Gilbert Burns chimes in Covington vs Woodley fight; Calls his stance with Covington personal


Gilbert Burns chimes in Covington vs Woodley fight; Calls his stance with Covington personal

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Colby Covington and Tyron Woodley are both ready to clash. The matchup between the two has been a long awaited one. The two were to fight initially when ‘The Chosen One’ was reigning supreme at 170lbs. But due to regular injuries, the fight between the two got derailed with time. The UFC wanted this fight to headline the August 22 fight card. However, till now there has been no official announcement regarding fight.

Gilbert Burns chimes in on the fight.

While speaking with The Schmo, ‘Durinho’ said, “It’s an intriguing matchup because Colby is not going to be that danger with the hands. So, with that being said, Woodley doesn’t need to be with the hands up like watching for the shots“.

He also highlighted the Covington’s incredible wrestling and said that Woodley will need to defend takedowns regularly in the fight.

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Gilbert looks to Tyron Woodley to beat Colby Covington

He said, “His hands can be a little lower and then he’ll be able to defend the takedown easily. He very strong, and I don’t know. I hope Tyron Woodley get that cardio good, get his mental strength together. He needs to be strong, mentally strong going to that fight, but yeah, I’m going to see that one. I hope Tyron Woodley wins… It’s always going to be against Colby Covington.”

Burns also clarified his stance on Covington. He said that his issues with Covington were his personal. “It’s personal, he’s on my list. I have a list lot of guys that I wanna fight and he’s the number 1 guy. He’s the number one guy that I wanna beat up.”, Burns added.

Both the fighters have suffered losses in their previous fights. Besides, the one who will lose the fight is definitely going to witness a downfall in his rankings.

So, both will be looking to secure their position in the UFC. Given Woodley’s heelish characteristics, any opponent will be motivated and bring their A-game to fight him. Gilbert Burns will be hoping that Tyson wins and gets a long awaited win.