{"id":375947,"date":"2021-02-10T18:29:49","date_gmt":"2021-02-11T02:29:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=375947"},"modified":"2021-02-10T18:29:49","modified_gmt":"2021-02-11T02:29:49","slug":"kamaru-usman-says-both-he-and-gilbert-burns-know-who-will-win-at-ufc-258-based-on-past-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/kamaru-usman-says-both-he-and-gilbert-burns-know-who-will-win-at-ufc-258-based-on-past-training\/","title":{"rendered":"Kamaru Usman says both he and Gilbert Burns know who will win at UFC 258 based on past training"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kamaru Usman is set to fight his former training partner and friend, Gilbert Burns in the main event of UFC 258.<\/p>\n<p>In the lead-up to the fight, the main storyline has been that Usman and Burns have trained together for years. The Brazilian <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/kamaru-usman\/gilbert-burns-says-he-and-kamaru-usman-have-gone-at-it-in-over-200-rounds-sparring\/\">claims they\u2019ve had over 200 rounds of sparring<\/a> and many believe one of them got the better of the other so they know who will win on Saturday night.<\/p>\n<p>According to Kamaru Usman, that appears to be the case as he says both he and Burns know who will win the belt on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Yes, of course, it goes away because we haven&#8217;t really trained a lot together in the last couple of years. I think it does go away because he will try hard and I&#8217;m going to go in there and give the effort I always give,&#8221; Usman said at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maclifeofficial\/status\/1359679304934715396\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UFC 258 media day<\/a>. &#8220;I know DC said earlier this week or maybe last week that we both know what will take place and of course, I like the fact he has all this confidence going on, I like it. He has put the work in, in the last year and a half and has done some good work and I see that and recognize that and I commend him for that. But, we both know.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Kamaru Usman enters the main event coming off a decision win over Jorge Masvidal at UFC 251. Of course, Usman was supposed to face Gilbert Burns then but Burns tested positive for COVID-19 and &#8220;Gamebred&#8221; stepped up on short notice. 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