Gilbert Burns thinks Leon Edwards is one of the most underrated fighters in the UFC and that the No. 2-ranked welterweight has a legitimate chance of dethroning current welterweight champion Kamaru Usman.
Burns has yet to lock horns with Edwards but the Brazilian has plenty of in-cage with Kamaru Usman, having previously trained with the latter at Sanford MMA as well as challenging ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ for the welterweight title at UFC 258.
Burns came up short in that contest but, where he failed, ‘Durniho’ believes ‘Rocky’ could succeed.
“I think Leon Edwards is very underrated,” Burns, who suffered a stoppage defeat to Usman at UFC 258, told The MMA Underground in a recent interview (h/t Sportskeeda).