Gilbert Burns believes his fight against Belal Muhammad would have had a different outcome under different circumstances.
Burns (22-6 MMA, 15-6 UFC) lost in a lopsided unanimous decision to Muhammad at UFC 288. He suffered a torn left shoulder during the fight and is determined to face Muhammad again for a drastically different result.
Muhammad disclosed that he entered their fight with a sprained ankle.
“One hundred percent me healthy, I would destroy Belal Muhammad, and I would get that win back,” Burns told TMZ. “I don’t know if it’s going to happen right now, but it’s going to happen, and I’ll show everybody that I’m way better than him.”
Burns avoided surgery and is now ready to book a fight for next year’s early pay-per-views.
“I’m clear, no pain, shoulder is moving good,” Burns said. “All range of motion is back, strength. I’d say anything March or April. UFC 299 or UFC 300, I’ll be ready to go.”
Given the choice, Burns would like to fight Colby Covington, who challenges welterweight champion Leon Edwards for the title in the UFC 296 headliner on Dec. 16 in Las Vegas. “Durinho” is predicting Edwards to win.
“I would love to fight Colby,” Burns said. “I still got to wait for a lot of things to happen, but I think Leon Edwards is going to get the win. But who knows when he’s going to come back or when either one of these guys is going to come back? That would be my No. 1 pick.”
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