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 [...]
If you did not already know, Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza, beat Robert Drysdale in the recent ADCC Superfight. The match lasted all 20 minutes, and after his 2-0 win, Souza will now be defending his title in 2011 ADCC. The two time champion did an interview with tatame.com in Barcelona after his victory.
How did you feel [...]
Here are the results from Day 2 of ADCC action.
Fabricio Werdum v Saulo Ribeiro – Werdum by ref decision 2 OT
Jeff Monson v Robert Abreu – Abreu by ref decision 2 OT
Xande Ribeiro vs Vinny Magalhaes – Xande by points 4 x 0 OT
Gerard Rinaldi vs Glover Teixeira – Rinaldi by points 5 x 0 OT
Andre Galvao [...]
Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza tops Robert Drysdale in their Superfight. Jacare, the replacement for Roger Gracie, beat Drysdale on points 2-0. Posted below are the results from Saturdays action, and schedule for Sundays finish.
September 26, 2009 Results:
Men’s +99kg (+218 lbs.) Opening Round
#1 – Fabricio Werdum (Brazil) def. Rogent Lloret (Spain) via kimura
#2 – Tomasz [...]
The ADCC has now released the brackets for their upcoming competition. The names are big, and we should expect to see some crazy match-ups! Catch the event live streaming on PPV. Click picture for bracket.
Keep up to date here for results and videos.
ADCC 2009 will be without another Gracie due to injury. Kyra Gracie has decided she cannot defend her title. Less that one week from the competition, Kyra cited her back as giving her trouble since the Worlds.
“I injured my lumbar region at the Jiu-Jitsu Worlds in June. I did a lot of physiotherapy and adapted [...]
Injury Avoidance Tips
By Dennis Pressey
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Submission Grappling is obviously a contact sport, and athletes should understand some key tips to avoid unnecessary injury during training.
1. Leave your EGO at the door. BJJ is an art, and is ALWAYS a learning experience. You are not training to “beat” your partner or teammate. Training [...]