It was a last-stand Saturday night at the Apex in Las Vegas. Veterans Gilbert Burns and Paul Craig, with 42 UFC appearances between them, were set to take to the octagon in the top two bouts on a 12-fight card.

Burns, ESPN's No. 8-ranked welterweight, enters the fight looking for his first victory since April 2023, when he beat Jorge Masvidal by unanimous decision at UFC 287. He has lost each of his last three fights, including a unanimous decision loss to Sean Brady last September.

Gilbert Burns vs. Michael Morales is a textbook crossroads fight. Burns, the former UFC welterweight title challenger at 38, is on his first losing streak. Morales, a rising contender at 25, has never lost a fight.