NEW YORK – Shane Burgos beat Makwan Amirkhani with a third-round TKO Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC 244 at Madison Square Garden in New York. Take a look inside the fight with Burgos, who won for the third straight time. Result: Shane Burgos def. Makwan Amirkhani via TKO (punches) – Round 3, 4:42 Updated records: Burgos (13-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC), Amirkhani (15-4 MMA, 5-2 UFC) Key stat: Burgos landed nearly 70 percent of his total strikes and outstruck Amirkhani 157-28 – though Amirkhani landed three takedowns. Related UFC 244 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Program total passes $30 million Fight Tracks: The walkout songs of UFC 244 with Neil Diamond, AC/DC, Phil Collins, Johnny Cash classics Burgos on the fight’s key moment “I tried not to think too much about him being a step down in competition after Cub (Swanson), it was a little harder to stay focused and I was the biggest favorite on the card.
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