In addition to a win over Jorge Masvidal at UFC 287 , Gilbert Burns wants to go home with the “BMF” title. Burns (21-5 MMA, 14-5 UFC) and Masvidal (35-16 MMA, 12-9 UFC) are set to clash in a key welterweight co-main event on April 8. It will be Burns’ second fight of the year after defeating Neil Magny at UFC 283 this month, while Masvidal will return from a 13-month layoff in hopes of snapping a three-fight losing skid. The matchup has been brewing for months, with both men trading shots over social media and in interviews. They finally have a date, but Burns isn’t content with an ordinary three-round bout. He wants 25 minutes and five rounds to work, and thinks Masvidal should have to put the “BMF” title he won against Nate Diaz at UFC 244 in November 2019 on the line
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