Josh Hedges/Zuffa
Gilbert Burns makes a quick turnaround as he draws Northern Ireland’s Norman Parke and makes it his third consecutive fight in his native Brazil whilst in the UFC.
Portal do Vale Tudo was the first to announce the match-up early Saturday.
Burns (10-0) is perfect as a professional with nine finishes in ten wins. Since joining the UFC in mid 2014, Burns has amassed a record of 3-0 in the promotion. Making his debut at welterweight and going the distance for the first, and only time in his career, Burns would drop to lightweight shortly thereafter and pick up consecutive armbar victories over Giagos and ‘Cowboy’ Oliveira, with the latter being on March 21. He picked up post-fight bonuses after both of these wins.
Parke (20-3-1) was the lightweight winner of ‘The Ultimate Fighter: Smashes’ as a member of Team UK under coach Ross Pearson. Since making his debut in late 2012 at the finale, Parke is 4-1-1 in his 6 fights in the UFC with decisions over Tuck, Tokudome and Fletcher. After drawing with Leonardo Santos he went on to finish Naoyuki Kotani before losing a split decision to veteran Gleison Tibau.
This fights placement on the card is unknown at this time, but it’s safe to assume it will be one of the featured bouts on the main card.
UFC Fight Night 67 (UFC Goiania) takes place on May 30 in Goiânia, Brazil at the Goiânia Arena. It will be headlined by a fun welterweight contest between Thiago Alves and a returning Carlos Condit.
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