UFC welterweight Gilbert Burns has called out Jorge Masvidal for October or November after receiving no response from Leon Edwards. Burns has wasted no time in searching for his next opponent after his recent victory at UFC 264. At the pay-per-view, &#…
UFC welterweight Gilbert Burns has called out Jorge Masvidal for October or November after receiving no response from Leon Edwards. Burns has wasted no time in searching for his next opponent after his recent victory at UFC 264. At the pay-per-view, “Durinho” returned to championship contention with an impressive performance against two-time title challenger Stephen […]
Gilbert Burns is continuing to take shots at Leon Edwards. For over a year now, Burns and Edwards have taken shots at one another. However, they were never booked for a fight. Yet, they got different fights. With them both at the top of the welterweigh…
Gilbert Burns is continuing to take shots at Leon Edwards. For over a year now, Burns and Edwards have taken shots at one another. However, they were never booked for a fight. Yet, they got different fights. With them both at the top of the welterweight division, a scrap between them makes sense, especially if […]
Gilbert Burns is continuing to take shots at Leon Edwards. For over a year now, Burns and Edwards have taken shots at one another. However, they were never booked for a fight. Yet, they got different fights. With them both at the top of the welterweigh…
Gilbert Burns is continuing to take shots at Leon Edwards. For over a year now, Burns and Edwards have taken shots at one another. However, they were never booked for a fight. Yet, they got different fights. With them both at the top of the welterweight division, a scrap between them makes sense, especially if […]
Gilbert Burns will fight anyone to get another title shot. Burns returned to the win column with a unanimous decision victory over Stephen Thompson in the UFC 264 co-main event last week. While it was a win over a top-ranked welterweight, it wasn’t the most impressive performance either. And if he wants to get another […]
Gilbert Burns will fight anyone to get another title shot.
Burns returned to the win column with a unanimous decision victory over Stephen Thompson in the UFC 264 co-main event last week. While it was a win over a top-ranked welterweight, it wasn’t the most impressive performance either.
And if he wants to get another shot at Kamaru Usman’s welterweight title, Burns will have to rack up a few more wins, especially in impressive fashion.
So who does he want next? Whoever gets the Brazilian closer to the title. He’s even willing to fight Leon Edwards and Jorge Masvidal one after the other if that’s what it will take.
“I want the one to get me a clear way to the title,” Burns told TMZ (via Middle Easy). “If that’s Leon Edwards, that’s the one I want. If I need two more fights, give me Masvidal now, give me Leon Edwards later.
“I’m not going to lie to you — I want to fight everyone in the division. I still have a dream to battle against Colby, rematch with Kamaru, I want to beat Masvidal, Nate Diaz, Leon Edwards, I want to beat every single guy, especially a tough one in that division. So no preference. … And I do believe it’s against Leon or Jorge Masvidal. Between these two is my next fight.”
Of course, if Colby Covington — who is expected to fight for the title next — beats Usman, things could change for Burns. But for now, he needs another win at the very least to even think of staking a claim for a second title shot.
Gilbert Burns took Stephen Thompson to task with a decision win at UFC 264, but after some questionable strikes to the back of the head, Marc Goddard has decided to chime in. The fight was truly a pressure cooker of an affair, as the stakes for both fi…
Gilbert Burns took Stephen Thompson to task with a decision win at UFC 264, but after some questionable strikes to the back of the head, Marc Goddard has decided to chime in. The fight was truly a pressure cooker of an affair, as the stakes for both fighters were so consequential. For Thompson, it would […]
UFC welterweight Gilbert Burns has hit back at those criticizing his performance in his victory over Stephen Thompson at UFC 264. Burns’ comments come after he recorded a unanimous decision win against “Wonderboy” in last SaturdayR…
UFC welterweight Gilbert Burns has hit back at those criticizing his performance in his victory over Stephen Thompson at UFC 264. Burns’ comments come after he recorded a unanimous decision win against “Wonderboy” in last Saturday’s co-main event. Despite not thrilling the Vegas audience inside the T-Mobile arena, the Brazilian put on a mature and […]