View outcomes and video highlights from the second ADCC South American Trials, which noticed 8 extra athletes earn a spot at ADCC 2024.
The second ADCC South American Trials happened on Saturday, March 9, in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Eight rivals – 5 males and three girls – punched their ticket to this August’s ADCC World Championships.
A number of notable performances stand out.
On the ladies’s aspect, two-time IBJJF gi world champion Anna Rodrigues impressed within the 55kg division. Whereas she spends a lot of her time competing within the gi, the Dream Artwork consultant showcased an ever-improving no-gi recreation and high quality wrestling all through the event. Rodrigues leaned closely on her wrestling and takedown protection to take out divisional favourite Jasmine Rocha within the semifinals and, within the last, Franciele Nascimento.
And within the 65kg division, adorned veteran black belt Ana Carolina Vieira punched her ticket to her first-ever ADCC World Championships, submitting present IBJJF no-gi world champion Gabi McComb with a guillotine choke within the division’s last.
Within the males’s divisions, Fabricio “Hokage” Andrey earned his second journey to the ADCC World Championships after placing collectively a dominant run via the 66kg bracket, submitting his first 5 opponents on his method to the ultimate. Within the semifinal, he scored a highlight-reel flying armbar over Felipe Machado, marking an early contender for Submission of the 12 months. And within the divisional last, Andrey showcased aggressive passing and high quality work from the standing place to safe a call victory over Kaua Gabriel.
The 88kg division noticed present Who’s Quantity One gentle heavyweight champion Pedro Marinho, only one week after struggling defeat to Mason Fowler on the UFC Combat Cross Invitational 6, safe his spot at what will probably be his third ADCC World Championship. Marinho leaned closely on his famend entrance headlock recreation and scrappy wrestling all through the event. Within the 88kg last, he once more employed an ultra-physical model of wrestling – and a late guillotine try – to attain the choice win over former Trials winner Gabriel Almeida.
Additionally, Henrique Ceconi earned a return to ADCC with a robust displaying within the 99kg division. One of many subject’s most bodily imposing rivals, Ceconi took out Patrick Gaudio within the semifinal earlier than incomes an entertaining factors victory over Elionai Braz within the last.
View the up to date checklist of all athletes competing on the 2024 ADCC World Championships here.
Second ADCC South American Trials outcomes
Males’s divisions
66kg
- Fabricio Andrey
- Kaua Gabriel
- Felipe Machado
77kg
- Alexandre “Robinho” de Jesus
- Jonnatas Gracie
- Fabio Caloi
88kg
- Pedro Marinho
- Gabriel Almeida
- Isaque Bahiense
99kg
- Henrique “Ceconi” Cardoso
- Elionai Braz
- Patrick Gaudio
99kg+
- Victor Honorio
- Matheus Lino
- Jhonatan Lopes
Girls’s divisions
55kg
- Anna Rodrigues
- Franciele Nascimento
- Jasmine Rocha
65kg
- Ana Carolina Vieira
- Gabi McComb
- Leilani Bernales
65kg+
- Maria Ruffatto
- Kauane Ramos da Silva
- Tamiris Silva
