Melqui Galvao defined why his son, Mica Galvao, has chosen to compete at ADCC 2024 over the inaugural CJI.
Mica Galvao is undeniably one of many prime pound-for-pound grapplers within the sport as we speak, so it’s no shock that he obtained an invite to compete on the inaugural Craig Jones Invitational (CJI). Nevertheless, the 20-year-old Brazilian has declined that invitation and the possibility to win a $1 million prize (and assured $10,000 for competing) in favor of returning to the ADCC World Championships.
In a current interview with Resenha BJJ, Galvao’s father and coach, Melqui Galvao, defined the choice to choose ADCC over CJI.
“We really obtained the invitation from Craig. As I used to be speaking there, I believe his thought is unbelievable. Giving 1,000,000 {dollars} to 1 class and 1,000,000 {dollars} above that. It’s going to make the competitors higher, it’s going to make the game develop. However I don’t agree that it ought to be the identical weekend as ADCC. I believe if he put it for every week later it could be excellent.
“However, talking of Mica, we’re after years of his legacy. Mica is 20 years previous and we actually imagine that he’ll compete till he’s 35 years previous. So he has a profession of a minimum of 15 years, and we imagine that he’s going to make far more than 1,000,000 {dollars} over 15 years, so Mica is doing to do ADCC this 12 months.”
At simply 20 years previous, Mica Galvao already boasts an extremely and lengthy record of accomplishments on the highest ranges of BJJ competitors. He’s a 2022 ADCC silver medalist, the present Who’s Quantity One welterweight champion, and in 2024, has accomplished the IBJJF grand slam within the gi. He holds notable no-gi victories over the likes of Dante Leon, Jay Rodriguez, PJ Barch, and Renato Canuto.
With Galvao returning to the ADCC World Championships in 2024, he stays one of many 77kg favorites. And, if reigning 77kg ADCC champion Kade Ruotolo opts to compete at ADCC reasonably than CJI, Galvao will undoubtedly be hungry to avenge his 2022 ADCC last loss to the American. At the moment, Ruotolo is slated to defend his title on the 2024 ADCC World Championships.
