The ADCC 2015 tournament finally has a date and a location. It will take place in Sao Paulo, Brazil and will occur from August 28 to August 30. Fans are already excited to take part in this tremendous event and watch some legendary fights go down between champions.
Here is the complete list of competitors from Graciemag
Super-matches
Roberto Cyborg vs. André Galvão
Ricardo Liborio vs. Zé Mário Sperry
Matt Hughes vs. TBA (The ADCC has not confirmed if a new name will replace Renzo Gracie or if the match will be scratched)
Male -66 kg
1. Rubens Charles “Cobrinha” – Brazil (ADCC 2013 winner)
2. Asadulaev Surkhay – Russia (European Trials winner)
3. Augusto Tanquinho (Invited)
4. Gabriel Marangoni (ADCC Brazilian Trials winner)
5. Renan Sancar (ADCC Brazilian Trials winner)
6. Nicolas Renier (ADCC European Trials winner)
7. Yuto Hirao (ADCC Asian & Oceania Trials winner)
8. Edward Cummings (ADCC North American Trials winner)
9. Geovanny Martinez (ADCC North American Trials winner)
10. Tezakbaev Rasul (ADCC Asian & Oceania Trials winner)
11. Gianni Grippo (Invited)
12. João Miyao (Invited)
Male -77 kg
1. “JT” Torres – USA (Invited)
2. Gamrot Mateusz – (European Trials Winner)
3. Gabriel Rollo (ADCC Brazilian Trials winner)
4. Davi Ramos (ADCC Brazilian Trials winner)
5. Abdulkadirov Magomed (ADCC European Trials winner)
6. Young-am Noh (ADCC Asian & Oceania Trials winner)
7. Vagner Rocha (ADCC North American Trials winner)
8. Enrico Cocco (ADCC North American Trials winner)
9. Lachlan Giles (ADCC Asian & Oceania Trials winner)
10. Otavio Sousa (Invited)
11. Garry Tonon (Invited)
Male -88 kg
1. Romulo Barral – Brazil (ADCC 2013 Winner)
2. Zbigniew Tyszka – (European Trials Winner)
3. Claudio Calasans Jr. (ADCC Brazilian Trials winner)
4. Felipe Pena (ADCC Brazilian Trials winner)
5. Jesse Urholin (ADCC European Trials winner)
6. Hidemi Mihara (ADCC Asian & Oceania Trials winner)
7. Mike Perez (ADCC North American Trials winner)
8. Matthew Arroyo (ADCC North American Trials winner)
9. Craig Jones (ADCC Asian & Oceania Trials winner)
10. Keenan Cornelius (Invited)
Male -99 kg
1. Joao Assis – Brazil (ADCC 2013 Winner)
2. Tomasz Narkun – (European Trials Winner)
3. Rodolfo Vieira (invited)
4. Cassio Francis (ADCC Brazilian Trials winner)
5. Roberto Alencar (ADCC Brazilian Trials winner)
6. Kamil Uminski (ADCC European Trials winner)
7. Yukiyasu Ozawa (ADCC Asian & Oceania Trials winner)
8. Jason Bukich (ADCC North American Trials winner)
9. Tom DeBlass (ADCC North American Trials winner)
10. Tobias Green (ADCC Asian & Oceania Trials winner)
11. Alexandre Ribeiro (Invited)
Male +99 kg
1. Alexander Trans – (European Trials Winner)
2. Lee Hyoung Chul – (Asia & Oceania Trials Winner)
3. Bernardo Faria (Invited)
4. João Gabriel Rocha (Invited)
5. Gabriel Lucas (ADCC Brazilian Trials winner)
6. Leonardo Nascimento (ADCC Brazilian Trials winner)
7. Janne-Pekka Pietiläinen (ADCC European Trials winner)
8. Hideki Sekine (ADCC Asian & Oceania Trials winner)
9. Paul Ardila (ADCC North American Trials winner)
10. Jason Lees (ADCC North American Trials winner)
11. Dean Lister (Invited)
Female -60 kg
1. Michelle Nicolini – Brazil (ADCC 2013 Winner)
2. Tammi Musumeci – USA (North American Trials Winner)
3. Mackenzie Dern (Invited)
4. Mayra Mazza (ADCC Brazilian Trials winner)
5. Beatriz Mesquita (Invited)
6. Ana Michelle Tavares (ADCC Brazilian Trials winner)
7. Kethe Marie Engen (ADCC European Trials winner)
8. Rikako Yusasa (ADCC Asian & Oceania Trials winner)
Female +60 kg
1. Gabrielle Garcia – Brazil (ADCC 2013 Winner)
2. Fernanda Mazzelli (ADCC Brazilian Trials winner)
3. Amanda Santana (North American Trials winner)
4. Jessica Oliveira (ADCC Brazilian Trials winner)
5. Sophia Nordenö (ADCC European Trials)
6. Marysia Malyjasiak (Invited)
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