Durinho (photo) has his first UFC fight in July Photo: Disclosure
Gilbert Durinho You will take an important step in your career on July 26th. In the city of San José, California (USA), the Brazilian will make his UFC debut, when he will face Swede Andreas Stahl at UFC on FOX 12. And, to prepare for the challenge, Durinho highlighted the high level of his training, which has the important help of Vitor belfort, your training partner.
Durinho, 27 years old, has an undefeated record in professional MMA, with seven wins in seven fights. Stahl, also a UFC debutant, doesn't know what it's like to lose after nine fights. “The preparation is perfect, I'm feeling very good, very motivated. Pedro Diaz [boxing teacher and physical trainer] made my schedule for this fight. Not much changed from what I was already doing. Vitor is helping me a lot too. Besides him, Claudio Calasans is coming to make my jiu-jitsu even sharper”, he commented.
Durinho declared that he will face the fight like any other in his career. “The next fight is always the most important, but I'm studying a lot and I see that sometimes the toughest opponent is ourselves. I want to prepare very well, go in without any doubts and give my best. I know that my opponent is a tough guy, who likes striking and ground and pound. I'm looking to improve my striking and wrestling and I have the weapons to finish the fight on the feet and on the ground. I'm conditioned for the three rounds, so I want to impose my game aggressively, but also calmly. The opportunity will come and I won’t waste it”, she assessed.
Even though he is still making his UFC debut, Durinho does not hide that his main goal is to win the title. “The UFC is the biggest event in the world, all categories are difficult. Being a champion is not an easy task, but it is also far from impossible. I've looked at all the UFC champions and the question I ask myself is: Why not me? What stops me? What is missing? As much as I want. That’s one of my motivations, I really want to be champion, that’s my goal and this fight will be another step on that journey”, he added.
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