{"id":391131,"date":"2021-07-29T05:53:51","date_gmt":"2021-07-29T12:53:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=391131"},"modified":"2021-07-29T05:53:51","modified_gmt":"2021-07-29T12:53:51","slug":"gilbert-burns-admits-hes-a-fan-of-nate-diaz-despite-trash-talk-i-like-him-hes-freaking-funny","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/gilbert-burns-admits-hes-a-fan-of-nate-diaz-despite-trash-talk-i-like-him-hes-freaking-funny\/","title":{"rendered":"Gilbert Burns admits he’s a fan of Nate Diaz despite trash talk: “I like him. He’s freaking funny”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Despite their back-and-forth trash talk, Gilbert Burns admitted that he’s a fan of Nate Diaz, saying “I like him. He’s freaking funny.”<\/p>\n

Burns was critical of Leon Edwards’ performance against Diaz at UFC 263 in June, which led to Diaz taking a direct shot at Burns<\/a>, referencing his prior KO loss to Dan Hooker in it.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/NateDiaz209\/status\/1407529652453740545<\/p>\n

He would\u2019ve got knocked out like when u faught hooker and usman you got ur hungry Ass slept Amateur<\/em><\/p>\n

Despite the two having some unkind words for each other on social media, Burns can’t help but admit that — like the majority of the MMA fanbase — he’s actually a big fan of Diaz.<\/p>\n

\u201cI like him. He\u2019s freaking funny. He\u2019s pretty entertaining. I\u2019m not gonna [say], \u2018oh I don\u2019t like him,\u2019 no I like him, I watch him. Even though I don\u2019t think he can be a champion anymore, but he\u2019s freaking entertaining. I like the guy. I\u2019m not gonna be the one, \u2018oh I\u2019m not gonna watch him,\u2019 no I watch him, bro. He\u2019s really funny that guy, even the way he talks,” Burns told MMAJunkie.com<\/a> (h\/t MMANews<\/a>).<\/p>\n

As far as Burns goes, Diaz was the one who started things when he brought up the Hooker fight, but at the end of the day, he doesn’t hold any ill will towards Diaz.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was the one who started talking mad crap about me when I fought Kamaru, posted the Dan Hooker loss and I was just like, \u2018man maybe that guy wants to fight me.\u2019 And I just realized that he don\u2019t wanna fight me. It is what it is, I like the guy. I don\u2019t think he\u2019s ever gonna fight me, to be honest, but you know what, I was just having fun yesterday. I like it, I like it,” Burns said.<\/p>\n

Do you think we will see Gilbert Burns and Nate Diaz fight inside the Octagon one day?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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