Gilbert Burns is now all set to go up against Jack Della Maddalena at UFC 299, coming off a loss against Belal Muhammad which surprised him after he was on a 2-fight winning streak. How far will he go against Maddalena? The Brazilian has some tricks up his sleeve.

While he is from Brazil, his ethnicity and origins are a bit different. ‘Durinho’ has amazing BJJ skills and perhaps he’ll show them off at the next pay-per-view. Meanwhile, here’s everything you need to know about his MMA journey and his ethnicity.

Where is Gilbert Burns from?

Gilbert Burns was born in Niterói in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He had early exposure to Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu as he went and trained with his older brothers at the Academia Associação Oriente. While he was born in Brazil, his ethnicity is a bit different.

Burns is of mixed Portuguese and African descent. However, Brazil has lent a lot to Burns when it comes to his mixed-martial-arts career. He started training under Welton Ribeiro. He won several Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Championships before deciding to join the UFC.

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He achieved a 3rd degree black belt in BJJ under Rafael ‘Fofitio’ Barros. He’s won multiple championships as a brown belt as well as has secured first position in the N0-Gi championship back in 2010, right before winning the world title the following year.

Clearly, he comes from a family of great fighters. In fact, it was because of one of his older brothers that he ended up getting his nickname. That’s right, ‘Durinho’ was a name that he received when he was rather young. Here’s more about how he got it.

What does ‘Durinho’ mean?

Gilbert Burns is famous called ‘Durinho’ but what does the name really mean? The backstory behind it is, one of Burns’ older brothers was called ‘Todo-Duro’ which essentially meant ‘Hardman’ because the family clearly had tough fighters in it.

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From that, came the name ‘Durinho’ for Burns himself who was quite a tough fighter himself. The name roughly translates to ‘Tiny Tough Guy’. Years later, he’s still carried the moniker with pride. Now, he’s all set to take on Maddalena at UFC 299.

Maddalena is a formidable opponent in his own right. He’s only lost 2 fights in his career so far and might just give Burns a run for his money. Which fighter are you betting the house on? Let us know in the comments.

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