Gilbert Durinho. UFC
Two UFC athletes, both Brazilian, were set to fight at the 2017 ADCC World Championships next weekend. Now only Augusto Tanquinho remains, as Gilbert “Durinho” Burns has stepped out.
After winning at UFC Pittsburgh with a nice knockout over Jason Saggo, Durinho had to subtract himself from the grappling event due to an injury suffered in the Octagon.
Talking to Graciemag, Durinho said he has a bad ankle due to the kicks fired throughout the three-round bout. He leaves a hole in the 77kg division.
The ADCC has a few famous names lined up to replace him, but Graciemag has learned that, due to how close the event is and to avoid teammates facing off, the most likely outcome is that a Finnish athlete will plug the hole.
Read on for the up-to-date list of fighters signed up, and check back for coverage of the ADCC Worlds.
Under 66kg
Rubens Cobrinha
Uranov Zhakshylyk
Janusz Andrejczuk
Justin Rader
Pablo Mantovani
Paulo Miyao
Yuta Shimada
Ethan Crelinsten
Kuba Witkowski
Geo Martinez
Augusto Tanquinho
AJ Agazarm
Baret Yoshida
Nicolas Renier
Kamil Wilk
Erno Elgland
Under 77kg
Lachlan Giles
Tero Pyylampi
Mansher Khera
Felipinho Cesar
Marcelo Lapela
Osmanzan Kassimov
Vagner Rocha
Oliver Taza
Garry Tonon
Lucas Lepri
JT Torres
Gilbert Durinho
DJ Jackson
Celsinho Venicius
Leonardo Cascão
Enrico Cocco
Under 88kg
Craig Jones
Jesse Urholin
James Brasco
Murilo Santana
Kaynan Casemiro
Kit Dale
John Salter
Piotr Marcin Frechowicz
Romulo Barral
Keenan Cornelius
Gordon Ryan
Pablo Popovitch
Xande Ribeiro
Leandro Lo
Dillon Danis
Rustan Chsiev
Under 99kg
Roman Dolidze
Kamil Uminski
Eliot Kelly
Mahamed Aly
Salomão Ribeiro
Yukiyasu Ozawa
Paul Ardila
Abdurakhman Bilarov
Yuri Simões
Luiz Panza
Dean Lister
Rafael Lovato
Felipe Preguiça
João Assis
Jake Shields
Mike Perez
Jeff Monson
Over 99kg
Orlando Sanchez
Arman Zhanpeisov
Khamzat Stambulov
Tom DeBlass
Victor Honório
Hideki Sekine
Casey Hellenberg
Abdulaev Ruslan
Vinny Magalhães
Marcus Buchecha
Roberto Cyborg
Jared Dopp
Tim Spriggs
Janne-Pekka Pietiläinen
Bruno Bastos
Jesseray Childrey
Women’s
Under 60kg
Mackenzie Dern
Bia Basílio
Rikako Yuasa
Ffion Davies
Michelle Nicolini
Beatriz Mesquita
Talita Alencar
Elvira Karppinen
Over 60kg
Talita Treta
Tara White
Samantha Cook
Gabi Garcia
Jessica Flowers
Amanda Santana
Venla Luukkonen
Marysia Malyjasiak
Superfights
Renzo Gracie vs. Sanae Kikuta
André Galvao vs. Cláudio Calasans
Leo Vieira vs. Chael Sonnen