Abu Dhabi is one of the most respected grappling organizations in the world, with big name UFC fighters like Jeff Monson and Dean Lister.
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come on man no one can stop his takedowns hes stronger than any of the other fighters and hes got good subs coach justins bringing the championship to the jungle gymIronMan said:Justin has a shot, but I don't think that it's really practical. Renzo gets a representative, and I think he hights at cruiserweight, but maybe he'll send someone else. Still I think that his guy has this one. The other big threats are Luke Stewart, Chris Moriarty and Rafael Lovato, but it's a pretty close call.
I didn't see Monson's name on the list, is he shooting at the Mid-West Qualifier or is he just focussing on his fight with Sylvia?
Well, good luck to you on that one.ozz525 said:come on man no one can stop his takedowns hes stronger than any of the other fighters and hes got good subs coach justins bringing the championship to the jungle gym
This is the trials list right now, according to Kid Peligro.
Men's Lightweight - 65 kgs and under:
1. Jeff Glover (Paragon Jiu Jitsu - Las Vegas , NV , U.S.A. )
2. Johnny Ramirez (New Breed Academy - California , U.S.A. )
3. Mike Mrkulic (Royler Gracie/Dave Adiv - New Jersey , U.S.A. )
4. Dave Jacobs (Team Yamasaki - Washington , D.C. , U.S.A. )
5. Darren Uyenoyama (Ralph Gracie - California , U.S.A. )
6. Sim Go (Cobra Kai/Marc Laimon - Las Vegas , NV , U.S.A. )
7. Ricky Lundell (Pedro Sauer - Utah , U.S.A. )
8. Mike Brown (American Top Team - Florida , U.S.A. )
9. Shane Rice (Rickson Gracie - California , U.S.A. )
10. Team Renzo Gracie Representative - New York , U.S.A.
11. Mike Easton (Team Lloyd Irvin) - Camp Springs, Maryland , U.S.A.
12. Roli Delgado (Matt Hamilton) - Arkansas
13. Florentino Martinez
Men's Welterweight - 66-76 kg:
1. Mark Bocek (Nova Uniao - Canada )
2. Drew Fickett (3-Time UFC Veteran) - California , U.S.A.
3. Bill 'The Grill' Cooper (Paragon Jiu Jitsu) - California , U.S.A.
4. Mike Fowler (Team Lloyd Irvin) - San Diego , CA , U.S.A.
5. Rob Kahn (Royce Gracie Black Belt) - Tampa , FL , U.S.A.
6. Don 'The Beast' Ortega (Alberto Crane) - Sante Fe , NM , U.S.A.
7. Jay Hayes (Performance BJJ/RGDA) - New Jersey , U.S.A.
8. Daniel Valverde (American Top Team) - Miami , FL , U.S.A.
9. Greg McIntyre (Dean Lister) - San Diego , CA , U.S.A.
10. Brandon Focacia - Indiana, U.S.A.
11. Team Renzo Gracie Representative - New York , U.S.A.
12. Enrico Cocco (Freestyle Fighting Academy - Miami , FL )
13. Eric Koble (All-American Wrestler) - Colorado , U.S.A.
14. Jack McVicker ('Megaton' Dias/Rickson Gracie) - Illinois , U.S.A.
15. Joel Tudor (Rodrigo Medeiros) - California , U.S.A.
16 Len Sonia, Freestyle Jiu Jitsu & MMA, New Hartford , NY
Men's Cruiserweight - 77-87 kg:
1. Rafael Lovato, Jr. (Saulo Ribeiro) - Oklahoma , U.S.A.
2. Chris Moriarty (Team Alliance ) - Atlanta , GA , U.S.A.
3. Justin Garcia (Jungle Gym) - Bronx , NY , U.S.A.
4. Rick Macauley (Team Balance/Hassett's) - Philadelphia , PA , U.S.A.
5. Luke Stewart (Ralph Gracie) - San Francisco , CA , U.S.A.
6. Jon Fitch (AKA/ Camarillo Brothers/UFC Veteran) - California , U.S.A.
7. Roberto Torralbas (Lloyd Irvin) - Albany , NY , U.S.A.
8. Team Renzo Gracie Representative - New York , U.S.A.
9. Tim Shears (Gracie Barra) - Vancouver , Canada
10. Clarck Gracie (Rodrigo Medeiros) - California , U.S.A
11. Cameron Diffey (Ricardo Pires/LVCC) - Las Vegas , NV , U.S.A.
12. Joseph Gutierrez (Showtime Jiu-Jitsu/Javier Vasquez) - La Habra , CA , U.S.A.
13. Brian Caldwell (Brazilian Top Team/Dave Ginsberg) - Boston , MA , U.S.A.
14. James Brasco - Team Popovitch , Del Ray Beach, FL
15. Josh Cate – Freelance, Kentucky
Men's Light-Heavyweight - 88-98 kg:
1. Eliot Marshall (Amal Easton ) - Colorado , U.S.A.
2. Misha Cirkunov (Cobra Kai/Marc Laimon) - Las Vegas , NV , U.S.A.
3. Kurt Osiander (Ralph Gracie) - San Francisco , CA , U.S.A.
4. Jimmy Sanchez (Dean Lister) - San Diego , CA , U.S.A.
5. Team Renzo Gracie Representative - New York , U.S.A.
6. Nick Stephan (Rodrigo Medeiros) - California , U.S.A.
7. Tom Montes (Team Marcos Soares) - Arizona , U.S.A.
8. Dan Haney (Team Balance) - Philadelphia , PA , U.S.A.
9. Asa Fuller (Cleber Luciano) - California , U.S.A.
10. AJ Scales (Nova Uniao , Canada )
Men's Superweight - 99 kg+:
1. Roy 'Big Country' Nelson ( Xyience Center ) - Las Vegas , NV , U.S.A
2. Dustin Ware (Jorge Gurgel) - Grove City , Ohio , U.S.A.
3. Pat Stano (MFC veteran) - Maple Shade , NJ , U.S.A.
4. Jay White (Team Quest) - Portland , Oregon , U.S.A.
5. Daymon J Smith (Tim Burrell) - Massachusetts , U.S.A.
6. Team Renzo Gracie representative - New York , U.S.A.
7. Sean McCorkle - Indiana, U.S.A.
8. Don Richard (Team Caique BJJ) - Arizone , U.S.A.
9. Brandon Ruiz (Sheldon Marr) - Colorado , U.S.A.
10. Peter Nolan (Mark Bocek) - Canada
11. Mario Rinaldi (American Top Team) - Miami , FL , U.S.A.
12. Adriano Bernardo ( Canada )
13. Jory Malone – Team Renegade
14. Dylan Dearborn - CA
Women's Flyweight: under 55 Kg (121 lbs.) and Under:
1. Felicia Oh (Jean Jacques Machado/10th Planet) - CA
2. Michele Mills ( Jackson ’s Gaidojitsu) - NM
3. Yael Young (Canadian Rep) - Canada
4. Nyjah Easton (Team Lloyd Irvin) - MD
5. Aimee Turton (Team Grapplers Quest) - NJ
6. Kanako Inaba (Champion Jiu Jitsu) - IL
Women's Lightweight: 55 KG to 60 KG (121 lbs to 132 lbs):
1. Katherine Rozzi (Saulo Ribeiro) - PA
2. Marie Colangelo ( Arnold 's Finalist, MMA Fighter) - IL
3. Amy Moses (Team Lloyd Irvin) - MD
4. Crystina Coats (Dean Lister Fight Team) - CA
5. Angela Wilson - Canada
6. Jennifer Newton (Machado/Blitz Center) - NJ
7. Cassandra Rivers-Blaso (Luiz Claudio Combat Team) - WI
Women's Middleweight: 60 Kg to 67 Kg (132 lbs to 147.4 lbs.):
1. Debi Purcell (FighterGirls.com) - CA
2. Emily Kwok (Team Renzo/Almeida) - NJ
3. Jeanette Portocarrero (Jean Jacques Machado) - CA
4. Sheila Bird (Roy Harris) - CA
5. SHANYA BAZLER (Pedro Sauer) - MT
6. Kelly Paul (Ralph Gracie) - CA
7 - Valerie Worthington (Carlson Gracie/Carlson Gracie, Jr) - FL
Women's Heavyweight: 67 Kg and over (over 147 lbs):
1. Caryn May (#1 RATED Heavyweight in GrapplingLeague.com) - NJ
2. Olga Bakalopoulos - Canada
3. Celita Schultz (Performance/RGDA - Olympic Judoka) - NJ
4. Katrina A. Weilbacher (Paragon JJ/Pan American/Worlds Champ) - CA
5. Lana Stefanic (Relson Gracie/Robin Gieseler) - IL
IronMan said:Justin has a shot, but I don't think that it's really practical. Renzo gets a representative, and I think he hights at cruiserweight, but maybe he'll send someone else. Still I think that his guy has this one. The other big threats are Luke Stewart, Chris Moriarty and Rafael Lovato, but it's a pretty close call.
I didn't see Monson's name on the list, is he shooting at the Mid-West Qualifier or is he just focussing on his fight with Sylvia?
I believe Monson gets an automatic invite since he won the last ADCC. No need to do the qualifiers.IronMan said:I didn't see Monson's name on the list, is he shooting at the Mid-West Qualifier or is he just focussing on his fight with Sylvia?
Yeah. Ricardo dropped from his fight with Roger (who can blame him) and there were a few other drops, but, for the most part, it's a very good roster.wukkadb said:Thanks for the info. A lot of people dropped it seems, still a lot of good competition though
Didn't know Lister competed in U.S. *****. Anyways I don't see him beating Fedor.After requesting a release from the UFC earlier this year, middleweight Dean Lister will look to go back to his roots. The California native has been invited to compete in this year's Abu Dhabi grappling tournament as confirmed to MMAWeekly.com by the fighter's management team at Haymaker's Empire.
Lister is a former Abu Dhabi champion, winning the Absolute Divisional championship in 2003 and then returning to the tournament to win super fights in 2003 and 2005.
While it has not been decided which weight class Lister will compete in, the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt and former U.S. ***** champion is considering a move to the weight class that will be occupied by top MMA heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko, who is expected in the tournament this year.
Lister commented to MMAWeekly.com that he sees Fedor as "a great challenge and would jump at the opportunity to compete against him."
The former Abu Dhabi and King of the Cage champion will also stay in consideration for a super fight if any of this year's competitors are unable to compete.
While nothing has been signed, Lister is also still fielding several offers to continue his MMA career. "The Boogeyman" has stated that he's simply focused on training and improving for MMA, while working on his goal of winning the Abu Dhabi tournament this year.
Currently Lister is in Japan helping his friend, Muhammed "King Mo" Lawal, prepare for his upcoming bout in Sengoku, before returning home to focus on his next step in the MMA or grappling world.
Yeah, Lister's got a notable ***** background, and some terrific heel hooks.Didn't know Lister competed in U.S. *****. Anyways I don't see him beating Fedor.
Was just gonna post that! This ADCC looks, as you said, is gonna be awesome! I hope for some good ole Marcelinho action, Demian to do well and I hope the superfight lives up to the hype!For those who haven't seen, ADCC 2009 is going to be awesome.