Sean Strickland And Dricus du Plessiswho are scheduled to headline UFC 297, clashed at UFC 296 this past weekend. They already had a heated back and forth during the season press conference that led to them physically sweating it out at the final PPV of 2023. That’s what happened Gilbert Burnswho was with his family when his wife recently revealed what happened in the incident.
Sean Strickland apologized to Gilbert Burns after his UFC 296 fight with Dricus du Plessis.
After the controversial comments of Colby Covington on the father of Leon Edwards, followed those of Dricus Du Plessis on the childhood of Sean Strickland. The South African had made fun of the sudden violence Strickland suffered at the hands of his father during his childhood. During UFC 296, both men were present in the audience, placed a few meters from each other. Obviously, it escalated and the two men fought. Except that between the two, was placed Gilbert Burns and his family. The latter had to quickly move aside to avoid being hit. Gilbert Burns’ wife, Bruna Burns, spoke about this event to MMAFighting:
“He (Sean Strickland) said, ‘Excuse me, excuse me,’ and I said, ‘Okay. Durinho (Gilbert Burns) pulled Joshua (their son) and said to me: ‘Get out of there, they’re going to fight!’ We were looking at the giant screen and we saw nothing. Jamahal Hill pulled me as soon as he saw they were going to fight. »
شاهد فيديو واضح للقتال الذي حدثت قبل قليل بين شون ستريكلاند ضد دريكس دوبليسيه 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥#UFC296
Watch a clear video of the fighting that occurred shortly between Sean Strickland against Drex Doblyse 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥#UFC296 pic.twitter.com/seJIJGs212
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Sean Strickland sent a message to Gilbert Burns
Fortunately, no damage to the Burns family. Ms. Burns then adds that:
“Strickland texted ‘Durinho’ later to apologize and ask if anything had happened to the kids and me. »
Class from Strickland despite his excess. Gilbert Burns, accustomed to bloody fights in the cage, did not seem affected by the altercation. On the contrary, he had fun: “Pedro (his other son) was watching from the front row. He loves it. He’s sitting there, the melee is going on, and he’s watching her. Joshua was a little scared. ‘Aren’t they going to fight already? Why are they fighting already?’ I said, ‘Oh, my son, he called him to fight and he did it. »
As for Sean Strickland, he will have the opportunity to settle scores with Dricus du Plessis on January 20. This will be the main event of UFC 297 in Toronto. Gilbert Burns will fight on March 9, 2024 in Miami against Jack Della Maddalena at UFC 299.
Gilbert Burns and his family were in attendance during UC 296. They were there to support their fellow Brazilians Alexandre Pantoja in his fight against it Brandon Royval When the fight between the two aforementioned middleweights broke out. Burns’ wife, Bruna, spoke about the incident in a recent interview. Let’s take a look at what she had to say.
