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Gilbert Burns casts doubt on Colby Covington’s claim that he broke his foot during UFC 296 title fight

Gilbert Burns is calling bullsh*t on Colby Covington’s claim that he broke his foot in the first round of…

Gilbert Burns is calling bullsh*t on Colby Covington’s claim that he broke his foot in the first round of his UFC 296 title fight with Leon Edwards.

After nearly two years on the shelf, Covington returned to the Octagon in December and walked straight into a third opportunity to claim welterweight gold. After coming up short on two separate occasions against then-titleholder Kamaru Usman, ‘Chaos’ was confident he had the skills to dethrone reigning champion Leon Edwards. Unfortunately, confidence was not enough. ‘Rocky’ controlled the fight for 25 minutes, stymying Covington’s offense and walking away with a decisive unanimous decision.

Perhaps unsurprisingly, Covington offered up an excuse for his lackluster performance, claiming that he had broken his foot in the opening round which prevented him from utilizing his signature ground game. However, Covington offered up little evidence to prove that he had sustained any sort of injury — aside from a questionable image of an X-ray

Speaking with Hyon Ko of The AllStar, fellow welterweight contender Gilbert Burns cast doubt on Covington’s supposed injury, revealing that he himself saw Covington walking around Miami with no cast or noticeable issue following the fight with Edwards.

“He was going everywhere,” Burns said. “We saw him walking everywhere. The X-ray, I didn’t see his name on the X-ray. We saw this guy walking everywhere in Miami, playing poker. Going everywhere. I didn’t see no cast. I didn’t see anything so I don’t know. It’s very hard to believe anything that Colby says. You don’t know when he’s being true. When he’s being a character.”

Many MMA pundits, including those who dubbed themselves Colby Covington fans, were quick to accuse the California native of simply “not showing up” on fight night. Though there may be some truth to the statement, Burns believes that only serves to discredit what Leon Edwards was able to accomplish against his outspoken opposition.

“A lot of guys said he didn’t show up,” Burns added. “I think he did show up, but Leon just shut him down. People don’t give Leon a lot of credit, but I think he’s very good and he just shut the guy down.”

Gilbert Burns Believes Covington’s Days of talking Himself into title fights are over

What comes next for Covington is anyone’s guess. Following his loss to Edwards, he called for a potential meeting with former two-time title challenger Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson, who had lost to Shavkat Rakhmonov shortly before his showdown with Edwards. Covington has also called for a fight with rising welterweight contender Ian Garry after the pair traded some verbal jabs in the media.

Either way, Burns is confident that Covington has seen his last UFC title opportunity, making him essentially irrelevant to every fighter who is working their way toward a shot at championship gold.

“I saw a couple of things that he might fight Ian Garry or me,” Burns said. “That guy’s not relevant. The way he shows up every two years without fighting. I’m not even thinking of this guy. I called this guy out so many times. He had so many opportunities. Now my focus is on Jack. After Jack, we’ll see, but I’m not [looking past] Jack. He’s gonna be very hungry, but I just think Colby Covington got shut down real bad and I think he’s done.

“After the fight [with Leon Edwards], he called out ‘Wonderboy’ who had just lost… He’s done. He’s never fighting for the title again so why [would I] fight him now?”

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Paddy Pimblett backed as ‘Legit fighter’ amid criticizm from Colby Covington after UFC 296: ‘Slowly he’s learning’

Despite questions from Colby Covington about his ability and even skepticism from Paul Felder if he could beat any…

Despite questions from Colby Covington about his ability and even skepticism from Paul Felder if he could beat any lightweight contender ranked in the top-15 of the division, Paddy Pimblett has been backed as a “legit fighter” – whilst unpolished, by former UFC title challenger, Gilbert Burns.

Pimblett, who made his return to the Octagon at UFC 296 last month, landed his fourth consecutive victory in a one-sided unanimous decision win over former interim lightweight champion, Tony Ferguson in the pair’s grudge match.

The outing came as Paddy Pimblett’s first since December the year prior, where the Liverpool native landed a contrvoersial decision win over Jared Gordon. In other Octagon triumphs, former Cage Warriors featherweight kingpin, Pimblett turned in stoppage wins over both Jordan Leavitt, and Luigi Vendramini.

And receiving criticizm from Covington – who questioned his ability after UFC 296, Pimblett’s chances of beating a lightweight contender within the ranking pile’s top-15 was also called into question by the aforenoted, Felder.

Gilbert Burns defends Paddy Pimblett from criticizm

However, according to former welterweight title challenger, Burns, Pimblett – whom he has previously trained with, is most definitely a legitimate fighter, despite his naysayers and vocal critics.

“I think the guy (Paddy Pimblett) fought very good,” Gilbert Burns said on the JAXXON podcast. “Like I said, he still needs to get tested. I still think that he needs to get to that point that’s like, let’s see what he’s going to do on that last round. He lost the first one, lost the second one and and let’s see now. I still want to see those guys tested, but still very young. When I was in the U.K., I was training with him. The guy is serious. He takes it super serious. Good guy, trains hard, I think, but still got to be tested a little bit.”

“Four months ago when I was in the U.K. he was already in shape,” Burns continued. “I think slowly he’s learning. And yeah – he legit. He’s still very young, but he’s a legit fighter.”

Just days removed from his fight with Ferguson, Pimblett has sent fans into worry on social media, appearing to piling on significant mass since his victory – a prior trait he claimed he was set to leave behind him prior to his return at UFC 296.

Gilbert Burns Comes to the defense of ian garry and his wife amid drama: ‘If it works for them, whatever’

Amid all the recent drama and backlash, Ian Garry has seemingly found an ally in welterweight standout Gilbert Burns….

Amid all the recent drama and backlash, Ian Garry has seemingly found an ally in welterweight standout Gilbert Burns.

Garry has been the subject of many headlines over the last few months, much of which surrounds the unconventional relationship with his wife, Layla Anna-Lee. After fans and fighters alike learned that Anna-Lee, who is 14 years older than Garry, wrote a book teaching older women how to date young athletes and celebrities, the couple found themselves defending their marriage against hateful comments from the MMA community, including reigning UFC middleweight champ Sean Strickland.

Speaking with MMA Junkie, Burns questioned why fans and media outlets have targeted Garry so extensively before essentially answering his own question.

“A lot of things happened over the past weekends,” Burns said. Like, we had Bellator champions, Patchy Mix and we had Jason Jackson. We got a lot of things with the PFL, Bellator, we had a lot of good [and] interesting things. But then you’ve got the drama with Ian, that was the number one thing everywhere, you know.

“Why are we going so much to the drama side, you know? Why are we not going to the good side? I guess the drama gives more views and things if people get more gossipy and they like it.”

Taking the high road, Burns opted to come to the defense of Garry and his wife, suggesting that the pair are seemingly happy together and in the end, that’s all that truly matters.

“They have a good relationship so far as I see,” Burns continued. “You know, they look good. Whatever they wanna say, she’s a little bit older, whatever. We have a lot of people that are like that. The way I see it, if he’s happy, if she’s happy, if it works for them, whatever, you know? Do whatever you want.”

On December 16, Ian Garry will return to the Octagon for his toughest test as he takes on No. 8 ranked welterweight contender Vicente Luque. Riding a 14-fight win streak, ‘The Future’ will look to continue his climb up the ladder en route to an eventual UFC title opportunity.

“It’s going to be a good fight, I think,” Burns said. “They both are strikers. For sure Ian is the younger guy, the faster guy… He comes quick, you know, he starts fast. He’s got good volume, good kicks, good hands. Vicente’s going to come with war, like, he’s battle-tested. He fought so many guys, got into a lot of wars. This is going to be a good one” (h/t MMA Weekly).

Leon Edwards picked to beat Colby Covington in UFC 296 title fight: ‘He’s got a lot of pop on his hands’

Incumbent welterweight champion, Leon Edwards has been backed to turn in a victory against incoming foe, Colby Covington in…

Incumbent welterweight champion, Leon Edwards has been backed to turn in a victory against incoming foe, Colby Covington in the pair’s championship clash at UFC 296 by former title chaser, Gilbert Burns later this month – with the Brazilian claiming the undisputed gold holder could likely “outstrike” the challenger.

Edwards, the current undisputed welterweight titleholder, most recently headlined UFC 286 back in March in London, landing a close, majority decision win over three-time foe, Kamaru Usman in the pair’s championship trilogy bout on home soil.

As for Covington, the Clovis native has been sidelined since March of last year, turning in a dominant, unanimous decision win over former training partner and two-time title challenger, Jorge Masvidal in the pair’s heated grudge match at the welterweight limit.

And drawing former interim champion, Covington later this month in the main event of UFC 296, Edwards has been backed by Niteroi native, Burns to land a victory over the challenger.

“He’s (Leon Edwards) more dangerous than Kamaru (Usman), way more crispy,” Gilbert Burns told MMA Junkie. “The hands are quicker. The kicks are good. I think he’s going to be able to defend the takedowns and kind of outstrike him (Colby Covington) because of his precision and he’s got a lot of power.”

“He’s got a lot of pop on the kicks, and a lot of pop on the hands too,” Burns continued. “So, I do think Leon is going to win. It’s not going to be easy but, I think he’s going to get it done.”

Leon Edwards backed to beat Colby Covington at UFC 296

And drawing former interim champion, Covington later this month in the main event of UFC 296, Edwards has been backed by Niteroi native, Burns to land a victory over the challenger.

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