Report: ADCC 2015 Competitors And Superfights Announced
By FCF Staff
The competitors and super fights for this years Abu Dhabi Combat Club Submission Wrestling World Championship have been released, which will take place from August 28th-30th in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
In addition to grappling stars like Kron Gracie, Jeff Glover, Garry Tonon, among others, UFC lightweight Benson Henderson is scheduled to compete.
Below is the complete line-up (via BJJee.com).
Super Fight
Andre Galvao vs. Roberto “Cyborg” Abreu
Super Fight
Matt Hughes vs. Renzo Gracie
Superfight
Mario Sperry vs. Ricardo Liborio
-66kg
Rubens “Cobrinha” Charles
Rafa Mendes
Jeff Glover
Justin Rader
Joao Miyao
Eddie Cummings
Geovanny “Geo” Martinez
Renan Sancar
Gabriel Marangoni De Oliveira
Tezekbaev Rasul
Asadulaev Surkhay
Jeff Curran
-77kg
Kron Gracie
Otavio Sousa
Garry Tonon
Davi Ramos
Gabriel “Palito” Rollo
Vagner Rocha
Enrico Cocco
JT Torres
Lucas Lepri
Lachlan Giles
Gamrot Mateusz
Benson Henderson
-88kg
Romulo Barral
Rafael Lovato Jr.
Keenan Cornelius
Braulio Estima (first Superfight winner to go back into brackets)
Claudio Calasans (Sao Paulio Trials winner)
Mike Perez (North American Trials winner)
Matt Arroyo (North American Trials winner)
Lucas Leite (invited)
Craig Jones (Asian Trials winner)
Zbigniew Tyszka (European Trials winner)
TBD (2nd European Trials winner)
TBD (2nd Asian Trials winner)
-99kg
João Assis
Felipe Pena
Dean Lister
Roberto “Tussa” Alencar
Cassio Francis Da Silva
Jason Bukich
Tom DeBlass
Tobias Green
Tomasz Narkun
Hector Lombard
+99kg
Marcus “Buchecha” Almeida
Leonardo Lucio
Gabriel Lyrio Lucas
Paul Ardila
Jason Lees
Lee Hyoung chul
Alexander Trans
Orlando Sanchez
-60kg (Female)
Michelle Nicolini
Mackenzie Dern
Ana Michelle Dantas
Mayra Mello Mazz
Tammi Musumeci
Bia Mesquita
+60kg (female)
Gabi Garcia
Fernanda Mazzeli
Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino
Jéssica Da Silva Oliveira
Amanda Santana