RIO DE JANEIRO – UFC 283 hasn’t even happened yet, but simply getting to fight week was a bit of a logistical struggle for Gilbert Burns . While some might thinks Burns (20-5 MMA, 13-5 UFC) would be a tad disappointed to fight UFC 283 opponent Neil Magny (27-9 MMA, 20-8 UFC), rather than partake in a potential title eliminator sort of bout, that’s not the case. Burns initially wanted the highest-ranked fighters available, but when none agreed to fight him, his participation on the card Saturday in Rio de Janeiro looked unlikely. That is, until Magny volunteered . “I was frustrated because after the Khamzat fight,” Burns told reporters including MMA Junkie at a pre-fight news conference Wednesday.
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