September 4, 2024 9:30 pm ET
LAS VEGAS – The stress is off. Gilbert Burns is taking a carefree method to a pivotal level in his skilled MMA profession.
Burns (22-7 MMA, 15-7 UFC), a former UFC title challenger and long-time welterweight contender, returns this Saturday in the principle occasion of UFC Fight Night 242. He takes on Sean Brady. That is the primary time in his 12-year skilled MMA profession that “Durinho” enters a struggle after two consecutive losses – probably preventing for his standing as a title contender.
But, regardless of the significance of the second, Burns isn’t stressing over the end result in opposition to Brady (16-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC).
“The mindset that I’m getting proper now could be like my debut,” Burns advised reporters at Wednesday’s UFC Struggle Evening 242 media day. “Again in my debut, I didn’t care, I simply need to go there, not overthinking. There’s all the time stress, however I’m attempting to let that apart and form of like my debut. I’m going to go in there and present everybody how good I’m.
“I’m going to go in there and beat this man on Saturday night time. I’m not bringing that, ‘I’ve to win.’ No, like my debut, I need to present them how good I’m and that’s form of the mindset.” Burns, now 37, has principally seen all of it in MMA. He’s mentally ready himself to nearly react the identical to a win or a loss on Saturday. He desires to get his hand raised, however he’s not anxious about shedding.
“I’m all the time optimistic and I’m glad,” Burns mentioned. “If I struggle good, and I win the struggle I have a good time Saturday night time. For certain, I get the household to get some good meals with the crew, however then Sunday is one other day. We hold going that victory carries for possibly like 4 days or the subsequent occasion, so I form of get to have a good time not as loopy after I win, however I don’t go too loopy on myself if I lose. … A win or loss doesn’t change who I’m. For certain, I need to win, but it surely’s not like, ‘Oh my God, I misplaced. All the pieces is finished now.’ It’s not like that.”
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