Gilbert Burns discusses delayed concussion symptoms from Michael Morales loss

Gilbert Burns discusses delayed concussion symptoms from Michael Morales lossSayan NagMar 21, 2026Gilbert Burnssuffered some serious damage in his loss againstMichael Morales.Burns suffered a first-round knockout loss against Morales in May last year. While Burns’s head was swollen from the impact, it went down within a couple of days. “Durinho” was briefly doing fine until he boarded a flight to Las Vegas during the International Fight Week at the end of June. Burns has terrible headache during the flight and decided to rush to the UFC Performance Institute once he landed. Tests revealed that Burns still had a concussion from his loss against Morales. The former welterweight title challenger had to go through another month of recovery routine before he returned to training.‘My Head Was Exploding’“TheMichael Moralesfight was the weird one, because I fell,” Burns toldMMAjunkie.com. “I wasn’t out, but I fell and [my head] got swollen very big, next day bigger. And then the swelling went off and I was good for a week or so… And then, I think it was International Fight Week, and I got a flight to Vegas. On that flight to Vegas, it kind of came back. My head was exploding when I got there. It was sunny and I went to the PI, did a bunch of tests, still had a concussion. Felt nauseous, throwing up, and then we had to readjust all the protocol again. Started doing hyperbaric chambers, going to the diet supplementation again. After that it was a month and a half and I was back in training.”Burns’ (22-9) loss against Morales was his fourth straight in a row. The Brazilian is now scheduled to face an up-and-coming Mike Mallott (13-2) in enemy territory atUFC Winnipegon April 18 at the Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

Gilbert Burns discusses delayed concussion symptoms from Michael Morales lossSayan NagMar 21, 2026

Gilbert Burns discusses delayed concussion symptoms from Michael Morales loss

Gilbert Burnssuffered some serious damage in his loss againstMichael Morales.Burns suffered a first-round knockout loss against Morales in May last year. While Burns’s head was swollen from the impact, it went down within a couple of days. “Durinho” was briefly doing fine until he boarded a flight to Las Vegas during the International Fight Week at the end of June. Burns has terrible headache during the flight and decided to rush to the UFC Performance Institute once he landed. Tests revealed that Burns still had a concussion from his loss against Morales. The former welterweight title challenger had to go through another month of recovery routine before he returned to training.‘My Head Was Exploding’“TheMichael Moralesfight was the weird one, because I fell,” Burns toldMMAjunkie.com. “I wasn’t out, but I fell and [my head] got swollen very big, next day bigger. And then the swelling went off and I was good for a week or so… And then, I think it was International Fight Week, and I got a flight to Vegas. On that flight to Vegas, it kind of came back. My head was exploding when I got there. It was sunny and I went to the PI, did a bunch of tests, still had a concussion. Felt nauseous, throwing up, and then we had to readjust all the protocol again. Started doing hyperbaric chambers, going to the diet supplementation again. After that it was a month and a half and I was back in training.”Burns’ (22-9) loss against Morales was his fourth straight in a row. The Brazilian is now scheduled to face an up-and-coming Mike Mallott (13-2) in enemy territory atUFC Winnipegon April 18 at the Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

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