LAS VEGAS — Gilbert Burns has tested his world class jiu-jitsu against the UFC welterweight champion and he knows how effective it can be. The UFC welterweight title challenger takes on former teammate and current 170-pound champion Kamaru Usman on Saturday night in the main event of UFC 258 . Burns (19-3 MMA, 12-3 UFC) trained for many years with Usman under the tutelage of Henry Hooft until spring of 2020, once it became clear Burns would soon earn a welterweight title shot. Usman switched training camps and went to Colorado to train with Trevor Wittman to avoid sharing gyms, training partners, and coaches with his future foe. Having sparred “over 200 rounds” with Usman, Burns is confident he can submit Usman, and says the champ knows it as well. “I know I can submit him anytime, anywhere, in the bottom, in the top, anywhere,” said Burns at the UFC 258 media day. “He knows I can submit him
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Gilbert Burns: Kamaru Usman ‘knows I can submit him’ at UFC 258 – MMA Junkie