Herbert Burns has a lot of admiration for his next opponent at UFC 252. Paired up against returning Octagon veteran Daniel Pineda, Gilbert Burns’ younger brother holds the ‘Pit’ in high regard ahead of their preliminary bout on August 15.
In an interview with Ag Fight, Burns said he believes that the threat of Pineda even surpass featherweight’s champion Alexander Volkanovski’s. The way Herbert sees Daniel, the 35-year-old Texan is just a more well-rounded and, therefore, more dangerous athlete than the weight class’s current king.
“Pineda is extremely dangerous, even more so than Alexander Volkanovski, because he has jiu-jitsu, knockout power,” Burns said.