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UFC welterweight contender Gilbert Burns has taken a shot at Ariel Helwani for suggesting he needs to fight to keep his number one contender spot.<\/p>\n

It was reported last night that the proposed Welterweight Championship bout at UFC 256 between Kamaru Usman and Gilbert Burns will no longer be taking place on that date. Following the news, ESPN reporter Ariel Helwani suggested that perhaps Burns would be open to fighting Leon Edwards with the winner being dubbed the new number one contender.<\/p>\n

As you can probably imagine, Burns wasn’t a big fan of the idea.<\/p>\n

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I\u2019m already the number contender, I\u2019m waiting for a title shot. Why should I fight to be a number 1 contender again? You really think that or just hating on Ali again? https:\/\/t.co\/Z6gOuYlkAQ<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 GILBERT BURNS DURINHO (@GilbertDurinho) October 6, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

“I\u2019m already the number contender, I\u2019m waiting for a title shot. Why should I fight to be a number 1 contender again? You really think that or just hating on Ali again?”.<\/p>\n

Prior to the title fight being called off, Burns noted some of the advantages<\/a> he believes he has over Usman.<\/p>\n

\u201cI see a lot of advantages,\u201d Burns said. \u201cFor sure my jiu jitsu. Any wrestlers in this division, Colby Covington, try taking me down. Just try it. I\u2019ll be more than happy to not make it easy for guys to take me down. I might defend the shot or even take you guys down. As soon as I get on top, or even on bottom, I\u2019m able to submit or even sweep or do whatever with any one of these guys in the division.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNot only for the champion, but for anyone, I\u2019m a threat on my feet too,\u201d Burns said. \u201cI can kick, I can punch. I hit way harder than these guys. I have all the explosiveness. I\u2019m fresh in the division. I don\u2019t know how I didn\u2019t make that change [from lightweight to welterweight] before, but right now I feel so good for that division.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI see a finish,\u201d he told Yee. \u201cI don\u2019t know how. I know I can submit him. I know I can knock him out. I\u2019m just going to work super hard to make sure I\u2019m in the best shape of my life. We\u2019re already planning.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI have so much energy right now that I see finish,\u201d he added. \u201cI\u2019m going to be looking for the finish every single minute, every single second of that fight. That\u2019s what I\u2019m looking for.\u201d<\/p>\n

With Kamaru Usman unavailable, what do you think should be next for Gilbert Burns?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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