As often as not, when two great Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioners face off in the UFC, their grappling skills tend to cancel each other out. And instead of a thrilling ground battle, fans are treated to an unstructured kickboxing bout.
However, that’s not the fight Gilbert Burns is predicting against Demian Maia this coming Saturday, March 14th. Paired up against the 42-year-old BJJ legend, a man who has never been submitted in 37 professional MMA matches, ‘Durinho’ believes he has the tools to be the first one to finish Maia on the ground.
In an interview with Combate, Burns guaranteed that their fight would hit the ground sooner or later, and pointed out what he believes to be problems with Maia’s cardio that he could take advantage of to score the win.