""I was crazy confident I was going to get the win. I was 1,000 percent confident that I was going to win. I knew if something goes wrong, I don't want to do this no more. Not because of anyone. Because I'm not showing my 100 percent. Maybe the age or whatever but I feel a little stuck. The fire is still there but I'm still a little stuck. I cannot let go.""
""If I cannot win, if I cannot show everything that I have, I don't want to do this. I don't want to get just a paycheck. I try and I gave everything and if I cannot do it, then I cannot do it. It's fine. We move on. I've still got a lot of challenges that I want to go through.""
""Durinho rose to prominence after moving up from lightweight to welterweight in 2019. After a four-bout winning streak that included victories over the likes of Demian Maia and Tyron Woodley, Burns suffered a third-round TKO loss to Kamaru Usman in a 170-pound title bout at UFC 258.""
Gilbert Burns retired from MMA after suffering a third-round technical knockout loss to Mike Malott at UFC Winnipeg. The 39-year-old Brazilian fighter decided to hang up his gloves following his fifth consecutive loss in the UFC. Burns expressed confidence before the fight but felt stuck and unable to perform at his best. He emphasized that he does not want to continue fighting just for a paycheck and acknowledged his desire to pursue new challenges after his career in the Octagon.
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