ADCC 2015 competitor list:

[Edge Guerrero]

Henderson and Lombard among participants in Brazil

By Roy Billington  @RoyBillington on Aug 27, 2015, 10:00p

Check out the comprehensive list of competitors for ADCC 2015 featuring a number of MMA standouts.

We are on the eve of ADCC 2015 with the world's premier grappling tournament going down this weekend in Sao Paulo, Brazil. For the last month, the tournament has seen a lot of competitors dropping out due to injury. A notable last minute drop out was Jeff Monson earlier this week. Finally, we have a full list of participants for the tournament, which begins in under 24 hours.

MMA fans will be pleased to know that the MMA community is, once again, well represented on the ADCC mats. Former UFC champion Ben Henderson is down to compete, so to is Hector Lombard, Gilbert Burns and Tom DeBlass.

The full list of competitors is as follows:

Male -66 kg

1. Rubens Charles "Cobrinha" - Brazil (ADCC 2013 Winner)
2. Asadulaev Surkhay - Russia (1st European Trials Winner)
3. Nicolas Renier - France (2nd European Trials Winner)
4. Tezekbaev Rasul - Kyrgyzstan (1st Asia & Oceania Trials Winner)
5. Yuto Hirao - Japan (2nd Asia & Oceania Trials Winner)
6. Geovanny Martinez - USA (1st North American Trials Winner)
7. Edward Cummings - USA (2nd North American Trials Winner)
8. Renan Sancar Santos - Brazil (1st South American Trials Winner)
9. Gabriel Marangoni - Brazil (2nd South American Trials Winner)
10. Jeff Glover - USA (Invited)
11. Augusto Mendes - Brazil (Invited)
12. Justin Rader - USA (Invited)
13. Bruno Frazatto - Brazil (Invited)
14. Gianni Grippo - USA (Invited)
15. Mark Ramos - USA (Invited)
16. Alexandre Vieira - Brazil (Invited)

Male -77 kg

1. Gamrot Mateusz - Poland (1st European Trials Winner)
2. Abdulkadirov Magomed - Russia (2nd European Trials Winner)
3. Lachlan Giles - Australia (1st Asia & Oceania Trials Winner)
4. Young-am Noh - Korea (2nd Asia & Oceania Trials Winner)
5. Enrico Cocco - USA (1st North American Trials Winner)
6. Vagner Rocha - USA (2nd North American Trials Winner)
7. Davi Ramos - Brazil (1st South American Trials Winner)
8. Gabriel Rollo - Brazil (2nd South American Trials Winner)
9. Garry Tonon - USA (Invited)
10. Otavio Sousa - Brazil (Invited)
11. Lucas Lepri - Brazil (Invited)
12. Ben Henderson - USA (Invited)
13. Dillon Danis - USA (Invited)
14. Gilbert Burns - Brazil (Invited)
15. AJ Agazarm - USA (Invited)
16. Milton Vieira - Brazil (Invited)

Male -88 kg

1. Romulo Barral - Brazil (ADCC 2013 Winner)
2. Zbigniew Tyszka - Poland (1st European Trials Winner)
3. Jesse Urholin - Finland (2nd European Trials Winner)
4. Craig Jones - Australia (1st Asia & Oceania Trials Winner)
5. Hidemi Mihara - Japan (2nd Asia & Oceania Trials Winner)
6. Matthew Arroyo - USA (1st North American Trials Winner)
7. Mike Perez - USA (2nd North American Trials Winner)
8. Claudio Calasans - Brazil (1st South American Trials Winner)
9. Keenan Cornelius - USA (Invited)
10. Rustam Chsiev - Russia (Invited)
11. Pablo Popovich - USA (Invited)
12. Rafael Lovato Jr. - USA (Invited)
13. Ezra Lenon - USA (Invited)
14. Neiman Gracie - Brazil (Invited)
15. Yuri Simoes - Brazil (Invited)
16. Ricardo Ramos De Mesquita - Brazil (Invited)

Male -99 kg

1. Joao Assis - Brazil (ADCC 2013 Winner)
2. Tomasz Narkun - Poland (1st European Trials Winner)
3. Kamil Uminski - Poland (2nd European Trials Winner)
4. Tobias Green - Australia (1st Asia & Oceania Trials Winner)
5. Yukiyasu Ozawa - Japan (2nd Asia & Oceania Trials Winner)
6. Tom DeBlass - USA (1st North American Trials Winner)
7. Jason Bukich - USA (2nd North American Trials Winner)
8. Roberto Alencar - Brazil (1st South American Trials Winner)
9. Cassio Francis Da Silva - Brazil (2nd South American Trials Winner)
10. Alexandre Ribeiro - Brazil (Invited)
11. Hector Lombard - USA (Invited)
12. Felipe Pena - Brazil (Invited)
13. Rodolfo Vieira - Brazil (Invited)
14. Jimmy Friedrich - USA (Invited)
15. Adam Sachnoff - USA (Invited)
16. Lukasz Michalec - Poland (Invited)

Male +99 kg

1. Janne-Pekka Pietiläinen - Finland (2nd European Trials Winner)
2. Lee Hyoung Chul - Korea (1st Asia & Oceania Trials Winner)
3. Hideki Sekine - Japan (2nd Asia & Oceania Trials Winner)
4. Jason Lees - USA (1st North American Trials Winner)
5. Paul Ardila - USA (2nd North American Trials Winner)
6. Leonardo Nascimento Lucio - Brazil (1st South American Trials Winner)
7. Gabriel Lyrio Lucas - Brazil (2nd South American Trials Winner)
8. Rodrigo Cavaca - Brazil (Invited)
9. Joao Gabriel Rocha - Brazil (Invited)
10. Dean Lister - USA (Invited)
11. Vinny Magalhaes - Brazil (Invited)
12. Orlando Sanchez - USA (Invited)
13. Rodrigo Artilheiro - Brazil (Invited)
14. Bernardo Faria - Brazil (Invited)
15. Jared Dopp - USA (Invited)
16. Juskowiak Mateusz - Poland (Invited)

Female -60 kg

1. Michelle Nicolini - Brazil (ADCC 2013 Winner)
2. Kethe Marie Elgesem Engen - Norway (European Trials Winner)
3. Rikako Yuasa - Japan (Asia & Oceania Trials Winner)
4. Tammi Musumeci - USA (North American Trials Winner)
5. Ana Michelle Tavares Dantas - Brazil (1st South American Trials Winner)
6. Mayra Mello Mazza - Brazil (2nd South American Trials Winner)
7. Mackenzie Dern - USA (Invited)
8. Beatriz Mesquita - Brazil (Invited)

Female +60 kg

1. Gabrielle Garcia - Brazil (ADCC 2013 Winner)
2. Sophia Nordenö - Sweden (European Trials Winner)
3. Amanda Santana - USA (North American Trials Winner)
4. Fernanda Mazzelli Almeida Maio - Brazil (1st South American Trials Winner)
5. Jéssica Da Silva Oliveira - Brazil (2nd South American Trials Winner)
6. Marysia Malyjasiak - Poland (Invited)
7. Ana Laura Cordeiro - Brazil (Invited)
8. Alison Tremblay - Canada (Invited)

ADCC 2015 goes down from August 28-30 in Sao Paulo, Brazil and is available to stream on PPV athttp://www.budovideos.com/

Source:http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2015/8/27/9217873/adcc-2015-competitor-list-ben-henderson-hector-lombard-among-mma-ufc-participants

[Luigi]

Hey Edge, in BJJ is it considered more prestigious to win ADCC or No-gi mundials?

[Edge Guerrero]

Hey Edge, in BJJ is it considered more prestigious to win ADCC or No-gi mundials?

- ADCC is the most prestigious one, is a older more traditional competition in nogi aspect, so winning that is a bigger achiviement.
In 2 years and half ADCC will complet 2 decades of existence.

[Edge Guerrero]

Former UFC lightweight champion Ben Henderson was among several familiar MMA faces to take part in this year's ADCCs in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Unlike in 2013, when he advanced to the quarterfinals of the -77 kg division, Henderson exited early in this year's competition. His opening round match against Dagestan's Abdukadirov Magomed ended with Magomed winning by rear-naked choke, which you can view in the video below (provided by MMA Fighting's Guilherme Cruz):

Sourcehttp://www.bloodyelbow.com/2015/8/29/9224791/video-ufc-ben-henderson-rear-naked-choke-adcc-2015-opening-round-mma-news

- I will always cheer Bendo(Unless he comes out and says that Goku beat's Superman), he is for me one of the most entertaining fighters to watch.

[Edge Guerrero]

By Tim Burke  @TB_Money on Aug 29, 2015, 6:00p

It was an up-and-down day for MMA fighters at the ADCCs, but one UFC lightweight has made it through to the semi-finals in his division.

Today's Day 1 at the ADCCs was good to a current UFC lightweight and a former UFC light heavyweight, but not as nice to a former champion at 155 lbs. Gilbert Burns, the 29-year-old former BJJ world champ who is 10-0 in MMA and 3-0 in the UFC, submitted his first-round opponent Lachlin Giles in the ~77kg division and defeated Abdukadirov Magomed in the quarters. He will take on one-time Bellator fighter Davi Ramos in the semis tomorrow.

However, things didn't go as smoothly for former UFC lightweight champ Ben Henderson. The aforementioned Magomed submitted Bendo in the first round of the ~77kg division bracket. Also, currently suspended UFC welterweight Hector Lombard managed to make it to the quarter-finals of the ~99kg division but lost to the great Xande Ribeiro. Tom DeBlass was eliminated in the first round of that division as well.

Fomer UFC lightweight Vinny Magalhaes advanced to the semi-finals of the +99kg division, submitting both of his opponents today. Fellow former UFC competitor Dean Lister was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the same division.

In the first superfight of the ADCCs, ATT's Ricardo Liborio managed to defeat Mario Sperry by referee decision after multiple overtimes.

You can check out the results of each and every ADCC bout from Day 1 over at MMA Fightinghttp://www.mmafighting.com/2015/8/29/9225193/adcc-2015-results-gilbert-burns-vinny-magalhaes-advance-to-semifinals?_ga=1.25877172.809767716.1440080486.

Source:http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2015/8/29/9225575/adcc-2015-results-day-1-ufc-fighter-makes-semi-finals

[Edge Guerrero]

- ADCC 2015 results:

Male -66kg

Gold: Rubens Charles
Silver: Bruno Frazzato
Bronze: Augusto Mendes

Male -77kg

Gold: Davi Ramos
Silver: Lucas Lepri
Bronze: Gilbert Burns

Male -88kg

Gold: Yuri Simoes
Silver: Keenan Cornelius
Bronze: Rustam Chsiev

Male -99kg

Gold: Rodolfo Vieira
Silver: Felipe Pena
Bronze: Joao Assis

Male +99kg
Gold: Orlando Sanchez
Silver: Jared Dopp
Bronze: Vinny Magalhaes

Female -60kg

Gold: Mackenzie Dern
Silver: Michelle Nicolini
Bronze: Tammy Musumeci

Female +60kg

Gold: Ana Lauta Cordeiro
Silver: Jessica Oliveira
Bronze: Gabi Garcia

Men's Absolute

Gold: Claudio Calasans
Silver: Joao Rocha
Bronze: Rodolfo Vieira

Superfight

Andre Galvo def. Roberto Abreu via points (6-0)

Source:http://www.mmafighting.com/2015/8/30/9229115/adcc-2015-results-vinny-magalhaes-gilbert-burns-medal-while-benson

[Vutulaki-san]

Strong korean contingent too bad they didn't place.

Might need more international level experience.