UFC 264: Gilbert Burns says Nate Diaz is ‘easy money’ but ‘he doesn’t deserve to fight me’
- ‘Durinho’ hits back after Diaz’s social media insults following defeat by Leon Edwards last month
- ‘I try to keep respect to all these OG guys in the UFC, but they have so many losses that I would fight them for sure,’ Burns says
Gilbert Burns believes fighting Nate Diaz would be “easy money” – but he doesn’t believe the American has earned the right to face him.
“Durinho” returns in a potential welterweight title eliminator against Stephen Thompson in Saturday night’s UFC 264 co-main event, though would consider taking what might arguably be an even bigger payday.
“An easy fight. Easy money for sure fighting Nate – any day of the week,” Burns said. “He is not in my plans right now. I don’t think he deserves to fight me. I’m number two in the world. But he’s a big fight and he brings a lot of eyes and a lot of fans. Why not?
“He’s coming off of two losses. There’s not much he can say about it [deserving to fight Burns]. I try to keep respect to all these OG guys in the UFC, but at the end of the day, these guys have so many losses that I would fight them for sure, but I’m not chasing that fight.”
Burns (19-4) looks to get back on track against the ageless “Wonderboy” this weekend, after his first career title shot ended in a second-round TKO defeat by former teammate Kamaru Usman in February.
