Multiple times Jiu-Jitsu world champion and rising MMA fighter , Gilbert Durinho Burns will be now representing a new team. The fighter has joined the Zenith team of Rodrigo Cavaca and Robert Drysdale, and will fly their flag in future competitions.

Up to now, Durinho had been training at Blackzilians and been the ground coach of UFC’s Vitor Belfort. With TRT being recently banned from the UFC, Belfort droped out of his fight with Chris Weidman and it looks like Durinho also dropped Belfort.

In an interview with Tatame magazine, Cavaca, who founded his new team soon after leaving Checkmat, celebrated the addition to his already powerful team:

“Robert and I have many friends in the Jiu-Jitsu and the fighting world. I always got along very well with Durinho. Gilbert was part of Atos, and he came to us because of some problems with his team and such. He was coaching Vitor Belfort in Blackzilians, only without staff, and he had nobody to help his Jiu-Jitsu evolve. Durinho is a guy who is among the two or three best in the world in his division. He proved it when he came back to competing after a long time off and won a major title at the No Gi Worlds.” Cavaca said. “Since Robert and I have this good relationship with Durinho, it became much easier. We were already close for a long time, but recently closed the deal. “

Cavaca is expecting his new signing to boost the team and their camp in Las Vegas. According to him, hiring Durinho will be no exception and other stars are on the way:

“We presented our design to Gilbert and he was stoked. The agreement came from both sides and we will soon have more news for athletes with the same level Durinho “promised Cavaca.

In October of last year, Rodrigo Cavaca announced that he was leaving Checkmat to found a new team with his friend Robert Drysdale. Together they created Zenith BJJ team that participated in its second official competition at the European Jiu-Jitsu: