West coast trials are in two weeks, this thing is stacked
Plus Wiltse trying to make 77kg
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I think Jackyl opened for them but dont think they ever followed.
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Ryan hall didn’t deserve that invite at this point imo.
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*edit just realized that’s a list of trials guys
Regular ADCC is going to be amazing this year
77 also has Tonon, Nicky Ryan, and Lachlan
88 has Craig Jones, Vagner, and Hinger
99+ is going to have Nicky Rod and Gordon Ryan, potential fireworks there
ADCC is going to be awesome this year. I might take vacation time to watch it
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I hate Vagner, but interested to see how he does at 88. Also 77 is STACKED. Mica Galvao is there, kid is a monster
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Mica Galvao will win 77 kg . Kid is a monster gi , no gi and might be the best submission grappler on the planet rn .
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77 is looking Deep !!! Thanks for the list . I think Mica subs his way to gold still , I know I’ll get some heat for that but I’m calling it
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99 has some good drama there . Should be tense
This might be the deepest ADCC yet
77kg looks fun as hell!
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Nicky is really good man. 77 is a tough division but I think he’s my pick
Nicky is hurt again. Wiltse is also trying to do trials at 77 with Magid, Tackett, Steel, Satava
I think they just need to clean up his meniscus though, so he’ll only be out 6 weeks or less
Oh thats why he pulled out against Hillbilly Hammer?
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Yeah, that’s how Gordon got the match
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Imagine if Couch pulls off the upset??
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High profile, current UFC fighter that’s a grappling specialist, former medalist with two appearances, and anyone that has trained with him in the last decade will babble about how good he actually is.
It’s not like this is a strictly merit tournament where invites aren’t handed out to interesting participants to spice it up either, or that similar invitees haven’t been brought in since the beginning of the tournament.
But yeah, sure, Gabriel Sousa and Ethan Crelinsten make sense?
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He hasn’t grappled at that level in years and the game has progressed tons. His 3rd place at adcc had a bunch of guys pull out. He want the third best in that bracket. He’s also been called out repeatedly and won’t grapple anyone even though he never fights while you have active ufc fighters grappling in their fight pass promotion.
He hasn’t shown anything in recent history that merits that spot when you have all of these active killers in the qualifying tournaments who would beat him.
He wouldn’t qualify if he had to earn his spot
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Yeah Im a Ryan Hall fan, but I could think of a ton of people who are more deserving of a spot