes her second UFC appearance in a 35-day stretch. She beat Mara Romero Borella at UFC on ESPN 8 on May 16.
[autotag]Gillian Robertson[/autotag] (7-4 MMA, 4-2 UFC) competes in her seventh UFC women’s flyweight bout, tied with Katlyn Chookagian for the most appearances in divisional history.
Robertson’s average fight time of 5:49 in UFC women’s flyweight competition is the shortest in divisional history.
Robertson’s four victories in UFC women’s flyweight competition are second most in divisional history behind Chookagian (five) and Valentina Shevchenko (five).
Robertson’s four stoppage victories in UFC women’s flyweight competition are most in divisional history.
Robertson’s three submission victories in UFC women’s flyweight competition are tied with Montana De La Rosa for most in divisional history.
[autotag]Frank Camacho[/autotag] (22-8 MMA, 2-4 UFC) is 2-2 since he dropped to the UFC lightweight division in November 2017.
Mexanne Modafferi
[autotag]Roxanne Modafferi[/autotag] (24-16 MMA, 3-4 UFC) competes in her seventh UFC women’s flyweight bout, tied with Chookagian for the most appearances in divisional history.
Modafferi’s average fight time of 15:35 in UFC women’s flyweight competition is longest in divisional history.
Modafferi has earned 34:09 of control time in UFC women’s flyweight competition, the most in divisional history.
Modafferi has alternated wins and losses over her past seven fights. She won her most recent bout at UFC 246 in January.
[autotag]Lauren Murphy[/autotag] (12-4 MMA, 4-4 UFC) is 3-1 since she dropped to the UFC flyweight division in December 2017.
Murphy is one of five female fighters in UFC history to earn a knockout stemming from a knee strike. She accomplished the feat at UFC on ESPN 5.
[autotag]Max Rohskopf[/autotag] (5-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC), 25, is the youngest of the 24 fighters scheduled to compete at the event.
UFC research analyst and live statistics producer Michael Carroll contributed to this story. Follow him on Twitter @MJCflipdascript.
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A featherweight matchup between Josh Emmett and Shane Burgos is in the works for the UFC’s June 20 card.
A battle between surging featherweights is in the works for the UFC’s June 20 card when [autotag]Shane Burgos[/autotag] (13-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) faces [autotag]Josh Emmett[/autotag] (15-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC).
MMA Junkie confirmed the targeted matchup following an initial report from ESPN. The event does not have a location or venue at this time.
Burgos recently signed a new four-fight deal with the UFC and since suffering his first career loss to Calvin Kattar in 2018, has rebounded with three straight wins over Kurt Holobaugh, Cub Swanson and Makwan Amirkhani.
Since dropping down to 145 pounds, Emmett has won four of five bouts and is coming off back-to-back finishes over Michael Johnson and Mirsad Bektic. He was briefly linked to a bout with Edson Barboza on May 2, which he later confirmed was never officially offered to him.
With the addition, the current June 20 lineup includes:
Josh Emmett explains that while the name has been discussed, there was no deal in place to face Edson Barboza on May 2.
[autotag]Josh Emmett[/autotag] is not one to turn down opponents, but he was surprised to see his next fight announced without even knowing about it.
It was posted on various media outlets that Emmett (15-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) would face [autotag]Edson Barboza[/autotag] at UFC Oklahoma City on May 2, which was news to Emmett.
Emmett told MMA Junkie that while the name had been discussed, there was certainly no deal in place to face Barboza.
“When my wife and I were in Vietnam, my manager asked me, just because the UFC threw out a name, and they’re like, ‘Hey, they’re wondering if you wanted to fight Edson Barboza April 25 in Nebraska,'” Emmett said. “And at this time, I was on vacation. I was injured – that’s why I was out there – and I was thinking that was just too soon. I wasn’t even coming back to the States for another week or two.
“I actually just found out online. I was on the phone with my manager when this was put out there and I was asking him about possible dates, possible opponents, and then my phone was blowing up and I opened Instagram. … I was like, ‘Oh, they announced this fight,’ They never even asked me.”
Emmett was scheduled to face Arnold Allen at UFC on ESPN+ 24 in January, but was forced out due to an undisclosed injury. He was targeting a return starting mid-May through July, but was initially offered the Barboza fight too early. Emmett said that while it was never going to happen on May 2, he is open to facing Barboza in the future.
“I’m really not opposed to the fight, but they have to ask me,” Emmett said. “I never got the call. I never asked to fight on that date or against him there, and I just saw people (saying), ‘Oh, I’m going to buy tickets to this,’ and I felt bad because I don’t even have a bout agreement. They haven’t even asked me to fight in Oklahoma, and supposedly it was going down.
“I also have one fight left on my contract, so the whole thing with that is, I was saying I’ll fight anybody – it just has to make sense because from a business standpoint and what I’m trying to accomplish. If Barboza were to come down to featherweight, it’s high risk for not much of a reward. He comes down – say he beats me. Then he takes my spot, and they probably push him. For me – I win, I stay where I’m at.”
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Since dropping down to featherweight, Emmett has won four of five and is coming off back-to-back finishes of Michael Johnson and Mirsad Bektic. He’s hoping to secure a fight against a top-ranked opponent next, but so far hasn’t been offered the names he’s looking for.
Barboza, on the other hand, has lost four of his past five. So Emmett hopes that with one fight left on his contract the UFC would sweeten the pot if he’s offered the Barboza fight again.
“I’m not opposed to it,” Emmett said. “It has to make sense, and in that case (Barboza), whether there’s something in there, I beat him, then I get this. Or financially, if it’ll set me up for later on, then of course – yeah, I’m open to it. But it has to make sense. He’s a threat. He’s a dangerous fighter, but it seems like I’m fighting all these people behind me, or I’m always the person, when someone is coming down from ’55, I’m the one to stay there when I do want to move forward.”
