WATCH! Gilbert Burns records hellish training session in anticipation of his UFC 273 fight against Khamzat Chimaev

WATCH! Gilbert Burns records hellish training session in anticipation of his UFC 273 fight against Khamzat Chimaev

Khamzat Chimaev- Gilbert Burns

UFC Welterweight Gilbert Burns is all strapped in his preparation to stop the hype train fellow welterweight and huge prospect Khamzat Chimaev is bringing on with him as both the fierce fighters meet inside the Octagon in the fight before the co-main event of UFC 273. UFC 273 takes place on April 9, 2022, in VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, Florida, the USA. The main event sees the featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski looking forward to defending his title for the third time against the veteran Chan Sung Jung aka The Korean Zombie.

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Gilbert Burns at UFC 258

Chimaev was long awaiting a fight that would get him to the top of the weight class as quickly as possible because he knows his potential has no bounds. Many people believe that Chimaev can be not only one but two-division champion in the UFC if he continues to run over the opponents the way he has shown in the past. Many people like the likes of Belal Muhammad, Neil Magny and Geoff Neal called Chimaev out multiple times but weren’t enough to satiate the latter’s competitive interest, that’s when Burns entered the scene.

Gilbert Burns shows how it’s done when you hit the gym ahead of his fight against Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 273

Khamzat Chimaev vs Gilbert Burns
Khamzat Chimaev and Gilbert Burns

After his last fight at UFC 264, a decision victory over fellow former title challenger like himself, Stephen Thompson, Burns was desperately looking for a fight and was calling out opponents left and right. He was even ready to fill up for any late replacements if happened due to uncalled reasons in any of the fight cards till the end of 2021. At one point in time, Burns was even ready to fill up a vacant position for a middleweight fighter.

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And finally, Burns got what he needed, a fighter, not just any other expected, top-ranked opponent, but someone uncertain who would excite him in Khamzat Chimaev and since the booking, Burns has been hitting bags and mats like an unstoppable machine in order to be the first bitter learning experience for the Swedish prodigy Chimaev. Watch this video below of Burns’ training session that will excite you to get off your couch and pump some iron in motivation.

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What do you make of Burns’ intense workout in preparation for his fight against Chimaev at UFC 273? Do you see him defeating the undefeated Chimaev or will Chimaev prove to the world that he is the greatest prospect ever in UFC history? What is common between Burns and Chimaev is that both the fighters have an immense amount of experience in grappling, with Burns coming from a BJJ background and Chimaev being a wrestler first. However, both the fighters have shown incredible boxing skills ever since their transition into MMA.

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