I had no MMA record and I was already in Vitor's corner. I was in the workout room with Rashad Evans, Henri Hooft and Tyrone Spong, and years later I would be part of their team. It's crazy how life goes.
More Quotes by Gilbert Burns
We'll always have respect, but there's no friendship inside the octagon, no smiles or fun games. I'm there to knock you out or submit you. Worst case scenario, I want to dominate the entire fight.
Sometimes the opponent is more cool, sometimes he's not, but there's no friendship inside the octagon, only when the fight is over.
Jiu-jitsu has a lot of leverages and it's more complex when the guy is long.
I'm more used to four-fight contracts.
My preference, of course, is to fight for the belt.
I want to fight - I evolve when I'm fighting.