“After a war like that”- Gilbert burns reveals recovery is his biggest priority at this point
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Gilbert Burns
It’s been more than a month since Gilbert Burns and Khamzat Chimaev gave the fight fans one of the craziest fights in recent UFC history. The bout is easily a fight of the year contender. Both fighters went all out and the contest was extremely close. At the end, Chimaev was declared the winner via unanimous decision but many believed otherwise. Fight fans claimed that Burns was robbed and deserved the win. However, the Brazilian didn’t raise any questions and took the loss as a warrior.
After the fight, Burns gained many new fans and followers as what he did was absolutely incredible. Being a ranked three fighter and giving a chance to an unranked fighter was a major risk that the fighter took. But now Burns has figured out his potential, the fighter is now becoming a huge draw and wants to take his time and choose his opponents wisely.
Gilbert Burns comments on his current training approach
Burns was recently at the ‘ EAGLE FC’ event and was interviewed by Danny Segura of MMA Junkies.
In the interview published by MMA Junkie, Burns discussed his recovery, potential opponents and other UFC fighters. While talking about his current health status, Burns revealed that his doctors and coach have told him to take rest. The Brazilian claimed that after a fight like that at UFC 273, it’s hard for him to jump right back into hardcore training camp. Durinho explained that he is currently into light training including some grappling and lifting weights.
“ My doctors at the Stanford and the coach they want me to take a little time they don’t wanna. After war like that, I cannot just come back and go back to spar. So I’m back at training but a little bit more pads, a little bit of grappling, still easy. Lifting a little bit, just getting in shape and helping a lot of guys with the fight but still I am taking my time back a little,” said Burns.
Burns has tried a lot to get fights with other fighters through Twitter interactions but nothing seems to work. Fight fans are excited to see Burns in action again anytime soon.
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