GSP added to the 76.9kg (~170lbs) division of ADCC.
So far the wild carded guys:
-65.9kg
Leo Viera
-76.9kg
Georges St. Pierre
-87.9kg
Dean Lister
-98.9kg
Nate Marquardt
Ricardo Arona (Not sure about Arona's weight class)
+99kg
John-Olav Einemo
Gabriel Gonzaga
Other competitors who have gotten the spot thru qualifiers below.
ADCC 2009 World Championship, 25th -27th September Barcelona Spain
Olympic Arena the Pavelló Municipal Esports de Badalona
MALE COMPETITORS
SUPERFIGHT
Roger Gracie. Brazil vs Robert Drysdale. USA
-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)
9-16 Wild card
-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)
9-16 Wild card 2/4
-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. France (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)
9-16 Wild card
-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 -16 Wild card ¾
+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)
9-16 Wild card
FEMALE COMPETITORS
-60kg
1. Kyra Gracie. Brazil (ADCC World Champion)
2. Sayaka Shioda. Japan (ADCC World Champion)
3. Megumi Fujii. Japan (Asian & Pacific Trials winner)
4. Michelle Tavares. Brazil (South American Trials winner)
5. Laurence Cousin. France (European Trials winner)
6. Ina Steffensen. Denmark (European Champion)
7. Hillary Williams. USA (North American Trials winner)
8. Wild card
+60kg
1. Hannette Staack. USA (ADCC World Champion)
2. Penny Thomas. USA (ADCC World Champion)
3. Hitomi Hiraiwa. Japan (Asian & Pacific Trials winner)
4. Rosângela Conceição. Brazil (South American Trials winner)
5. Ida Hansson. Sweden (European Trials winner)
6. Shanti Abelha. Denmark (European Champion)
7. Lana Stephanac. USA (North American Trials winner)
8. Wild card ¼
good to see Jon Olav Einemo back.hopefully he'll get into mma again.
Awesome! This guy is a true competitor!
I have trouble believing GSP will compete in Abu Dhabi.
Hopefully his groin will heal by then. He's done it before so why not?
This is the first list I've seen. Hope it is correct. Hope to see Cobrinha added to it.
fabes - I have trouble believing GSP will compete in Abu Dhabi.He competed in 2005. As long as the injury isn't too bad, I don't see it as a stretch for him to compete in 2009.
Yeah, I was talking about the injury Chris. I think he would actually do fairly well in Abu Dhabi this time around. Training Devin at Renzo's has really improved his game.
Why would GSP be allowed to compete in ADCC if Fedor wasn't allowed to compete in Sambo?
laqueus - Why would GSP be allowed to compete in ADCC if Fedor wasn't allowed to compete in Sambo?
Because there are no striking (and no throws?) in ADCC, thus much less risk of injury
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i doubt the ufc would allow him to compete in an event like this, especially when they were against it for fedor to compete in sambo
There's always UFC guys competing in Abu Dhabi.
Herring In A Fur Coat - I don't think UFC ever had a problem with fighters or even champions competing in ADCC? Hell, weren't Matt Hughes & Tito Ortiz both UFC champions at the time of their ADCC match?
i think that was pre-zuffa.it would be cool to see BJ Penn compete.
Dana will let him compete???
I thought the UFC cockblocks grappling comps.
the Fertittas and the Sheik are friends or at least know each other what I've heard.
Cool if true.
Also cool we could see the UG's own Hillary vs Kyra!
Ensanity - Dana will let him compete???
I thought the UFC cockblocks grappling comps.
they did let Joe Stevenson grapple at the UFC 100 expo. Sambo has striking, therefore its not just a grappling match.
CJJScout - This is the first list I've seen. Hope it is correct. Hope to see Cobrinha added to it.
yes! cobrinha v leo would be epic!
How did GSP do it '05??
He got owned.