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Abu Dhabi Combat Club: The Official Thread

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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yeah i cant wait for the american trails my coach will be competing in it just wondering what are all you guys predictions on who will win the american trails chim chim all the way

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?

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Originally Posted by IronMan

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

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Originally Posted by ozz525

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

Well, good luck to you on that one.

ADCC North American Trials

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

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Originally Posted by IronMan

yeah jeff just had sylvia on his mind at that point. in any case it's good to have an adcc thread on here!

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Originally Posted by IronMan

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.

Here are the most recent updates I could find for the ADCC Worlds Men's division:

Superfight: John Olav v Roger Gracie

Note: Ricardo Arona was scheduled to fight Roger, but opposition for Roger seems to disappear pretty quickly. Hopefully Olav will be the opponent for sure.

Under 65kg
1 Leo Veira
2 Marcio Feitosa
3 Jeff Glover
4 Rani Yahira
5 Javi Vasquez
6 Sim Go
7 Edward Sanchez
8 Bruno Frazzato
9 Jamie Ballard
10 Naoya Uematsu
11 Blair Tugman
12 Baret Yoshida
13 Renier Nicolas
14 Africa Trials

Under 75kg
1 Marcelo Garcia
2 Pablo Popovich
3 Renzo Gracie
4 Saulo Ribiero
5 Drew Fickett
6 Nelson Montiero
7 Mark Bocek
8 Eduardo Rio
9 Milton Vieira
10 Kurt Pellegrino
11 George Sotiopoulos
12 Andre Galvao
13 Daisuke Sugie
14 Africa Trials
15 Joe Stevenson

Under 87kg
1 Rafael Lovato Jr
2 Damien Maia
3 Chris Moriarty
4 Rosimar Palhares
5 Flavio Almeida
6 Bruno Bastos
7 Haim Gozali
8 Delson Heleno
9 Travers Grubb
10 Tarsys Humphreis
11 David Avellan
12 Sauli Heilimo
13 Rick Macauley
14 Yushin Okami
15 Marko Helen
16 Africa Trials

Under 99kg
1 Christiano Lazzarini
2 Xande Ribeiro
3 Anthony Perosh
4 Mikhail Cirkunov
5 Carareco
6 Robert Drysdale
7 Igor Vovchanchyn
8 Vicbart Geraldino
9 Nick Ackerman
10 Tim Boetsch
11 Steve Rusk
12 Radek Turek
13 Thomas Szczerek
14 Braulio Estima
15 Yukiyasu Ozawa
16 Africa Trials

Over 99kg
1 Jeff Monson
2 Gabriel "Napao" Gonzaga
3 Marcio "Pe de Pano" Cruz
4 Mario Rinaldi
5 Jon Olav
6 Ricco Rodriguez
7 Roy Nelson
8 Luiz Theodoro
9 Elvis Sinosic
10 Hanne Pietilainen
11 Rolles Gracie
12 Marcos Oliveira
13 Naomichi Nagata
14 Africa Trials
15 Brian Vital

Thanks for the info. A lot of people dropped it seems, still a lot of good competition though