Gilbert Burns

“Jiu Jitsu has changed many things in my life and I really want to help build that community strong.”

“My doctor Rodrigo Mauro told me that I would fight better at 170, but I want to be a lightweight. I want to be the man at 155.”

“I've known Kamaru for a long time, since the very, very beginning. Right away we kind of liked to work with each other, and that was always a war. So when Kamaru became a world champion, that motivated me a lot. He just made it even more real for me because I know I could do it.”

“I lost all respect that I had for Tyron Woodley.”

“I think I'm dangerous everywhere and I can finish the fight everywhere.”

“First, when you're undefeated and you lose, it's very tough.”

“I don't see an easy path for Jon Jones in the heavyweight division.”

“Curtis Blaydes is a wrestler, good striker, hits very, very hard.”

“I have so much respect for Kamaru.”

“Signing with the UFC wasn't a dream. It's a goal. I set this goal and I reached it.”

“I did a lot of little things in that Dan Hooker fight that aren't that big individually, but together, you combine them, and they add up to a loss. But I realized that to be the fighter that I can be, I couldn't just learn from a loss. I needed to learn from every fight and get better.”

“Every fight is a test I have to overcome.”

“I'll always respect my opponents, but there will be no high-fives or shaking hands or smiles there.”

“It's hard to do both grappling and MMA, but sometimes I can. I will do both as long as I can.”

“Every time that I go to the sparring session and I need a good look, Kamaru was a good look for me always and I was the same for him. We have a couple wars, all in Florida, Blackzilians, Combat Club, Hard Knocks, Sanford, and he's a very good one. I beat him up a couple times, he beat me up a couple times.”

“Kamaru looks first to domination. He wants to dominate you, put you in a bad spot, make you tired, wear you out and then beat you up.”

“I want to keep staying disciplined, keep getting better.”

“I'm more used to four-fight contracts.”

“I just want to become champion.”

“My preference, of course, is to fight for the belt.”