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Gilbert Burns And Leon Edwards Get Into It On Twitter After Kamaru Usman Defends Title At UFC 251

Gilbert Burns And Leon Edwards Get Into It On Twitter After Kamaru Usman Defends Title At UFC 251

The two have different views on who should be next in line for Usman...

Josh Lawless

Josh Lawless

Gilbert Burns and Leon Edwards have gone back and forth on Twitter over who should be be next in line for a title shot against Kamaru Usman.

The Nigerian Nightmare made a successful second defence of his welterweight title with an unanimous victory over Jorge Masvidal in the main event of UFC 251 at Flash Forum in Yas Island, Abu Dhabi.

Masvidal took the fight on six days' notice and cut 20lbs after original challenger Burns tested positive for COVID-19 prior to the main event.

Image: PA
Image: PA

Burns, who recently beat Demian Maia and former champion Tyron Woodley in quick succession, is still slated to face Usman in the future as per UFC president Dana White.

But after ESPN's Ariel Helwani proposed the Brazilian face Brit Edwards in what would effectively be a No.1 contender bout, an enjoyable Twitter exchange ensued.

Edwards hit back at 'Durinho', claiming he's only in his current position because of "good luck and good circumstance" and saying, "You knocked out a 46 year old jujitsu [sic] guy and a washed woodley sit the f*ck down".

Burns questioned Edwards' wins over Donald 'Cowboy' Cerrone and Gunnar Nelson before stating that Rafael dos Anjos, his last opponent, "wasn't in the top five".

'Durinho' re-iterated that White has already gone on record to say he's next in line, to which Edwards replied by telling him he only got the fight with Woodley because he couldn't.


Burns finished the spat by telling Edwards he isn't worthy of a title fight due to his inactivity and he should brace himself for a fight with Masvidal or Stephen 'Wonderboy' Thompson.

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Topics: UFC News, MMA News, Leon Edwards, Gilbert Burns, UFC 251, UFC, MMA, Kamaru Usman

Josh is a sports journalist who specialises in football and wrestling. He has been published by Curzon Ashton FC, Late Tackle, Manchester City FC, The Mirror, Read Man City and Manchester Evening News. He provides coverage of professional wrestling and has interviewed some of the biggest names in the field - including the first UK interview with The Hardy Boyz after their return to WWE. He has never sported a pair of Lonsdale Slip-ons, contrary to reports.

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