Gilbert Burns Wants to Face John Makdessi at UFC on ESPN 2

Gilbert Burns spoke with MMAjunkie about his next fight, calling out John Makdessi for a possible fight at UFC on ESPN 2. Highlights from his interview are below:

On Makdessi: “He’s a good matchup. I’m not asking for an easy fights and boring matchups. It’s got to make sense for me and for the company. That guy, I think he’ll be an interesting matchup…I’m calling him out, nicely. But I might call him out pretty soon.”

On his goal in 2019: “Hopefully, I can get three wins. That’s the main goal for this year. And not just wins, but statement wins. That’s most important for me. The fans don’t like boring fights. I want domination, and if I’m not able to get the finish, like I was in my last fight, I want to perform with domination from the first minute to the last round.”