RIO DE JANEIRO – Neil Magny still has the utmost desire to become UFC welterweight champion, and he’s ready to take the hardest road possible to get there.
Magny (27-9 MMA, 20-8 UFC), who has been on the UFC roster since February 2013 and holds the promotional record for most welterweight wins, has had plenty of ups and downs during his decade-long stint in the octagon. He’s still highly relevant, however, and is set to take on Gilbert Burns (20-5 MMA, 13-5 UFC) in the UFC 283 featured bout Saturday.
Burns, a former title challenger at 170 pounds, is not a name a lot of people are raising their hand to fight. Magny explicitly called him out, however, and will enter enemy territory in Brazil for the clash, which airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ABC and ESPN+ at Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro.
