UFC’s Gilbert Burns downplays NFLer Brazil concerns, “It’s not that crazy”
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NFLers wringing their hands over Friday night’s game in Brazil need to relax … ’cause Gilbert Burns — a UFC superstar who’s from Rio De Janeiro — tells TMZ Sports the athletes are going to be just fine in his native land.
The issue has become quite the talking point ever since the NFL announced the Eagles would take on the Packers in a Sao Paulo season-opening showdown — especially after Philadelphia corner Darius Slay blasted league officials this week for planning the contest in a place with a reported high crime rate.
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But, when we spoke to Burns about what the guys can expect when they finally touch down in South America — he said it straight up will NOT be “that crazy. He explained that, like many American cities, there are some bad parts of the city. But for the most part it is “beautiful.” He encouraged them to tour the city in their spare time. “They’re big, they’re strong. They won’t have any issues. They’re going have a great time. “
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Burns says the UFC has sent similar memos to its athletes who have fought in Brazil, and he’s said those who ignored it didn’t regret it. But Burns says the UFC has sent similar memos when its athletes have fought in Brazil, and he’s said the ones who’ve ignored it haven’t regretted it.
As for the notion that wearing the color green might cause problems … Burns says he’s never heard of anything like that.
“It’s very nice,” he said.
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TMZSports.comBurns will fight this weekend in Nevada against Sean Brady
and he’s expecting a good show — but if he wasn’t slated to be in the Octagon … he told us he’d be right there in Sao Paulo catching all the action.
“It’s going to be big,” he said of the game. Burns will fight this weekend in Nevada against
Sean Brady
and he’s expecting a good show — but if he wasn’t slated to be there,… he told us – if……………..
Burns is expecting a big game. “
