UFC Winnipeg: Burns vs. Malott: preview, full card, odds Via P+

Burns said that despite the losing skid, he still trusts himself to compete with the best names welterweight has to offer.

"We still have a couple more fights," Burns said of his next career steps. "Not a lot more fights, but still a couple more fights ahead. But yeah, I'm very proud of my journey, of my career. I don't think in my best dreams I would've dreamt of the way it's going right now."

Burns competed for the UFC welterweight title in Feb. 2021, losing to then-champion Kamaru Usman. Burns admitted that he may never sniff a title opportunity again, but was grateful for the experience of competing at the sport's highest level.

Meanwhile, Malott, who is headlining for the first time in his UFC career thus far, recognizes what a win against a formidable name in Burns does for the next leg of his career.

“At the end of the day, this is something I’ve wanted since I was 13 years old, man,” Malott told UFC.com. “I’ve been dreaming of this every single day for close to 20 years — to get to make that walk — and to be in the main event is pretty special.”

Barring what happens next at 170 pounds, a title shot could be a legitimate possibility in the not-too-distant future.

But first, Malott must handle business.

UFC Winnipeg Full Card + Odds

The fights can be streamed live on Paramount+, taking place from the Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg, Manatoba.

A 12-fight card gets underway with the prelims at 5 p.m. ET, followed by the main card at 8 p.m. ET. The entire card nearly stayed intact, but a flyweight preliminary fight pitting Mitch Raposo vs. Allan Nascimento was axed after Raposo was deemed ill before morning weigh-ins began.

The full bout order, plus betting odds from DraftKings Sportsbook as of Friday afternoon, are below.

Main card (Start time 8 p.m. ET/ 5 p.m. PT, P+)

• Main Event: Gilbert Burns (+220) vs. Mike Malott (-270), welterweight – five rounds (non-title)
• Co-Main Event: Kyler Phillips (+114) vs. Charles Jourdain (-135), bantamweight
• Mandel Nallo (-180) vs. Jai Herbert (+150), lightweight
• Jasmine Jasudavicius (-258) vs. Karine Silva (+240), flyweight
• Thiago Moises (+140) vs. Gauge Young (-166), lightweight
• Dennis Buzukja (+350) vs. Marcio Barbosa (-455), featherweight

Preliminary card (Start time 5 p.m. ET/ 2 p.m. PT, P+)

• Featured Prelim: Julien Leblanc (+136) vs. Robert Valentin Frey (-162), middleweight
• Tanner Boser (+124) vs. Gokhan Saricam (-148), heavyweight
• Melissa Croden (-130) vs. Darya Zheleznyakova (+110), bantamweight
• JJ Aldrich (+124) vs. Jamey-Lyn Horth (-148), flyweight
• John Castaneda (-125) vs. Mark Vologdin (+105), bantamweight
• Jamie Siraj (-265) vs. John Yannis (+215), bantamweight