The ADCC World Championships, often referred to as the “Olympics of Grappling,” are officially back this summer. The 2024 ADCC World Championships will take place August 17-18 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
High-level grappling stars such as Mica Galvão and Gordon Ryan are confirmed to compete at the 2024 ADCC World Championship.
Ryan is also set to compete in not one, but two Super Fights, facing his rivals Felipe Pena and Yuri Simões.
Ryan is no stranger to winning at the ADCC World Championships. He is a five-time ADCC World Champion. His first ADCC Worlds title came at the 2017 ADCC World Championship.
The 2017 ADCC World Championship also crowned two Americans, one of them being Gordon Ryan and JT Torres.
Here is more information about the 2017 ADCC World Championship.
What is ADCC?
First and foremost, we need to learn about the organization that hosts these events. ADCC is short for Abu Dhabi Combat Club World Submission Fighting Championships, which is considered one of the most prestigious Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) and submission grappling events in the world.
The ADCC has been around for 23 years. The ADCC World Championship has been held every 2 years except in 2021 since the Covid-19 pandemic.
How does ADCC Worlds work?
There are three ways to compete in the ADCC World Championships: returning champions and podium finishers from previous World Championships automatically qualify to return. You can either win one of the continental qualifying events (held at various locations around the world) or receive an invitation.
The men’s divisions of the ADCC World Championship feature 16 competitors, with eight qualified athletes, seven invitationals, and the returning defending ADCC champion. The women’s divisions feature eight competitors, with four qualified athletes, the defending champion, and three invitationals.
The ADCC World Championship also operates on a bracket format, starting in the Round of 16. Winning and moving on is the name of the game.
Where was the ADCC World Championship 2017?
The 2017 ADCC World Championship was held at the Espoo Metro Arena in Espoo, Finland.
When was the ADCC World Championship 2017?
The 2017 ADCC World Championship was held from September 22-24.
Who Won at ADCC World Cup 2017
- Men -66kg – Rubens Charles “Cobrinha”
- Men -77kg – JT Torres
- Men -88kg – Gordon Ryan
- Men -99kg – Yuri Simões
- Male +99kg – Marcus Almeida “Buchecha”
- Female -60kg – Beatriz Mesquita
- Women +60kg – Gabrielle Garcia
- Absolute – Felipe Pena
- Superfights:
- Andre Galvao defeated Claudio Calasans
- Renzo Gracie defeated Sanae Kikuta
- Chael Sonnen Defeated defeated Leo Vieira
How to watch the 2024 ADCC World Championship
The 2024 ADCC World Championship will be broadcast live in the United States on FloGrappling and the FloSports app.
Replays, highlights and news will also be available on both platforms.
Watch BJJ on FloGrappling
FloGrappling is the streaming home of the best Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu events and news coverage. FloGrappling is the streaming home of:
Don’t miss the IBJJF World Championship and ADCC World Championship on FloGrappling
In May 2024, FloGrappling will broadcast the fourth and final Grand Slam event on the IBJJF calendar in California.
In August 2024, FloGrappling will broadcast the ADCC World Championships. The biannual tournament returns to Las Vegas.
