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NFL players need to relax a bit during Friday night’s game in Brazil… because Gilbert Burns ——A UFC superstar from Rio de Janeiro—— Narrated TMZ Sports The athlete will do well in his home country.
The question has been a hot topic since the NFL announced the Eagles would face the Packers in the season opener in St. Paul, especially after the Philadelphia cornerback Darius kills This week, league officials accused league officials of hosting the game in a location with a reported high crime rate.
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But when we spoke to Burns about what happens when these guys eventually land in South America, he bluntly said it wouldn’t be “that crazy.”
Like many American cities, he explains, it has its bad parts… but for the most part, it’s “beautiful.”
In fact, he encouraged the players to spend their free time exploring the town.
“Those guys – all the football players – they look a bit like Brazilians,” the 38-year-old Brazilian boxer said. “They’re big, they’re strong. So they won’t have any problems there. And they’ll have a lot of fun.”
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According to Slay – he eventually abandon his brazil remarks In a post on X on Wednesday – the NFL recommended players stay in hotels while traveling. But Burns said the UFC sent similar memos to athletes when they competed in Brazil, and he said those who ignored it had no regrets.
As for the suggestion that wearing green might cause problems… Burns said he’s never heard of such a thing.
“It’s very good,” he said.
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Burns will face off against Nevada this weekend Sean Brady He’s looking forward to a great show – but if he doesn’t get into the Octagon… he told us he’ll be in Sao Paulo watching all the fights.
“It’s going to be a big game,” he said of the matchup. “It’s going to be bigger than people think.”