LAS VEGAS – Gilbert Burns is not going to let his most recent setback stop him from achieving his dream. The UFC welterweight contender returns to the cage this Saturday at UFC 264 in hopes to get back on track to the title after suffering a TKO loss to champion Kamaru Usman back in February. The loss to Usman left Burns (19-4 MMA, 12-4 UFC) devastated, crying in the middle of the cage as he saw his six-fight winning streak and hopes of becoming champion come to an end that night. But since, the Brazilian regrouped, got booked a return fight, and is now ready to climb the ladder once again. “I already moved on,” Burns told MMA Junkie at the UFC 264 media day on Wednesday. “It did take me a couple of weeks to move on from that, but I already moved on.
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Gilbert Burns sees path back to the UFC welterweight title: ‘The dream is still there’ – MMA Junkie