ADCC Finals 2011

So guys, if you're looking for the most spectacular grappling event, look no further: the ADCC finals are on September 24th & 25th in Nottingham, England!

ADCC finals take place every two years, with trials being every other year in different countries on all the continents. The winner of every country's trial then competes in continental trials before making it to the finals. Only the top two have the opportunity to compete in the Finals. ADCC also gives 5 invitation passes to five top grappling athletes (which has included UFC fighters, previous ADCC winners, and other big names). This year, they allowed fans of ADCC Facebook to vote these five invite passes in each weight category.

In this tournament, Aspida mates are competing, such as Pantelis's instrustor Renzo Gracie, friends Braulio Estima, Danny Prokopos, Mario Rinaldi and Penny Thomas. We wish them all GOOD LUCK. We are sure they will all do well!

List of competitors is here and my predictions:

-65.9kg
Rafael Mendes
Greger Forsel
Marko Ramos
David Marinakis
Tetsu Hadairo
Jeff Glover
Bruno Frazzato
Timo-juhani Hirvikangas
Ryan Hall
Rubens “Cobrinha” Charles
Rani Yahya
Baret Yoshida
Robson Moura
Denny Prokopos
Tom Barlow

*** Prediction: Rafael Mendes***

-76.9kg
Jorge Britto
Vagner Rocha
Davis Hart
Takanori Gomi
Enricco Coco
Murilo Santana
Daniel Strauss
Marcelo Garcia
Gunnar Nelson
Leo Vieira
JT Torres
Kron Gracie
Gregor Gracie
Augusto Mendes “Tanquinho”

***Prediction: Marcelo Garcia***

-87.9kg
André Galvão
Marko Helen
Rustam Chsiev
Cameron Rowe
Jeon Doo Kwang
JJ Holmes
Claudio Calasans
Zbigniew Tyszka
Pablo Popovitch
Rafael Lovato jr
Romulo Barral
Rousimar Palhares
Sergio Moraes
Paulo Filho
Dan Schon

***Prediction: Andre Galvao***

-98.9kg
Xande Ribeiro
Kari Peltola
Joseph Lee Baize
Igor Praporshchikov
Animal Anzai
James Poupolo
Augusto Ferrari
Kamil Uminski
Roger Gracie
Rodolfo Viera
Joao Assis
Dean Lister
Alexander Trans
Robert Drysdale

***Roger Gracie***

+99kg
Fabricio Werdum
Janne-Pekka Pietiläinen
Mario Rinaldi
Mick Wilson
Sekine Hideki
Jared Rosholt
Gabriel Vella
Mateusz Juskowiak
Jeff Monson
Bruno Bastos
Roberto “cyborg” abreu
Antonio ”bigfoot” Silva
Vinny Magalhaes
Geraldi Rinaldi
Fereira Jose Junior

***Fabricio Werdum***

-60kg Women
Luanna Alzuguir
Lara Jayne Ng
Hashi Takayo
Cathilee Albert
Michelle Nicolini
Sara Svensson
Kyra Gracie

***Kyra Gracie***

+60kg Women
Hannette Staack
Fiona Muxlow
Penny Thomas
Talita Nogueira
Devi Ahuja
Gabi Garcia
Cris Cyborg

***Cris Cyborg***

*Competitor list subject to change.