{"id":356638,"date":"2020-07-20T12:18:25","date_gmt":"2020-07-20T19:18:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=356638"},"modified":"2020-07-20T12:18:25","modified_gmt":"2020-07-20T19:18:25","slug":"gilbert-burns-announces-hes-covid-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/gilbert-burns-announces-hes-covid-free\/","title":{"rendered":"Gilbert Burns announces he&#8217;s &#8220;covid free&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Monday afternoon, surging UFC welterweight contender Gilbert Burns announced that he has tested negative for COVID-19.<\/p>\n<p>Burns was expected to challenge Kamaru Usman for the UFC welterweight title at UFC 251 in Abu Dhabi earlier this month. Regrettably, he tested positive for COVID-19, and was promptly removed from the matchup as a result. He was then replaced by Jorge Masvidal, who Usman defeated by unanimous decision.<\/p>\n<p>The good news is that Burns seems to have kicked COVID-19. He announced this news on Twitter on Monday, sharing an image of his negative test.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Covid Free! &#x1f64f;&#x1f3fe;<br \/>\nSem Corona! &#x1f64f;&#x1f3fe; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/A6Pb4srIaP\">pic.twitter.com\/A6Pb4srIaP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 GILBERT BURNS DURINHO (@GilbertDurinho) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GilbertDurinho\/status\/1285266694441775106?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 20, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Covid Free,&#8221; he wrote in the caption for his post.<\/p>\n<p>After Burns withdrew from from his fight with Usman, there was some question as to what would be next for him.<\/p>\n<p>According to UFC President Dana White, however, Burns has not lost his position as the next man in line for a welterweight title shot.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Dana White says <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GilbertDurinho?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GilbertDurinho<\/a> is next for Kamaru Usman, not Jorge Masvidal rematch <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UFCFightIsland2?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UFCFightIsland2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Helen Yee (@HelenYeeSports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HelenYeeSports\/status\/1284149609351143426?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 17, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Burns also recently confessed that he&#8217;s glad Usman prevailed at UFC 251, as he worried a Jorge Masvidal victory could complicate the title situation in the division.<\/p>\n<p id=\"c8Gnt8\">\u201cI was very happy with the result of the fight,\u201d Burns said to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmafighting.com\/2020\/7\/16\/21326971\/gilbert-burns-expected-kamaru-usman-to-win-boring-decision-at-ufc-251-scoffs-at-leon-edwards\">MMA Fighting<\/a>. \u201cIt couldn\u2019t have gone any better. I knew the fight was going down that way, that it would be boring, but I had Kamaru winning by decision [ahead of the fight]\/<\/p>\n<p id=\"3jrBm2\">\u201cI was like, \u2018Man, [Masvidal] can\u2019t win,\u2019\u201d Burns added. \u201cI believed\u2014even if both guys had a full training camp\u2014that Kamaru would beat him. It would be the same.<\/p>\n<p id=\"CWYjmx\">\u201cIf you\u2019re just a striker, he\u2019s gonna take you down, he\u2019s gonna hold you down, beat you down and make you tired. That\u2019s just Kamaru, but I was hoping Kamaru would win. I didn\u2019t want any surprises.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Do you think Gilbert Burns will capture the UFC welterweight title now that&#8217;s healthy?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Monday afternoon, surging UFC welterweight contender Gilbert Burns announced that he has tested negative for COVID-19. Burns was expected to challenge Kamaru Usman for the UFC welterweight title at UFC 251 in Abu Dhabi earlier this month. Regrettably, he tested positive for COVID-19, and was promptly removed from the matchup as a result. 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