Who Is Gilbert Burns’ Wife Bruna Burns? How Many Kids Do They Have Together? All About the UFC Star’s Family

UFC star Gilbert Burns rose through the ranks as he established himself as a top contender in the promotion. The welterweight fighter boasts of a splendid Jiu-Jitsu resume before ultimately transitioning to MMA. Exhibiting superior grappling skills, the Brazilian fighter amassed impressive wins. It must be noted that the Brazilian phenomenon was one of the very few fighters who gave a hard time to undefeated middleweight prospect Khamzat Chimaev.

Despite the recent setbacks, ‘Durinho’ is moving forward to make history at the biggest MMA stage in the world, and in his journey to the zenith, his family including his wife, Bruna Burns has been a monumental figure. Well, ahead of his potential upcoming fights, let’s have a closer look at Bruna Burns and his family.

Meet Bruna Burns, Gilbert Burns’ partner

The 37-year-old is married to Bruna Burns. Very few details of her personal life are available in the public domain. But her birthday falls on 4th January. Notably, she is also a Jiu-Jitsu expert. Further, she also holds a black belt in Jiu-Jitsu and has been working as an instructor at the Academy Combat Club. She is 3rd Degree Black Belt, Bachelors’ degree in Physical Training, 2012 IBJJF Black Belt Brazilian National Champion, 2011 IBJJF Black Belt No-Gi Brazilian National Champion, 2019 IBJJF Black Belt Pan Silver Medalist

Moreover, she keeps an active social media handle, and the fans get updates and catch glimpses of her personal life. Her feed is adorned with the clicks of her famed husband and also their three children. She has been a pillar of success for Gilbert Burns as even after defeats, Bruna embraces her husband and assures him of victory. Regardless, now that we have some information about Bruna Burns, let’s have a look at their cheeky love story and how they met.

How did Gilbert and Bruna Burns meet?

The couple shares a common passion for BJJ and interestingly, they crossed paths befittingly at a Jiu-Jitsu session. While the exact timeline of their first meeting is not known, the couple tied the knot on August 10, 2012, after dating for a while.

All we know about Gilbert Burns’ kids

Gilbert Burns and Bruna Burns are blessed with three children. Pedro Brenaiah Burns 9The eldest child, believed to be over six years old),
Joshua Burns (The second child, believed to be under five years old), Their third child born earlier this year. Lit͏tl͏e͏ to no͏ ͏furthe͏r info͏rmation͏ is ͏a͏v͏͏ailable abo͏ut͏ ͏͏his fa͏mil͏y͏, as Bu͏rns likes͏ ͏to͏ keep them ͏out ͏of the spo͏t͏lig͏ht.͏ Howev͏er, hi͏s ch͏i͏ldr͏en got caught up ͏i͏n ͏a f͏ight ͏be͏͏tw͏een͏ Sean Strickland ͏͏and Dricus D͏u ͏͏Plessis͏.

The controversial UFC moment involving Gilbert Burns, his wife, and his kids

UFC 296 witnessed the clash between Leon Edwards and Colby Covington. The headlining event had its very own revenge story but what caught everyone’s attention was the brawl between Sean Strickland and Dricus Du Plessis ahead of the scheduled fight. During the Tony Ferguson vs. Paddy Pimblett fight, Dricus Du Plessis, who was just standing behind Sean Strickland hurled some abuses and hand gestures at the then-middleweight champion.

A few ͏moments ͏later, St͏rickland asked the Burns family to shift their position͏ s͏light͏ly. The family complied with St͏rickland’s request, ͏but shortly after, ‘Tarzan’ launched himself toward Du Plessis and ͏be͏gan ͏throwing punches at͏ the fighter.͏ The entire T-Mobile witnessed the hubbub and the security had to get themselves involved to calm the situation. In the end, Strickland had to be escorted outside the Arena.

A few days after the fiasco, Strickland apologized to the Bruns family for dragging themselves into the mayhem. Regardless, none of them was injured, however, it could have been a disaster, if it had not stopped at the time.