{"id":391887,"date":"2021-08-08T08:41:21","date_gmt":"2021-08-08T15:41:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=391887"},"modified":"2021-08-08T08:41:21","modified_gmt":"2021-08-08T15:41:21","slug":"gilbert-burns-says-he-will-never-fight-his-brother-vicente-luque-in-the-ufc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/gilbert-burns-says-he-will-never-fight-his-brother-vicente-luque-in-the-ufc\/","title":{"rendered":"Gilbert Burns says he will never fight his &#8220;brother&#8221; Vicente Luque in the UFC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Top-ranked UFC welterweight contender Gilbert Burns says that he will never fight his &#8220;brother&#8221; Vicente Luque inside the Octagon.<\/p>\n<p>Burns defeated Stephen Thompson last month at UFC 264 to solidify his spot in the top-five at 170lbs, while Luque submitted Michael Chiesa at UFC 265 to announce that he is a top contender, too. Naturally, with both Burns and Luque coming off of big wins and being ranked in the top-five of the stacked UFC welterweight division, there are some fans who would like to see this matchup next. However, with Burns and Luque being good friends and training partners, &#8220;Durinho&#8221; says he will never fight against &#8220;The Silent Assassin.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Taking to his <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GilbertDurinho\/status\/1424390190739689482\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a> following Luque&#8217;s big win at UFC 265, Burns made it clear that his friendship and brotherhood with his fellow Brazilian means they will never fight.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"pt\" dir=\"ltr\">Just letting it clear again <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VicenteLuqueMMA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@VicenteLuqueMMA<\/a> is more than a friend to me he is a brother a real brother! Is no way I\u2019m fighting him! <br \/>&#8211;<br \/>S\u00f3 pra deixar claro mais uma vez <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VicenteLuqueMMA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@VicenteLuqueMMA<\/a> \u00e9 mais que um amigo, \u00e9 um irm\u00e3o de verdade! N\u00e3o tem como lutar! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VzGi8lREm3\">pic.twitter.com\/VzGi8lREm3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; GILBERT BURNS DURINHO (@GilbertDurinho) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GilbertDurinho\/status\/1424390190739689482?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 8, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>Just letting it clear again @VicenteLuqueMMA is more than a friend to me he is a brother a real brother! Is no way I\u2019m fighting him!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/exclusive-interviews\/vicente-luque-explains-why-he-will-never-fight-gilbert-burns\/\">Burns and Luque are far from the only pair of teammates to be title contenders in the UFC and refuse to want to fight each other<\/a>. In the welterweight division alone there have been several notable instances of this in the past. For instance, way back in the day both Josh Koscheck and Jon Fitch were top contenders at 170lbs but wouldn&#8217;t fight each other since they were teammates at AKA. Similarly, Tristar Gym teammates Georges St-Pierre and Rory MacDonald never had any interest in fighting each other, either. Then again, you can never say never in this sport. While both Luque and Burns are saying no to fighting each other anytime soon, if there&#8217;s a belt on the line, perhaps their answer would be different.<\/p>\n<p>Who do you want to see Gilbert Burns and Vicente Luque both fight next in the UFC?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Top-ranked UFC welterweight contender Gilbert Burns says that he will never fight his &#8220;brother&#8221; Vicente Luque inside the Octagon. Burns defeated Stephen Thompson last month at UFC 264 to solidify his spot in the top-five at 170lbs, while Luque submitted Michael Chiesa at UFC 265 to announce that he is a top contender, too. 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