Vicente Luque is as seasoned as they come, but there was nothing that could help him get ready for a teammate’s most recent fight. Luque (18-7-1 MMA, 11-3 UFC) cornered friend and teammate Gilbert Burns for first UFC championship fight in attempt to capture the welterweight title from a familiar face: friend and former teammate Kamaru Usman. It was an unusual situation that dominated the headlines going into the UFC 258 main event in February. “I was nervous because I had never seen two teammates fight in front of me,” Luque told MMA Junkie. “I had never lived through that, especially two of my teammates fighting.

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Vicente Luque on cornering Gilbert Burns vs. friend Kamaru Usman: ‘It was kind of intense’ – MMA Junkie

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