😧 Gilbert
Burns tells how after Khamzat
Chimaev struggle he began making extra money and gained fame
which led him to lose focus.“That took me slowly away of my path, that Durinho that trains
actually arduous, that desires to develop into a champion.”🎥 @Home_of_Fight
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— Residence of Battle (@Home_of_Fight)
Might 14, 2025
Gilbert
Burns’ superstar standing following his struggle with Khamzat
Chimaev might have robbed him of some starvation.
Burns (22-8) got here up brief in a welterweight championship bid
in opposition to former teammate Kamaru
Usman in 2021. After bouncing again with a win over Stephen
Thompson, a nonetheless peaking Burns was matched up in a possible
title eliminator in opposition to Khamzat
Chimaev. “Durinho” placed on arguably one of many best
performances of his life in a barnburner, regardless of dropping a
unanimous determination in opposition to the undefeated contender.
Burns just lately revealed that the hype behind that matchup modified
issues for him. Together with recognition and fame got here monetary
advantages and sponsorships, for which the Brazilian is grateful.
Nonetheless, Burns believes the eye might need impacted his
profession adversely as he regularly strayed from his aim.
“I feel it a obtained a number of recognition, what shouldn’t be a nasty factor. It
was good, lot of alternatives, couple of sponsors, the followers
recognizing in all places,” Burns instructed Residence of Battle. “And it constructed up
my platform to a distinct degree. However then you definately type of get caught
up with these a bit of bit, like being profitable, travelling, getting
recognition. And I feel that type of took me slowly away of my
path, that ‘Durinho’ that trains arduous, wish to develop into a champion.
Was not a nasty factor to have that monetary progress nevertheless it type of
took me little bit out of my path.”
Burns bounced again from the Chimaev loss with consecutive wins over
Neil
Magny and Jorge
Masvidal. Nonetheless, the previous title challenger has since
dropped three straight in opposition to former champ Belal
Muhammad, present ace Jack
Della Maddalena and No. 2-ranked contender Sean Brady.
Burns is now scheduled to struggle undefeated contender Michael
Morales (17-0) within the
UFC Vegas 106 major occasion on Saturday.
