ADCC 2024 Issues Additional Invites to Fill Spots Left by CJI Exodus
Jun 06, 2024BJJEE
ADCC 2024 Issues Additional Invites to Fill Spots Left by CJI Exodus In a significant development for the upcoming ADCC 2024, organizers have announced four new invites to elite grapplers from around...
Grappling Exodus: CJI vs. ADCC – More Huge Names In Talks To Join & What We Know So Far
Jun 05, 2024BJJEE
The Grappling Exodus: Craig Jones Invitational vs. ADCC – What We Know So Far The grappling world is abuzz with a seismic shift as top-tier athletes reconsider their allegiance to the Abu Dhabi...
[BREAKING] Victor Hugo Chooses CJI Over ADCC: “Standing Up For What I Believe Is Right”
Jun 05, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
It’s official: Victor Hugo has decided to compete at the Craig Jones Invitational (CJI) over ADCC this year! He appears to have been thinking about it for some time, but has decided it’s...
Gordon Ryan Will Be Doing 2 Grappling Superfights at ADCC 2024
Jun 04, 2024BJJEE
This year, ADCC has officially added one more female weight class, resulting in a total of five male weight classes and three female weight classes. Each male category features 16 competitors, while...
Gabi Garcia Reveals Heartbreaking Reason Why She Chose To Compete At CJI Over ADCC
Jun 01, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
Gabi Garcia is one of a number of athletes who chose to compete at the Craig Jones Invitational (CJI) over ADCC this year… And she has plenty reasons so as to why she had done it, but it all...
Roberto Jimenez Officially Withdraws From ADCC To Compete At CJI
May 31, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
Roberto Jimenez is officially out of ADCC 2024 – he withdrew in order to compete at the Craig Jones Invitational (CJI)! The news were confirmed through a post on social media, as Jimenez will...
ADCC Organizer Mo Jassim On Why ADCC Doesn’t Increase Athlete Pay, Who is Financing CJI
May 30, 2024BJJEE
In an exclusive interview with Ag. Fight, Mo Jassim, the organizer of the ADCC (Abu Dhabi Combat Club) World Championship, shared exciting details about the upcoming 2024 event, highlighting new...
Ffion Davies on ADCC: ‘Women’s Prize Money is $5K. I Can Make That in a Seminar’
May 29, 2024BJJEE
In an unexpected turn of events, reigning ADCC champion Ffion Davies has announced her decision to compete at the Craig Jones Invitational (CJI) and withdraw from the upcoming ADCC championship. The...
William Tackett Explains Why He Chose CJI Instead Of ADCC: “We Pay Bills”
May 29, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
The Tackett brothers are among already a number of athletes who have opted for competing at the Craig Jones Invitational (CJI) instead of ADCC 2024. And recently, William Tackett revealed the very...
ADCC’s Head Organizer Mo Jassim Addresses ‘CJI’ & Athlete Pull-Outs
May 28, 2024BJJEE
In an exclusive interview with Ag. Fight, Mo Jassim, the organizer of the ADCC (Abu Dhabi Combat Club) World Championship, shared exciting details about the upcoming 2024 event, highlighting new...
Nick Rodriguez Forgoes ADCC To Compete At Craig Jones Invitational (CJI)
May 28, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
Nick Rodriguez has just become the latest athlete to leave ADCC 2024 in favor of the Craig Jones Invitational (CJI) tournament! This one shouldn’t come as a surprise, as it is becoming...
Nicky Ryan Withdraws from ADCC To Compete at CJI: ‘An Opportunity to Win the Biggest Cash Prize the Sport Has Ever Seen’
May 26, 2024BJJEE
Nicky Ryan will participate in the inaugural Craig Jones Invitational (CJI), opting out of ADCC despite having received an invitation. Reigning ADCC female champion Ffion Davies, along with ADCC US...
Reigning Champ Ffion Davies Withdraws from ADCC To Compete at Craig Jones Invitational
May 25, 2024BJJEE
In an unexpected turn of events, reigning ADCC champion Ffion Davies has announced her decision to compete at the Craig Jones Invitational (CJI) and withdraw from the upcoming ADCC championship. The...
Xande Ribeiro Compares ADCC & IBJJF: “Those Who Compete In The Gi…”
May 24, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
What’s better – ADCC or IBJJF? Well, everyone has their own set of opinions, including one of the greatest of all time, Xande Ribeiro. The multiple-time IBJJF Worlds and ADCC gold medal...
William Tacket Chooses To Compete at Craig Jones Invitational Instead of 2024 ADCC
May 24, 2024BJJEE
William Tackett has announced his decision to compete at the inaugural Craig Jones Invitational (CJI) instead of the ADCC. The CJI event is set to take place on the same weekend as the ADCC in Las...
Craig Jones Launches Highest Paying BJJ Event in History on Same Weekend as ADCC
May 24, 2024BJJEE
It’s been some days ago that Craig Jones has revealed that he has plans to organize his own $1 million Jiu-Jitsu tournament… And he has now decided to unveil even more details surrounding...
Nicky Ryan Confirms Craig Jones’ BDCC Tournament – Dates Collide With ADCC
May 21, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
Craig Jones has been vocal about his intentions to organize a tournament that will rival and overpower ADCC, having recently announced that the dates have been chosen and that it will be a total $2...
ADCC Head Organizer Talks Craig Jones’ Upcoming BDCC Tournament: “Not The Right Reasons”
May 19, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
Craig Jones has recently announced that he’ll organize a submission grappling tournament with $2 million in play… Craig humorously refers to it as “BDCC.” This new event will...
ADCC Head Organizer Addresses The Question Of Having A “Natty Division” At ADCC 2024
May 18, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
During a recent livestream, ADCC promoter Mo Jassim addressed the possibility of organizing a “natty division” for athletes who have not used PEDs… And, as you might imagine, his...
ADCC Head Organizer Announces Greasing Ban: “I Don’t Care If You Have Dry Skin”
May 18, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
In a recent livestream, ADCC Head Organizer Mo Jassim addressed the problem of greasing – a practice that has plagued various grappling competitions. Jassim made it clear that the upcoming ADCC...
Kade Rutolo: “If ADCC Did PED Testing, 98% of Athletes Would Drop Out”
May 14, 2024BJJEE
Kade Ruotolo, reigning ADCC champion, recently shared his candid views on the use of performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) in the sport and his journey from jiu-jitsu to mixed martial arts. His...
Craig Jones Calls Out ADCC Head Organizer Mo Jassim For A Podcast: “Don’t Tell No Lie About Me…”
May 14, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
The beef between Craig Jones and ADCC just took yet another (un)expected turn… As Jones called out the promotion’s head organizer – Mo Jassim – to join him on a podcast...
ADCC Trials Champs: “No Gi is Easier than Gi BJJ. The Talent Pool is Way Smaller in No Gi”
May 12, 2024BJJEE
The debate between Gi and No-Gi training intensifies with perspectives from seasoned competitors like ADCC Trials winners Owen Jones and Taylor Pearman. In a recent episode of the “Hack Check...
Mackenzie Dern Excited About ADCC 2024 Return: “See How I Do Against The New Generation Girls”
May 12, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
Mackenzie Dern has received her ADCC 2024 invitation several weeks back… And she appears to be excited about the prospect of competing in submission grappling again! As she explained in a...
