Gilbert Burns is in a tough spot as he's waiting for his next UFC fight. The word was that he could be facing Khamzat Chimaev but that appears not to be happening.

Gilbert Burns spoke on MMA Fighting’s Portuguese-language podcast Trocação Franca and discussed the Khamzat Chimaev bout. He doesn't think the bout will happen with the Swede ranked so low.

“I don’t think I’ll fight him while he’s ranked at No. 10,” UFC welterweight Burns said. “I think he’ll fight one more time and, [after] winning against a top-5 or top-6 [welterweight], getting closer to the top 5, I’d fight him, no problem at all. Top-10, I wouldn’t fight [him]. But that’s me fighting against myself. Top-10 doesn’t make sense, but I want to fight, so it’s complicated.

“I’ve asked to fight Neil Magny many times, who’s around No. 9, and the UFC didn’t want to give me this fight because of the ranking situation, so they won’t even offer me Khamzat because they just said they wouldn’t give me Neil Magny because of the rankings. But man, I want to fight so bad, it would be hard for me to say no to a fight.”

The rankings can be a strange subject in the UFC with them sometimes being relevant and sometimes being completely ignored. In this case, Gilbert Burns saw the rankings come into play when he wasn't able to face Neil Magny.

Gilbert Burns finds himself in a difficult situation as he's at the top of the UFC welterweight division but he likely won't get a title shot while Kamaru Usman remains champion. Only time will tell if Khamzat Chimaev is next for the Brazilian.