1st Abu Dhabi JJ Pro. Photo: Luca Atalla
Organizer Fernando Paradeda sent us the results of the Abu Dhabi Pro tryouts for the African continent, held December 5th in South Africa, gathering 102 athletes.
The African qualifiers brought together fighters from Angola, Madagascar, Congo, Swaziland and the main cities in South Africa, like Cape Town, Port Elizabeth, East London, Durban, Pretoria and Johannesburg. The five champion with a all-inclusive paid trip to Abu Dhabi are:
Purple/Brown/Black: Wiekus Swart (RGC Tapout/Johannesburg)
Female: Jessica Hill (RGC Quantum Tribe/Johannesburg)
Blue/White
-73kg: Jared Halliday (Cape Town)
-88kg: Wesley George (Renzo Gracie/Cape Town)
+88 kgs: Derrick Van Kelsen (Carlson Gracie/ Port Elizabeth)