The List of who is IN and who is OUT for ADCC 2019 World Championship

The official ADCC participation and invitation list for ADCC Worlds 2019:

MALE -66 kg  (Out of 16)

1. Ruan Alvarenga – Brazil – (Alliance) – South American Trial winner
2. Thomas Halpin – Ireland (Fightsports) – 2nd European Trial winner
3. Kenta Iwamoto – Japan (Tri-Force Jiu-Jitsu) – Asia & Oceania Trial winner
4. Paulo Miyao – Brazil – (Unity) – Invited
5. Geo Martinez – USA – (10th planet) – Invited
6. Augusto Mendes – Brazil – (Soul Fighters) – Invited
7. Jamil Hill – USA – (Lloyd Irvin) – Invited
8. Pablo Mantovani – Brazil – (Atos) – Invited
9. Gianni Grippo – USA – (Marcelo Garcia) – Invited
10. Keith Krikorian – USA – (10th Planet) – Invited
11. Bruno Frazzato – Brazil – (Atos) – Invited
12. Matheus Gabriel – Brazil – (Checkmat) – Invited
13. Tye Ruotolo – USA – (Atos) – Invited
14. Richard Alarcon – USA – (One Jiu Jitsu) – Invited
15. Kennedy Maciel – Brazil – (Alliance) – Invited
16. Nicky Ryan – USA – (Renzo Gracie) – 2nd North American Trial winner

MALE -77 kg  (Out of 16)

1. JT Torres – USA – (Atos) – ADCC Worlds 2017 winner
2. Ross Nicholls – United Kingdom – (Roger Gracie Academy) – 1st European Trial winner
3. Jonathan Satava – USA – (Alliance/Marcelo Garcia) – 1st North American Trial winner
4. John Combs – USA – (Easton Training Center) – 2nd North American Trial winner
5. Servio Tulio – Brazil – (Gracie Barra) – South American Trial winner
6. Mateusz Gamrot – Poland (Czerwony Smok Poznan) – 2nd European Trial winner
7. Lachlan Giles – Australia (Absolute MMA) – Asia & Oceania Trial winner
8. Lucas Lepri – Brazil – (Alliance) – Invited
9. Vagner Rocha – USA – (Fight Sports) – Invited
10. Renato Canuto – Brazil – (Checkmat) – Invited
11. Oliver Taza – Canada – (Tristar) – Invited
12. Edwin Najmi – USA – (Gracie Barra) – Invited
13. Celso Venicius – Brazil (XCoach Team) – Invited
14. DJ. Jackson – USA – (Lloyd Irvin) – Invited
15. Dante Leon – Canada – (GF Team) – Invited
16. Garry Tonon – USA – (Renzo Gracie) – Invited

MALE -88 kg  (Out of 16)

1. Adam Wardzinski – Poland – (Checkmat International) – 1st European Trial winner
2. Alec Baulding – USA – (Alliance) – 1st North American Trial winner
3. Josh Hinger – USA – (Atos) – 2nd North American Trial winner
4. Gabriel Almeida – Brazil – (Checkmat) – South American Trial winner
5. Ben Dyson – England (Roy Dean) – 2nd European Trial winner
6. Keller Locke-Sodhi – Australia (Grappling Education) – Asia & Oceania Trial winner
7. Craig Jones – Australia – (Absolute MMA) – Invited
8. Rustam Chsiev – Russia – (K-Dojo) – Invited
9. Mike Perez – USA – (Atos) – Invited
10. Murilo Santana – Brazil – (Barbosa JJ) – Invited
11. Gabriel Argaes – Brazil – (Gracie Barra) – Invited
12. Matheus Diniz – Brazil – (Marcelo Garcia) – Invited
13. Jon Blank – USA – (10th Planet) – Invited
14. Mason Fowler – USA – Caio Terra – 2nd North American Trial winner (moved from -99kg)
15. Valdir Araujo – Brazil – (Fight Spots) – Invited
16. Pedro Marinho – Brazil – (Gracie Barra) – Invited

MALE -99 kg  (Out of 16)

1. Perttu Tepponen – Finland – (TJJK Tampere – Hilti BJJ) – 1st European Trial winner
2. Timothy-Michael Spriggs – USA – (Lloyd Irvin) – 1st North American Trial winner
3. Paulo Jose – Brazil – (Alliance) – South American Trial winner
4. Mraz Avdoyan – Germany (Matrix Jiu Jitsu) – 2nd European Trial winner
5. Gordon Ryan – USA -( Renzo Gracie) – moved from -88kg
6. Ben Hodgkinson – Australia – (Absolute MMA) – Invited
7. Vinny Magalhaes – Brazil – (Team Quest) – Invited
8. Patrick Gaudio – Brazil – (GF Team) – Invited
9. Lucas Barbosa – Brazil – (Atos) – Invited
10. Jackson Sousa – Brazil – (Checkmat) – Invited
11. Paul Ardila – USA – (ATT) – Invited
12. Fellipe Andrew – Brazil – (Zenith JJ) – Invited
13. Aaron Tex Johnson – USA – (Unity JJ) – 1st NA Trial winner (moved from +99kg)
14. Vinicius Gazola – Brazil – (Alliance) – Invited
15. James Puopolo – USA – (Ribeiro JJ) – Invited
16. Dan Martinez – USA – (Gracie PAC)

MALE +99 kg  (Out of 16)

1. Marcus “Buchecha” Almeida – Brazil – (Checkmat) – ADCC Worlds 2017 winner
2. Eldar Rafigaev – Moldova – (Jungle Bjj) – 1st European Trial winner
3. Nick Rodriguez – USA – (Renzo Gracie) – 2nd North American Trial winner
4. Antonio Braga Neto – Brazil – (AB-MMA) – South American Trial winner
5. Mateusz Juskowiak – Poland (Murowana Goslina Team) – 2nd European Trial winner
6. Yuri Simoes – Brazil – (Caio Terra BJJ) – ADCC Worlds 2017 winner (moved up to +99kg)
7. Orlando Sanchez – USA – (Gracie Barra) – Invited
8. Roberto Cyborg – Brazil – (Cyborg Fight Sports) – Invited
9. Jared Dopp – USA – (Alliance) – Invited
10. Kaynan Duarte – Brazil – (Atos) – Invited
11. Victor Hugo – Brazil – (Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu) – Invited
12. Mahamed Aly – Brazil – (Lloyd Irvin) – Invited
13. John Hansen – USA – (Vaghi Axios) – Invited
14. Eliot Marshall – USA – (Easton Training Centre) – Invited
15. Max Gimenis – Brazil – (GF Team) – Invited
16. Hudson Taylor – USA – (Marcelo Garcia) – Invited

FEMALE -60 kg  (Out of 8)

1. Beatriz Mesquita – Brazil – (Gracie Humaita) – ADCC Worlds 2017 winner
2. Jena Bishop – USA – (Alliance) – 2nd North American Trial winner
3. Livia Gluchowska – Poland (Absolute MMA) – 2nd European Trial winner
4. Rikako Yuasa – Japan (Dragon’s Den) – Asia & Oceania Trial winner
5. Bianca Basilio – Brazil – (Almeida JJ) – Invited
6. Elvira Karppinen – Finland – (MMA Team 300) – Invited
7. Ffion Davies – Wales – (ECJJA) – Invited
8. Catherine Perret – Brazil – (Checkmat) – Invited

FEMALE +60 kg  (Out of 8)

1. Gabi Garcia – Brazil – (Alliance) – ADCC Worlds 2017 winner
2. Amanda Leve – USA – (Ricardo Almeida BJJ) – 2nd North American Trial winner
3. Carina Santi – Brazil – (G13) – South American Trial winner
4. Stephanie Egger – Switzerland (Buddy Gym) – 2nd European Trial winner
5. Jessica da Silva – Brazil – (Gracie Barra) – Invited
6. Tayane Porfirio – Brazil – (Roger Gracie) – Invited
7. Nathiely Jesus – Brazil – (Unity) – Invited
8. Ana Carolina Vieira – Brazil – (GF Team) – Invited

MAIN SUPERFIGHT

Andre Galvao – Brazil – (Atos) – current Absolute champion
vs.
Felipe Pena – Brazil – (Gracie Barra) – ADCC Worlds 2017 Absolute champion