Gilbert Burns finally has an opponent for his next fight after ‘Durinho’ revealed in a recent interview with MMA Junkie that he and Jorge Masvidal have ‘verbally agreed’ to fight.
Burns is looking to bounce back from a grueling unanimous decision loss to Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 273 that saw both fighters pick up a $50,000 Fight of the Night bonus after entertaining fans in a wild back-and-forth fight at Jacksonville's VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena this past April.
Burns doesn’t have a date for his next fight, but the Brazilian hopes to fight Masvidal at UFC 283 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.