Kevin Bertrand Burns (born March 3, 1980) is a former American mixed martial artist who previously competed in the Welterweight division.
Burns later began training in Tae Kwon Do at the age of 18, before transitioning into Brazilian jiu-jitsu, and then finally mixed martial arts.
[1] With only ten months of training, Burns made his amateur MMA debut, defeating Josh Neer.
Only after seeing the replay from a different camera angle was it seen that the reason for Johnson falling to the ground was due to one of Burns's open handed jabs landing deep into his eye.
After the fight Johnson appealed the decision as being poked in the eye was a foul, but it was ultimately rejected due to lack of remedy.