If I didn't just watch Sean Brady bring the wrestling to Kelvin Gastelum, I might be a little more wishy washy here. But I did see that fight, I saw Sean take Kelvin down without issue, I saw Sean avoid issue son the feet, I saw Sean dominate the grappling and I have to assume it is more of the same here. Everyone loves talking about what an amazing grappler Gilbert Burns is, and while I am sure he is, it doesn't translate as well to a cage as people want to pretend that it does. He has 1 submission win in his last 11 fights and that was against Neil Magny. Whoever shoots first will win this fight and I am very confident that Sean will shoot first. i don't think he is afraid of Gilbert's BJJ and we have seen the improved wrestling. Sean is the pick and -170 seems like a discount.

Gilbert Burns

Gilbert Burns is a grappler who has developed striking over time. He has impressive power and is willing to throw down. He is undersized for the division but he is fast, powerful and tough enough to hang with the divisions elite. He is coming off the lats second finish loss to JDM where he was dominating with wrestling but got blasted with a knee and finished in the 3rd

Sean Brady

Sean Brady is a high level grappler with some power in his hands. He plots forward and throws bombs, and even work in a spining backfist before shooting takedowns. He can be dangerous on his feet and is definitely dangerous on the ground. He tends to have cardio issues, but has learned how to rest on top. He averages more than 3 takedowns per fight and is coming off the very one sided win over Kelvin Gastelum where he had 5 takedowns and the eventual submission.