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Brazilian favorite Gilbert Burns calls out Ex-UFC champion Dustin Poirier amid links to welterweight move

gilbert burnsFormer UFC welterweight champion, Gilbert Burns, throws his hat in the ring for a potential Dustin Poirier fight.  Following his brutal knockout loss to Justin Gaethje last month, Poirier now finds himself in a slightly awkward position. His dreams of winning an undisputed UFC title have now at least been postponed for some time, but […]

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Former UFC welterweight champion, Gilbert Burns, throws his hat in the ring for a potential Dustin Poirier fight. 

Following his brutal knockout loss to Justin Gaethje last month, Poirier now finds himself in a slightly awkward position. His dreams of winning an undisputed UFC title have now at least been postponed for some time, but he also does not seem willing to take on the division’s up-and-comers. 

‘The Diamond’ is also one of the promotion’s bigger names and could also be a part of big non-title fights. With his exciting style and willingness to engage in firefights, there is many fun scraps that the 34-year-old can be a part of.

Poirier seems eager to right his wrongs and get back in the cage in the near future. Talking about the next steps, he names a trilogy fight with Gaethje along with a potential Nate Diaz. the American also mentioned the possibility of moving up to the welterweight division.

“That’s another thing. Of course I could make 170 because I walk around heavier than 170, but everybody thinks I’m a f****** huge lightweight,” Poirier began. “Trust me, I’m on the mats at American Top Team with a handful of other fighters at 155 pounds who weigh more than me on a normal basis.

“Out of camp, here in Louisiana, if I’m training a couple times a week, I’m high 170s. I’m waking up 178. That’s not big. To the average person that might seem like a lot, but in this day and age, lightweights in the UFC, that’s not heavy.” (H/T MMAFighting)

Gilbert Burns calls out Dustin Poirier

With his name value, it of course did not take long for numerous welterweights to detail there case for a potential fight with Poirier. 

The latest of which was Gilbert Burns, who took to ‘X’ in to express his interest in the fight.

How would a fight between Dustin Poirier and Gilbert Burns go?

Report – Kamaru Usman vs. Gilbert Burns Verbally Agreed For UFC 258 on Feb. 13

UsmanA reworked welterweight title matchup between current champion, Kamaru ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ Usman, and streaking challenger, Gilbert ‘Durinho’ Burns has reportedly been verbally agreed for UFC 258 on February 13 – with a location or venue for the showcase yet to be determined by the promotion. Hoping to lock horns at the third time of […]

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A reworked welterweight title matchup between current champion, Kamaru ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ Usman, and streaking challenger, Gilbert ‘Durinho’ Burns has reportedly been verbally agreed for UFC 258 on February 13 – with a location or venue for the showcase yet to be determined by the promotion.

Hoping to lock horns at the third time of asking, a pairing between Usman and Burns had been penned for the main event of UFC 251 in July, until Burns was removed from the event in favour of Jorge ‘Gamebred’ Masvidal, after he had returned a positive COVID-19 test result.

Targeted for the headliner of the promotion’s final flagship event of the year at UFC 256 on December 12 – Usman was this time forced from the pairing following a niggling injury which required more time to recover from.

According to a report from Combate’s, Raphael Marinho this afternoon, both sides have agreed to meet in February at the UFC 258 pay-per-view event, with the promotion set to send out bout agreements to both Usman and Burns to make the title clash official.

Hoping to score his third straight successful defence of the welterweight throne, Usman had dispatched the above-mentioned, Masvidal via a comfortable unanimous decision win on ‘Fight Island’ in July.

Prior to that, the Sanford MMA mainstay and recent Trevor Wittman mover had taken a fifth-round knockout win over former interim champion, Colby ‘Chaos’ Covington in a heated back-and-forth at UFC 245 in December last.

Earning his clash at undisputed gold, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu ace, Burns headlined UFC Vegas in May, taking a rather one-sided unanimous judging win of his own over former champion, Tyron ‘The Chosen One’ Woodley. 

The victory marked Burns’ fourth straight win since his return to 170-pounds, and his second win of the year after a UFC Fight Night Brasília knockout win over compatriot, Demian Maia on homesoil in March.