Nicky Ryan Invited To ADCC Worlds 2017

Nicky Ryan, younger brother of Gordon Ryan and youngest of the Danaher Death Squad members, has been invited to the ADCC Worlds 2017.

The news was announced only moments ago on the ADCC website. Nicky will be in the -66 bracket.

Sergio Ardila and Jackson Sousa have also been invited.  Justin Rader, Gilbert Burns, and Luiz Panza are now out.

Ryan’s coach, John Danaher, recently posted saying how proud he was of his pupil:

Related: The Heavy Hitters Of ADCC 2017 Finland: The 66kg Division

The full brackets are below:

IN
Nicky Ryan invited in -66kg
Sergio Ardila invited in -77kg
Jackson Sousa invited in -99kg

OUT
Justin Rader OUT of -66kg
Gilbert Burns OUT of -77kg
Luiz Panza OUT of -77kg

-66kg

1. Rubens Charles (Brazil) – ADCC 2015 winner
2. Uranov Zhakshylyk (Kyrgyzstan) – 1st Asian Trial winner
3. Janusz Andrejczuk (Poland) – 1st European Trial winner
4. Pablo Mantovani (Brazil) – 1st South American Trial winner
5. Paulo Miyao (Brazil) – 2nd South American Trial winner
6. Yuta Shimada (Japan) – 2nd Asian Trial winner
7. Ethan Crelinsten (USA) – 2nd North American Trial winner
8. Kuba Witkowski (Poland) – 2nd European Trial winner
9. Geovanny Martinez (USA) – Invited
10. Augusto “Tanquinho” Mendes (Brazil) – Invited
11. AJ Agazarm (USA) – Invited
12. Baret Yoshida (USA) – Invited
13. Nicolas Renier (France) – Invited
14. Kamil Wilk (Poland) – Invited
15. Erno Elgland (Finland) – Invited
16. Nicky Ryan (USA) – Invited

-77kg

1. Lachlan Giles (Australia) – 1st Asian Trial winner
2. Tero Pyylampi (Finland) – 1st European Trial winner
3. Mansher Singh Khera (USA) – 1st North American Trial winner
4. Felipe Cesar (Brazil) – 1st South American Trial winner
5. Marcelo Mafra (Brazil) – 2nd South American Trial winner
6. Osmanzhan Kassimov (Kazakhstan) – 2nd Asian Trial winner
7. Vagner Rocha (USA) – 2nd North American Trial winner
8. Oliver Taza (Canada/Lebanon) – 2nd European Trial winner
9. Garry Tonon (USA) – Invited
10. Lucas Lepri (Brazil) – Invited
11. JT Torres (USA) – Invited
12. DJ Jackson (USA) – Invited
13. Celso Vinicius (Brazil) – Invited
14. Leonardo Saggioro (Brazil) – Invited
15. Enrico Cocco (USA) – Invited
16. Sergio Ardila (USA) – Invited

-88kg

1. Craig Jones (Australia) – 1st Asian Trial winner
2. Jesse Urholin (Finland) – 1st European Trial winner
3. James Brasco (USA) – 1st North American Trial winner
4. Murilo Santana (Brazil) – 1st South American Trial winner
5. Kaynan Casemiro Duarte (Brazil) – 2nd South American Trial winner
6. Kit Dale (Australia) – 2nd Asian Trial winner
7. John Salter (USA) – 2nd North American Trial winner
8. Piotr Marcin Frechowicz (Poland) – 2nd European Trial winner
9. Romulo Barral (Brazil) – Invited
10. Keenan Cornelius (USA) – Invited
11. Gordon Ryan (USA) – Invited
12. Pablo Popovich (USA) – Invited
13. Alexandre Ribeiro (Brazil) – Invited
14. Leandro Lo (Brazil) – Invited
15. Dillon Danis (USA) – Invited
16. Rustam Chsiev (Russia) – Invited

-99kg

1. Roman Dolidze (Georgia) – 1st Asian Trial winner
2. Kamil Uminski (Poland) – 1st European Trial winner
3. Eliot Kelly (USA) – 1st North American Trial winner
4. Mahamed Aly (Brazil) – 1st South American Trial winner
5. Salomao Ribeiro (Brazil) – 2nd South American Trial winner
6. Yukiyasu Ozawa (Japan) – 2nd Asian Trial winner
7. Paul Ardila (USA) – 2nd North American Trial winner
8. Abdurakhman Bilarov (Russia) – 2nd European Trial winner
9. Yuri Simoes  (Brazil) – Moved from -88kg
10. Rafael Lovato Jr. (USA) – Invited
11. Felipe Pena (Brazil) – Invited
12. Joao Assis (Brazil) – Invited
13. Jake Shields (USA) – Invited
14. Mike Perez (USA) – Invited
15. Jeff Monson (USA) – Invited
16. Jackson Sousa (Brazil) – Invited

+99kg

1. Orlando Sanchez (USA) – ADCC 2015 winner
2. Arman Zhanpeisov (Kazakhstan) – Second Place on 1st Asia Trial
3. Khamzat Stambulov (Russia) – 1st European Trial winner
4. Tom DeBlass (USA) – 1st North American Trial winner
5. Victor Honório (Brazil) – 1st South American Trial winner
6. Hideki Sekine (Japan) – 2nd Asian Trial winner
7. Casey Hellenberg (USA) – 2nd North American Trial winner
8. Abdulaev Ruslan (Russia) – 2nd European Trial winner
9. Vinny Magalhaes (Brazil) – Invited
10. Marcus Almeida “Buchecha” (Brazil) – Invited
11. Roberto “Cyborg” Abreu (Brazil) – Invited
12. Jared Dopp (USA) – Invited
13. Tim Spriggs (USA) – Invited
14. Janne-Pekka Pietiläinen (Finland) – Invited
15. Bruno Bastos (Brazil) – Invited
16. Jesseray Childrey (USA) – Invited

W-60kg

1. Mackenzie Dern (USA) – ADCC 2015 winner
2. Bianca Basílio (Brazil) – South American Trial winner
3. Rikako Yuasa (Japan) – Asian Trial winner
4. Ffion Davies (Great Britain) – European Trial winner
5. Michelle Nicolini (Brazil) – Invited
6. Beatriz Mesquita (Brazil) – Invited
7. Talita Alencar (Brazil) – Invited
8. Elvira Karppinen (Finland) – Invited

W+60kg

1. Talita Treta (Brazil) – South American Trial winner
2. Tara White (USA) – North American Trial winner
3. Samantha Cook (Great Britain) – European Trial winner
4. Gabrielle Garcia (Brazil) – Invited
5. Jessica Da Silva Oliveira (Brazil) – Invited
6. Amanda Santana (USA) – Invited
7. Venla Luukkonen (Finland) – Invited
8. Marysia Malyjasiak (Poland) – Invited

Main Superfight

• Andre Galvao vs. Claudio Calasans

Stars Superfight

• Renzo Gracie vs. Sanae Kikuta

Stars Superfight

• Leo Vieira vs. Chael Sonnen

Announcer

• Tony Torres

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