Gilbert Burns is rooting for UFC welterweight champion Belal Muhammad.
Burns (22-7 MMA, 15-7 UFC) will look to snap a two-fight losing skid when he takes on Sean Brady (16-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) in Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 242 main event at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas (ESPN+).
Burns’ two losses came to Muhammad at UFC 288 followed by a come-from-behind knockout loss to Jack Della Maddalena at UFC 299. As he plots a final title run, he hopes Muhammad is still the champion when he gets there – even if he fights Kill Cliff FC teammate Shavkat Rakhmonov in his first title defense.
