{"id":372598,"date":"2021-01-05T07:35:11","date_gmt":"2021-01-05T15:35:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=372598"},"modified":"2021-01-05T07:35:11","modified_gmt":"2021-01-05T15:35:11","slug":"conor-mcgregor-is-very-good-at-grappling-says-gilbert-burns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/conor-mcgregor-is-very-good-at-grappling-says-gilbert-burns\/","title":{"rendered":"Conor McGregor is &#8220;very good&#8221; at grappling, says Gilbert Burns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UFC welterweight contender Gilbert Burns believes Conor McGregor has &#8220;very good&#8221; Brazilian jiu jitsu, despite perceptions to the contrary.<\/p>\n<p>McGregor has long stood out as one of the most lethal strikers in MMA, with a long list of knockout wins to his credit. Yet many of the Irishman&#8217;s detractors\u2014both fans and fighters\u2014have suggested he&#8217;s lacking in the grappling department.<\/p>\n<p>Burns begs to differ.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/0pD_U9ZRXn4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">his YouTube channel<\/a> recently, Burns praised the grappling skill of McGregor, adding that the Irishman&#8217;s striking style makes him difficult to take down.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"&quot;Is Conor McGregor\u2019s Grappling underrated?&quot; - Gilbert Burns\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0pD_U9ZRXn4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He\u2019s good,&#8221; Burns said of McGregor. &#8220;People think he\u2019s very bad, but he\u2019s very good. People don\u2019t remember he swept Nate Diaz in their first fight. I think he\u2019s very underrated. People say, &#8216;all you have to do is take him down.&#8217; First of all, when the guy controls the distance like Conor (McGregor), it\u2019s not easy to take the guy down.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"IbWNyy\">&#8220;Another thing that people don\u2019t realise is those guys that kick a lot, they develop a lot power in their hips,&#8221; Burns added. &#8220;So those hips are very flexible and very strong. It\u2019s that type of flexibility and strength that is the same one that you use to defend the takedowns. The point is, Conor\u2019s Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is not bad. People underestimate that, but he is a good grappler the way I see. For sure, he\u2019s not a grappler. It\u2019s not a natural thing. It\u2019s not his natural thing, but for sure he\u2019s put a lot of focus on that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Gilbert Burns is slated to challenge Kamaru Usman for the UFC welterweight title <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/kamaru-usman-vs-gilbert-burns-gets-new-date-goes-down-at-ufc-258\/\">at UFC 258 on February 12.<\/a> Conor McGregor, on the other hand, is currently gearing up for a fight with Dustin Poirier, which seems to be rife in lightweight title implications. The bout, which is a rematch of a 2014 featherweight fight McGregor won by knockout, headlines UFC 257 on January 23.<\/p>\n<p>What do you think of Burns&#8217; comments about McGregor?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFC welterweight contender Gilbert Burns believes Conor McGregor has &#8220;very good&#8221; Brazilian jiu jitsu, despite perceptions to the contrary. 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