The ultra-prestigious grappling tournament Abu Dhabi Combat Club (ADCC) is gearing up for this year's event and have chosen the final venue and competitors:
What: ADCC Finals
Where: Pavelló Municipal Esports de Badalona Barcelona, Spain
When: September 26-27, 2009
This is the same venue used for basketball at the 1992 Olympics:
This "card" is absolutely sick:
MALE Competition
-65.9kg
1. Rani Yahya. Brazil (ADCC World Champion)
2. Kouhei Yasumi. Japan (Asian Trials winner)
3. Rafael Mendes. Brazil (South American Trials winner)
4. Nicolas Renier. France (European Trials winner)
5. Timo-Juhani Hirvikangas. Finland (European Champion)
6. Ryan Hall. USA (North American east coast Trials winner)
7. David Marinakis. Australia (Pacific Trials winner)
8. Jayson Patino. USA (North American west coast Trials winner)
9. Rubens “Cobrinha” Chales. USA
10. Leo Vieira. Brazil
11. Baret Yoshida. USA
12. Jeff Glover. USA
13. Hiroshi “Iron” Nakamura. Japan
14. Urijah Faber. USA
-76.9kg
1. Marcelo Garcia. Brazil (ADCC World Champion)
2. K-taro Nakamura. Japan (Asian Trials winner)
3. Murilo Santana. Brazil (South American Trials winner)
4. Marcelo Azevedo. Italy (European Trials winner)
5. Toni Linden. Finland (European Champion)
6. Don Ortega. USA (North American east coast Trials winner)
7. Rodney Ellis. Australia (Pacific Trials winner)
8. Enrico Cocco. USA (North American west coast Trials winner)
9. Georges St. Pierre. Canada
10. Kron Gracie. USA
11. Pablo Popovich. USA
12. Yoshiyuki “Zenko” Yoshida. Japan
13. Milton Vieira. Brazil
14. Gregor Gracie. Brazil
-87.9kg
1. Damian Maia. Brazil (ADCC World Champion)
2. Kazuhiro Nakamura. Japan (Asian Trials winner)
3. André Galvão. Brazil (South American Trials winner)
4. Kassim Annan. France (European Trials winner)
5. Trond Saksenvik. Norway (European Champion)
6. Jason Selva. USA (North American east coast Trials winner)
7. Igor Praporshchikov. Australia (Pacific Trials winner)
8. Chris Weidman. USA (North American west coast Trials winner)
9. Nate Mardquadt. USA
10. Rafael Lovato jr. Usa
11. Daniel Tabera. Spain
12. Braulio Estima. Brazil
13. Rousimar “Toquinho” Palhares. Brazil
-98.9kg
1. Xande Ribeiro. Brazil (ADCC World Champion)
2. Yukiya Naito. Japan (Asian Trials winner)
3. Glover Teixeira. Brazil (South American Trials winner)
4. Radek Turek. Poland (European Trials winner)
5. Andreas Olsen. Norway (European Champion)
6. Rafael Davies. USA (North American east coast Trials winner)
7. Anthony Perosh. Australia (Pacific Trials winner)
8. Gerardi Rinaldi. USA (North American west coast Trials winner)
9. Dean Lister. USA
10. Ricardo Arona. Brazil
11. Roberto “Cyborg” Abreu. Brasil
12. Vinny Magalhães. Brazil
+99kg
1. Fabricio Werdum. Brazil (ADCC World Champion)
2. Kouji Kanechika. Japan (Asian Trials winner)
3. Antoine Jaoude. Brazil (South American Trials winner)
4. Tomasz Janiszewski. Poland (European Trials winner)
5. Janne-Pekka Pietiläinen. Finland (European Champion)
6. Asa Fuller. USA (North American east coast Trials winner)
7. Denis Roberts. Australia (Pacific Trials winner)
8. Tom DeBlass. USA (North American west coast Trials winner)
9. John Olav Einemo. Norway
10. Saulo Ribeiro. Brazil
11. Rogent Lloret. Spain
FEMALE Competition
-60kg
1. Kyra Gracie. Brazil (ADCC World Champion and ultrahottie)
2. Ina Steffensen. Denmark
3. Laurence Cousin. France
4. Michelle Tavares. Brazil
5. Megumi Fujii. Japan
6. Sayaka Shioda. Japan
7. Hillary Williams. USA
8. Luanna Alzuguir. Brazil
+60kg
1. Lana Stefanac. USA
2. Shanti Abelha. Denmark
3. Ida Hansson. Sweeden
4. Rosângela "Zanza" Conceição. Brazil
5. Hitomi Hiraiwa. Japan
6. Penny Thomas. South Africa
7. Hannette Quadros Staack. Brazil
8. Cris Cyborg. Brazil
SUPERFIGHT
Roger Gracie. Brazil vs Robert Drysdale. USA
Rumored:
Fedor
Mousasi *CONFIRMED*
EDIT:
Added Cris Cyborg, Urijah Faber, Gregor Gracie, and Luanna Alzuguir.
