{"id":354153,"date":"2020-06-24T09:45:12","date_gmt":"2020-06-24T16:45:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=354153"},"modified":"2020-06-24T09:45:12","modified_gmt":"2020-06-24T16:45:12","slug":"gilbert-burns-details-recent-gym-encounter-with-kamaru-usman-it-was-a-bit-weird","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/gilbert-burns-details-recent-gym-encounter-with-kamaru-usman-it-was-a-bit-weird\/","title":{"rendered":"Gilbert Burns details recent gym encounter with Kamaru Usman: “It was a bit weird”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gilbert Burns is set to challenge Kamaru Usman for the UFC welterweight title at UFC 251. The pair are not only the two best welterweights on earth, but long-time teammates.<\/p>\n

Both Usman and Burns have both spent their recent careers training at Sanford MMA in South Florida, under the tutelage of Henri Hooft. Ahead of the matchup, Usman will relocate<\/a> to Denver, Colorado to train under Trevor Wittman, the man behind Justin Gaethje, Rose Namajunas, and others.<\/p>\n

\u201cFlorida was the base for a long time, but you grow from there,\u201d Usman told ESPN<\/a> of his departure from Sanford MMA. \u201cWe always had a ton of guys, some of the best training partners out there and some great coaches.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut I wanted a little more specific attention at this point in my career \u2014 someone to be able to say, \u2018You\u2019re going to come in at this time and work on this particular skill,\u2019\u201d he continued. \u201cIt\u2019s very tough to do that when there are 40 to 50 guys in the room with you who also need to get attention.\u201d<\/p>\n

Before Usman packed his bags, however, he and Burns crossed paths at Sanford MMA. According to Burns, it was a little bit weird, but it also provided the two men an opportunity to clear the air\u2014and make plans for a post-fight beer.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn Monday, right after the UFC Las Vegas card that my brother fought at, I ran into him in the gym when I came back,\u201d Burns told MMA Fighting<\/a>. \u201cHe stayed here that week and then went to Colorado to finish his camp. We spoke, and it was all good. He said, \u2018Let\u2019s fight, leave it all in the octagon, and then we\u2019ll have a beer together.\u2019 It will be very professional.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was surprised when I saw him. But I was like, \u2018Oh, he\u2019s here, cool, let\u2019s have this talk today.\u2019 It was even better that he was there, actually. It was OK. I knew he would show up in the gym, but I didn\u2019t know when. It was a bit weird, but it was very light.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite his closeness to Usman, Burns says he will be looking for the finish. That being said, he doesn’t expect it to be easy.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m going there to knock him out or submit him,\u201d Burns said. \u201cThat\u2019s what I want to do, but I think it\u2019s going to be a war. I think Kamaru is tougher than Woodley and Demian (Maia), my last two fights. I had a great performance, but Kamaru is a different person, and I think it will be hard to either knock him out or submit him. That\u2019s what I want in the fight, a finish, but I think it\u2019s going to be an intense five-round war.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gilbert Burns last fought earlier this month, when he picked up a lopsided decision win over the former champion Tyron Woodley.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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