The 2022 ADCC World Championships have already been hit by the injury bug. Heavyweight Brazilian Trials winner Gutemberg Pereira has been forced out the competition due to injury and will be replaced by his GF Team teammate and 2019 ADCC veteran, Max Gimenis. The ADCC announced the change on Instagram.
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We are less than three months away from the ADCC World Championships, and the men’s 66 kg. division is now full. On Friday, the ADCC announced that returning 77 kg. ADCC medalist Garry Tonon will drop down to compete at 66 kg., making him the 16th and final competitor in
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The final ADCC Trials event took place over the weekend, and seven more grapplers punched their ticket to the World Championships later this year in Las Vegas. Below are the gold medalists from the ADCC Asia and Oceania Trials. Although the Asia and Oceania Trials receive considerably less fanfare than,
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As the grappling world gears up for the biggest tournament in the sport, one of the country’s top gyms has enlisted the help of a world-class wrestler to prepare for the 2022 ADCC World Championships. All-American wrestler Pat Downey will be serving as a coach at Fight Sports in Miami,
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Checkmat brown belt Elder Cruz is no stranger to elite competition. This September, he’ll compete in the Olympics of submission grappling, as he was granted an invite to compete at the 2022 ADCC World Championships. The organization announced the invite on Instagram. View this post on Instagram A post shared
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The 2022 ADCC World Championships are shaping up to be the biggest event in grappling history, in more than one way. The ADCC superfight between rivals Gordon Ryan and Andre Galvao, with its years of building tension and animosity, is arguably the most anticipated match ever. With it comes the
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Giancarlo Bodoni is all in for the 2022 ADCC World Championships. In October, Bodoni left the security of his full-time teaching position at Bernardo Faria Academy outside of Boston to re-locate to Austin, TX, where he trains alongside Gordon Ryan under the tutelage of John Danaher. The move came shortly
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One of grappling’s most entertaining competitors will return for his fifth ADCC World Championships appearance in 2022. Undefeated professional MMA fighter and ADCC medalist Garry Tonon is a confirmed competitor for the 2022 ADCC World Championships. The organization announced Tonon’s participation on Instagram. View this post on Instagram A post
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The 2022 ADCC World Championships are set to be what many are calling the biggest event in the history of submission grappling. In addition ultra-stacked weight and absolute divisions, the event will also feature a highly anticipated superfight between rivals Gordon Ryan and Andre Galvao. The list below reflects all
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Many expected it, but now it’s official. Five-time IBJJF world champion and current Who’s Number One (WNO) bantamweight champion Mikey Musumeci has received an invite to the 2022 ADCC Championships. Musumeci will be making his ADCC debut and will be competing in the -66 kg. division. View this post on
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