Man, I don't see anybody beating Tezekbaev Rasul at 66kg. Easy division for him
last time there was no stream And for 2011 I was not a hardcore fan myself. Let's hope we can watch it this time around.
Man, I don't see anybody beating Tezekbaev Rasul at 66kg. Easy division for him
Lower weight divisions are staaaacked, I am excited about them.
The two top weight divisions look light. Absolute should be interesting.
I might be wrong but I vaguely remember the earlier ADCCs being from a more diverse grappling background. There is only BJJ guys in that list. I will still enjoy it, its just a shame.
It would be nice if Josh Barnett was invited. I very much doubt he would accept.
-77kg
1. Kron Gracie (2013 winner)
2. Otavio Sousa (I think invited?)
3. Garry Tonon (invited)
4. Davi Ramos (Rio Trials winner)
5. Gabriel "Palito" Rollo (Sao Paulo Trials winner)
6. Vagner Rocha (North American Trials winner)
7. Enrico Cocco (North American Trials winner)
8. JT Torres (I think invited?)
9. Lucas Lepri (I think invited?)
10. Lachlan Giles (Asian Trials winner)
11. Gamrot Mateusz (European Trials winner)
12. TBD (2nd European Trials winner)
13. TBD (2nd Asian Trials winner)
14. Benson Henderson (invited)
15.
16.
My coach just won the 2nd Asia Trials in Japan this past weekend.
Drew, can you add his name: Noh Young-ahm
Updated to reflect the winners of the 2nd European trials, the 2nd Asian trials, Kron Gracie's absence, and Dillon Danis' invite. If anyone knows of any additions or subtractions, feel free to leave a comment.
I hope they invite Dominyka Obelenyte
I hope they invite Dominyka Obelenyte
Haven't seen her compete in NoGi in a while. I hope they invite Bernardo that would make it an awesome year for him if he were invited and won.
Big Joao Gabriel Rocha fan over here. No idea what his nogi game is like but he is a fun big guy to watch.
During this years Worlds my commentary station lost feed for a little and when I changed to video camera 1 it showed him getting his second place medal. After the other guys left the podium he just stayed and sat on his second place platform. Very serious moment for him, tons of emotion with tears and all. Lots of hard work came to fruition that night and beating cancer just over a year ago.