{"id":375994,"date":"2021-02-11T06:58:53","date_gmt":"2021-02-11T14:58:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=375994"},"modified":"2021-02-11T07:52:41","modified_gmt":"2021-02-11T15:52:41","slug":"gilbert-burns-describes-the-difference-between-me-and-kamaru-usman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/gilbert-burns-describes-the-difference-between-me-and-kamaru-usman\/","title":{"rendered":"Gilbert Burns describes &#8220;the difference between me and Kamaru Usman&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Gilbert Burns sees a key difference between himself and his upcoming opponent, UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman.<\/p>\n<p>Burn will challenge Usman for the welterweight title in the main event of UFC 258 this Saturday. The matchup features many interesting variables. Burns and Usman have trained together extensively at Sanford MMA, and also have many stylistic similarities as grappling specialists with well-rounded skillsets.<\/p>\n<p>According to Burns, however, there is at lest one key difference between them.<\/p>\n<p id=\"As7JGQ\">\u201cThat\u2019s the difference between me and Kamaru,\u201d Burns told\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmafighting.com\/2021\/2\/10\/22275918\/gilbert-burns-difference-between-me-and-kamaru-usman-he-wants-to-dominate-you-i-want-to-finish-you\">MMA Fighting<\/a> ahead of UFC 258. \u201cKamaru looks first to domination. He wants to dominate you, put you in a bad spot, make you tired, wear you out and then beat you up. I\u2019m different on that than Kamaru.<\/p>\n<p id=\"0EbM90\">\u201cI want to finish you, I want to beat you up, knock you out, submit you,&#8221; Burns added. &#8220;If I cannot, if I think you\u2019re going to stay there, then I think of domination. But first, I\u2019m thinking of finishing. That\u2019s what I\u2019m looking for and I\u2019m looking forward to being dangerous everywhere in that fight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the same interview, Burns opened opened up on his previous training sessions with Usman, explaining how they could factor into the pair&#8217;s UFC 258 title fight.<\/p>\n<p id=\"p4lVlS\">\u201cI know a lot of things about him, he knows a lot of things about me,\u201d Burns said. \u201cI\u2019m training with a lot of teammates that know a lot of things about him. They\u2019ve kind of helped me out a lot. It\u2019s a little weird because I still like Kamaru a lot. I have so much respect, but the way I see it, it\u2019s going to be a hard competition. It\u2019s going to be a hard day at the desk and I don\u2019t know if it\u2019s good or bad to know the guy the way I know. I know a lot of things about him and I make a lot of strategy about that but he knows too so it\u2019s hard to say if it benefits or not.<\/p>\n<p id=\"lziHUm\">\u201cI think it benefits, because I know how hard I need to be ready, and I\u2019m working to get as ready as I need but so is he,&#8221; Burns added. &#8220;I don\u2019t know if it helps so much. We\u2019re about to find out. This is going to be the first time that I fight against a guy that I trained very much. We\u2019re about to find out on Feb. 13.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>What&#8217;s your <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/exclusive-interviews\/ufc-258-pro-fighters-make-their-picks-for-kamaru-usman-vs-gilbert-burns-title-fight\/\">prediction<\/a> for this Saturday&#8217;s Kamaru Usman vs. Gilbert Burns fight?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gilbert Burns sees a key difference between himself and his upcoming opponent, UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman. Burn will challenge Usman for the welterweight title in the main event of UFC 258 this Saturday. The matchup features many interesting variables. 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