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

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.

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.