Gilbert Burns received't chase Colby Covington combat: 'An excessive amount of drama for me'

Gilbert Burns thinks it might be a waste of time pursuing a combat with Colby Covington.

At the moment experiencing the primary shedding skid of his profession, Burns doesn’t assume he’s ready to select and select any fights. The previous title challenger just lately accepted Joaquin Buckley’s callout, however received’t be able to combat till not less than three months.

Burns (22-7 MMA, 15-7 UFC) says he’s coping with some accidents and can be cleared for full coaching by June. “Durinho” is concentrating on an finish of August return, and sees a number of choices for his subsequent combat.

“I’ve no names, however I’ve a few guys which were asking to combat me,” Burns informed MMA Junkie Radio. “Buckley was tremendous, tremendous loud. Sean Brady. Geoff Neal. I believe a type of three guys. Colby is all the time an choice, however we’ll see.”

Covington (17-4 MMA, 12-4 UFC) could be most superb for Burns for the reason that multiple-time title challenger is the highest-ranked out of the names he beforehand talked about. Nonetheless, after seeing Covington’s combat with Ian Machado Garry fall by means of, Burns thinks the identical seemingly would occur to him.

“I like Colby, too. I like that combat,” Burns mentioned. “I all the time wished to make that combat, but it surely’s simply too sophisticated – an excessive amount of drama for me. We noticed the entire drama with Ian Garry. I’m listening to Ian Garry would possibly combat ‘MVP’ (Michael Web page) now. The combat was imagined to be a executed deal.

“These guys had been type of attacking one another back-and-forth, and the combat didn’t occur. So I’m not chasing that combat. If they provide, I’m going to say sure. However that’s one which I’m not chasing as a result of I do know there’s plenty of drama. It’s not straightforward to get this man to signal a deal. I might love that combat, however I’m not chasing that combat.”