Part of the career of Saulo Ribeiro was built on the match areas of the ADCC, an event he won on two occasions. Last Sunday (September 27), the black belt bid farewell definitively to the competition. What is more, he said he will no longer fight professionally.

“The ADCC is a house I helped build more than 10 years ago. I have two titles, two second places and one third, in 30 matches and 11 overtimes. To me that mission is accomplished, now it is to be a coach. We have a UFC belt in our sites, we have Alexandre in Japan trying for the belt and University of Jiu-Jitsu with worldwide visibility,” he said.

In Jiu-Jitsu Saulo won five Worlds, in four separate categories. Unless he changes his plans, he will also never again be seen in this event.

“The gi will always be recreation to me. I don’t compete more professionally, I no longer have the desire in my heart to compete at a Worlds. But I certainly will show up at the championships, like I did last week, when I competed at the American Nationals at weight and in the absolute master. Just for kicks, if it’s not in the professional category, it’s fine. I don’t need to be so well trained for that and it is always good to see old friends and catch up. Jiu-Jitsu championships are really just a big party.”

Saulo gave Rômulo Barral a hard time in Barcelona / Ivan Trindade.

At the Barcelona installment of the ADCC Saulo defeated Kouji Kanechika, Romulo Barral and stopped at Fabricio Werdum. Adfter losing the third-place dispute to Jeff Monson, he announced his farewell over the event’s official microphone. Now an option may be to help the organization.

“The importance of the ADCC in my career is total. I believe I’ve been one of the big champions of the event and now I’m the one who has disputed the most categories. So it is of enormous importance to my life. I will probably enter the administrative part of the ADCC now, I’ll help put together trials and I’m really happy.”

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