Gilbert Burns open to wrestling Colby Covington in RAF: ‘That would be a good one’

Gilbert Burns was successful in his UFC BJJ debut this past June, tapping out Horlando Monteiro in just over a minute not long after he officially retired from MMA. Now, “Durinho” is open to competing in other forms of combat sports in his post-MMA life.

The former UFC welterweight title contender recently sat down with MMA Fighting’s José Youngs at UFC White House radio row and revealed he “for sure” is interested in wrestling for RAF, a freestyle wrestling promotion that has brought in several current and former UFC talent to the mats.

“My wrestling is there, you know?” Burns said. “It sucks that my last couple of fights I couldn’t show a lot