Gilbert Burns now coronavirus free, will corner Vicente Luque’s fight on August 1st

Now recovered from the coronavirus, Gilbert Burns will be in the corner for his teammate Vicente Luque’s fight on August 1st.

It’s been a tough month for Burns, who had to pull out of a title fight against Kamaru Usman at UFC 249 due to testing positive for COVID-19. Burns was replaced by Jorge Masvidal who lost a unanimous decision to Usman.

Now almost two weeks since his bad news, Burns revealed from a test taken July 16th that he is free of the virus.

Burns (19-3) is on a six-fight winning streak in the UFC. “Durinho” has already picked up two wins in 2020, finishing Demian Maia by TKO in March and dominating former champion Tyron Woodley to win a decision in May.

UFC president Dana White recently said that a rematch between Usman and Masvidal is not on the cards, and Burns will receive the next shot at the welterweight title.

Burns’ teammate Luque will fight Randy Brown in a welterweight fight at UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Aldana on August 1st.