One of the most important Jiu-Jitsu events in the world, the Abu Dhabi World Pro Jiu-Jitsu 2016 saw the first black belts matches this Thursday (21st) where the finals of the male and female absolute have been set. Full of surprises and upsets, the open weight final will have Felipe Preguica Pena face José Junior for men and Tayane Porfirio face Bia Mesquita for women.
2015 Abu Dhabi World Pro Champion Marcus ‘Buchecha’ Almeida withdrew from the competition at the last minute from both the absolute and weight divisions.
For the first time ever, the Word Pro is streamed live in English on Flograppling.com for 4 days straight.
Here are the finals for the black belts at the 2016 Abu Dhabi World Pro.
Male Open Weight:
Felipe Preguica Pena vs José Junior
Female Open Weight:
Tayane Porfirio vs Bia Mesquita
Male Black Belt
-62kg: Hiago Silva vs Joao Miyao
-69kg: Paulo Miyao vs Marcio Andre
-77kg: Roberto Satoshi vs Gabriel Arges
-85kg: Claudio Calasans vs Leandro Lo
-94kg: Erberth Santos vs Felipe Pena
+94kg: Victor Honorio vs Ricardo Evangelista
Female Black Belt
-55kg: Mackenzie Dern vs Marina Ribeiro
-62kg: Beatriz Mesquita vs Bianca Basilio
-70kg: Priscilla Cerqueira vs Nathiely Jesus
+70kg: Tayane Porfirio vs Fernanda Mazzelli
The final of the absolute will take place on Saturday (23) – as well as the final of weight – the last day of competitions.
Cyborg vs Ricardo Evangelista World Pro Abu Dhabi 2016.
