“Durinho" was forced out of a UFC 208 clash with Paul Felder in February and sidelined from training for a month due to an elbow injury, and has asked the promotion for a fight for awhile now.
"Ready to fight since April,” the jiu-jitsu ace wants to test himself against longtime veteran Joe Lauzon.
"I already asked to fight Joe Lauzon a few times,” Burns told MMA Fighting, "but first he had a fight booked, and this time I think he said he will only return in September, but that works for me.