The UFC BMF champion Jorge Masvidal sent a warning that he will violently demolish his next potential opponent. ‘Street Jesus’ has remained inactive since his last fight against Colby Covington back at UFC 272. He is still trash-talking to rile up his opponents even though he hasn’t won a single fight in three years. It remains to be seen when and whom will he fight next. However, it seems he has said his eyes on Gilbert Burns.

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Gamebred is looking forward to the octagon comeback in the first quarter of 2023. Although he still holds the ambition to pursue the title, his recent results haven’t credited him for a title fight. Moreover, his last result was a loss via the judge’s decision to Covington.

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Additionally, he faces legal consequences because of his assault on Covington weeks after his fight. In regards to that, he said, “I’ve got numerous things going on, some little bit*hes out there is trying to hit me over the head with three felonies.

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Jorge Masvidal unleashed a war cry at Gilbert Burns

There were a lot of rumors regarding the Masvidal Vs Burns match-up. But it didn’t materialize into anything concrete and thus a lot of back and forth is going on between the fighters.

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Masvidal said, “I’ve still got to fix things up on that before people jump to any conclusions. I can beat the fu*king living brakes off of Gilbert Burns in March or April, that’s the honest truth…

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It remains unclear whether ‘Street Jesus’ will be able to return to the octagon next year and face Burns. However, all the drama outside the octagon has made it interesting to see the duo in action.

Gilbert Burn claims that Masvidal pulled out 3x out of their fight

Durinho‘ will face Neil Mangny as his next opponent at UFC 283. The Brazilian welterweight is coming off a recent loss against Khamzat Chimaev. Despite the odds before the fight, it was not a straightforward victory for Chimaev by any means.

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Burns had said, “Just letting everyone know that UFC offered me Masvidal three times, first time was for November 12. He said he needs more time, second time for December 10. Then he said he was going to fight me in Brazil and now he just said no again!

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Having lost against then-champion Kamaru Usman, Gilbert Burns will now have to pave his way again toward another title shot. The road is now more difficult than ever before. ‘Gamebred’ may have to fight off against ‘Durinho’ for either to challenge for the title.

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Himakshu Vyas is a Combat Sports author at Essentiallysports. He is passionate about sports, with soccer and MMA being the sports he is most involved in. Aside from that, he follows the global soccer scene. He is a die-hard Manchester United supporter for over a decade. Himakshu loves to play soccer with his friends a few times a week and indulges in MMA training daily to stay fit. This has helped him gain the perspective of a participant in the sports world. He is a huge fan of the first UFC two-division champion 'The Notorious' Connor McGregor and Jon Jones. He respects and looks up to MMA athletes, as he believes the world of MMA is teeming with disciplinarians and athletes who devote their lives to achieving a god-like physique to compete at the highest level. Apart from sports, he loves to travel and cook. He likes to explore different cuisines on the road and creates his own version of the recipes.

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