Herbert Burns will finally return to MMA on Friday, taking on Aibek Nurseit at Titan FC 51 in Kazakhstan, and decided to open up for the first time about his troubled relationship and exit from Asian promotion ONE Championship.
“The Blaze”, brother of UFC lightweight Gilbert Burns, signed with ONE in 2013 as a 1-0 prospect and went on to win five in a row in less than two years. At 6-0, he was expected to get a shot at the featherweight belt next, but says that his decision to leave Evolve MMA gym ruined his relationship with the promotion.