Tom DeBlass Steps Down From Being ADCC Trials Organizer
Oct 27, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Tom DeBlass has decided to step down from his role as the organizer for the ADCC East Coast Trials. Having been associated with ADCC for over a decade, DeBlass first made his mark by winning the ADCC...
Mo Jassim On Whether ADCC Will Introduce PED Testing: “It’s Not High On My List”
Oct 14, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Image Credits: FloGrappling Will ADCC introduce performance enhancing drugs (PEDs) testing for the competitors anytime soon? Well, Mo Jassim – ADCC Head Organizer – doesn’t see it...
Craig Jones Reveals How Jozef Chen Won ADCC Trials: “He’s Only 19 Years Old”
Sep 21, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Craig Jones recently spoke about Jozef Chen‘s remarkable run at the ADCC European Trials… Highlighting the magnitude of his performance in the difficult 77kg division: 77kg, most stacked...
Craig Jones Provides Insider Review & Recap of Last Weekend’s ADCC European Trials Recap
Sep 18, 2023BJJEE
On Saturday, the ADCC World Championships held its first qualifiers of the season at Arena Ursynów in the capital. These trials are renowned for their high-level competition and thrilling displays...
ADCC European Trials Results are in: Lots of Exciting Matches & Upsets
Sep 16, 2023BJJEE
The initial qualifying event organized by the ADCC for the 2024 World Championships, known as the European Trials, is currently taking place in Warsaw, Poland. The pairings for the quarterfinal...
Tom DeBlass On Transgender Athletes Competing In ADCC Female Divisions: “Not Allowing It”
Sep 13, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Lots of commotion has been stirred up in the BJJ community, after a recent NAGA tournament allowed for a transgender athlete to compete in a female division. A part of the Jiu-Jitsu community is...
Craig Jones Doubts If He’ll Compete At ADCC 2024: “It’s A Lot Of Work”
Sep 07, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Every (Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu) athlete, sooner or later, comes to a point in time when he has to figure out if competing is still worth it. This is true for both amateur and professional athletes alike...
Gunnar Nelson: “Maybe I Will Do ADCC Again”
Aug 22, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Gunnar Nelson is one of the best mixed martial arts (MMA) fighters of his generation, who currently competes in the UFC welterweight division. He is also one of the most skilled Jiu-Jitsu athletes in...
ADCC Kids World Championship In The Making? Mo Jassim Reveals
Jul 18, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Mo Jassim, ADCC head organizer, has intentions of organizing an ADCC World Championship in 2024 – for kids! The idea to organize the tournament came to Jassim after he was told about the...
Breaking News: ADCC 2024 To Take Place In Las Vegas (T-Mobile Arena)
Jul 04, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
It’s official: the next instance of the biggest submission grappling event in the world, ADCC, will take place in Las Vegas! ADCC 2024 will be held at T-Mobile Arena, which hosts some of the...
Craig Jones Says Joe Rogan Is “More Responsible” For Growth Of BJJ Than ADCC Or IBJJF Are
Jun 22, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Over the last few days, the discussion whether ADCC or IBJJF is more important for the global growth of BJJ has been a hot topic between Mo Jassim and Robert Drysdale. Craig Jones now decided to jump...
Kade Ruotolo: “I Don’t Think I Would’ve Won The ADCC Without Tye”
Jun 13, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Whenever you succeed, whenever you accomplish a goal, especially a lofty one… It’s almost never the case that you’ve done it alone. You’ve had people help you along the way,...
Why Wasn’t Demian Maia UFC champion? ADCC Legend Explains Why
Jun 01, 2023BJJEE
One of the biggest names in the history of Jiu-Jitsu, Zé Mario Sperry , who was a Jiu-Jitsu world champion and also in the ADCC, in which he is a member of the “Hall of Fame”, recently...
The UFC’s New Signing Couldn’t Handle Losing at Recent ADCC Grappling Tournament
May 31, 2023BJJEE
MMA’s biggest prospect Sharaputdin Magomedov (11-0), a UFC newcomer to the middleweight division, took his loss in ADCC Thailand grappling tournamnent extremely badly. The reason is a...
Yuri Simoes “Can’t Wait” For The ADCC 2024 Superfight Against Gordon Ryan
May 29, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Yuri Simoes and Gordon Ryan are fired up to face off against each other at the ADCC 2024 superfight! And, well, Simoes is especially looking forward to it. The thought of his first two losses follows...
ADCC Champion Orlando Sanchez Exact Cause Of Death Revealed
May 24, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
ADCC champion and elite BJJ athlete Orlando Sanchez passed away back in December 2022. In a coroner report shared just a few days ago, it has been revealed that the cause of Sanchez’s death was...
ADCC Champion Amy Campo Shows Two Amazing Knee Slice Entries
May 21, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
If you have been doing BJJ for any length of time you have asked yourself this question! Rickson Gracie once said, “the guard is the heart and soul of jiu jitsu”. If you haven’t already...
ADCC Denver Open: Rose Namajunas Wins Bronze In Absolute Division
May 16, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Rose Namajunas is one of the best MMA athletes in the sport’s history. And, even though she is a UFC star and former strawweight champion, she still takes the time to compete in grappling...
Nick Rodriguez: “ADCC Changed Their Rules Because Of Me”
May 05, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Did you know that the ADCC changed their rules because of Nick Rodriguez? Well, that’s what Rodriguez claims to be the case. Namely, in a conversation with Nicky Ryan, Rodriguez asked him if he...
ADCC Ditches UFC FightPass & is Back on Flograppling: A Step Back for Grappling?
Apr 28, 2023BJJEE
Back in January 2023, there was some groundbreaking news for the Jiu-Jitsu/Grappling community as ADCC events were to be streamed via UFC Fight Pass. This meant much more mainstream exposure for...
Gordon Ryan Demonstrates The Guard Pass He Used Against Victor Hugo At ADCC 2022
Feb 10, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Body Lock passing can be a great addition to your Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu skillset. Especially if you haven’t experimented with this passing style before; when you learn the proper setups and...
ADCC & UFC Sign Streaming Agreement For Over 40 ADCC Events
Jan 22, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Image Credits: UFC Fight Pass Instagram It’s now official: for the next two years, ADCC events will be streamed via UFC Fight Pass! This means over 40 events throughout 2024; including ADCC...
Kyra Gracie Teaches Her Brilliant Triangle Set Up which Won Her ADCC Gold
Jan 09, 2023BJJEE
Kyra Gracie is one of the few Gracie women to achieve a black belt in BJJ and is the first Gracie female to actively compete in the sport. She is a 4x world BJJ champion and 3x ADCC. Her mother,...
Paulo Miyao Details Long Term Knee Damage from Not Tapping to Tye Ruotolo at ADCC 2019
Dec 23, 2022BJJEE
Paulo Miyao faced a young Tye Ruotolo at ADCC 2019 and was caught in a nasty kneebar. Miyao, true to himself chose to ignore the pain and didn’t tap… We often see in high level grappling...
