“I have a lot of respect for these guys, and I have no doubt that they will set the heat in the octagon,” the head of the organization said in an interview with TMZ Sports. “But I have made it very clear that Colby will be next to fight for the title. They are both high in the rankings and risk a lot by taking the fight on short notice, so the winner will fight the winner of the championship fight between Leon Edwards and Colby Covington. One hundred percent!”
Recall that the five-round fight between Gilbert Burns and Belal Muhammad will be the second most important event of the UFC 288 tournament, which starts in Newark, New Jersey, USA in a few hours.