View notable outcomes and highlights from the weekend on the planet of submission grappling and BJJ.
This previous weekend noticed no scarcity of high-level submission grappling and BJJ competitors.
From ADXC 6 in Abu Dhabi to the IBJJF Pan Pacific Championships in Australia, to the Enigma Invitational in Texas, these are the weekend’s notable outcomes and highlights.
ADXC 6
On Friday, Abu Dhabi Excessive Championship (ADXC) returned to motion for ADXC 6. The cardboard featured skilled grapplers in addition to MMA standouts competing in a mix of gi and no-gi matches.
The cardboard’s no-gi foremost occasion noticed former UFC flyweight and present Rizin star Rogerio Bontorin safe a split-decision victory over undefeated MMA phenom Muhammad Mokaev.
In gi motion, 2023 IBJJF world champion Jansen Gomes earned a unanimous resolution win over perennial tough-out Uanderson Ferreira; adorned veteran Isaque Bahiense took residence a choice over European champion Bruno Lima; and IBJJF Worlds silver medalist Pedro Machado scored a choice win over multiple-time no-gi world champion Jackson Sousa.
View the complete ADXC 6 outcomes here, courtesy of MMA Mania.
IBJJF Pan Pacific
The IBJJF Pan Pacific gi and no-gi championships attracted a variety of elite opponents.
Younger Artwork of Jiu-Jitsu prodigy Cole Abate earned gold within the light-weight division in each gi and no-gi motion. The 19-year-old has been competing often on the IBJJF circuit as he prepares for the upcoming 2024 No-Gi Pans and the remainder of the IBJJF no-gi season.
View full outcomes from the IBJJF Pan Pacific no-gi championship here.
And on the gi aspect, IBJJF gi and no-gi world champion Thalison Soares rebounded from a surprising early exit from the 2024 IBJJF Worlds with a gold medal efficiency. Because the 2024 IBJJF European, Pans, and Brasileiros champion, Soares has made his case for the very best light-featherweight gi grappler on the planet at this time.
Additionally, 2024 ADCC double-gold medal winner Adele Fornarino prolonged her run of dominance, selecting up gold in each the featherweight and absolute divisions with a one hundred pc submission fee. Undefeated in 2024 with victories over the likes of Anna Rodrigues, Brianna Ste-Marie, and Rafaela Guedes – and now discovering success within the gi – Fornarino is on her approach to establishing herself as the highest feminine grappler of 2024.
View full outcomes from the IBJJF Pan Pacific Championship here.
Enigma Invitational
Lastly, the Enigma Invitational XIX went down in Austin, Texas on Saturday.
Rising no-gi expertise Maka Vikers submitted B-Workforce product Ally Wolski to seize the Enigma bantamweight title.
Additionally, ADCC Trials silver medalist Dominic Mejia got here out on prime in an eight-man light-weight subject to win a $1,000 money prize.
