Fãs em Al Ain tiveram um gostinho emocionante do que está por vir no Abu Dhabi Extreme Championship (ADXC 8), com lutadores exibindo suas habilidades durante um treino aberto no Bawadi Mall, na última segunda-feira. O evento trouxe a energia dos esportes de combate para o coração da cidade, com alguns dos melhores atletas do mundo proporcionando uma exibição inesquecível de força e técnica.

Nomes globais como James Gallagher, Jafel Filho, Cyborg, Haisam Rida, Thalison Soares e Peiqin Ge, todos presentes no card do ADXC 8, demonstraram suas habilidades de classe mundial, destacando a combinação dinâmica de grappling e striking que define o ADXC. Favoritos locais, como Khaled Al Shehhi e Shamma Al Kalbani, também animaram o público, recebendo aplausos calorosos enquanto representavam os Emirados Árabes Unidos no cenário internacional.

“Estou muito feliz por ter tido a oportunidade de explorar Al Ain e seus incríveis pontos turísticos e culturais, que destacam a rica história dos Emirados Árabes Unidos”, disse James Gallagher.

“A turnê foi uma experiência memorável que me permitiu conectar com outros atletas do card e aumentou minha empolgação para o Abu Dhabi Extreme Championship. Este evento se consolidou como uma das principais competições no mundo dos esportes de combate, e estou ansioso para entrar no cage, dar o meu melhor e buscar a vitória”, reforçou Roberto Cyborg.

O evento criou uma atmosfera eletrizante, oferecendo ao público a chance de interagir com os lutadores, tirar fotos e aumentar a expectativa para o evento principal na sexta-feira. O treino aberto não só mostrou a habilidade e o carisma dos atletas, mas também destacou o apelo global do ADXC, que continua a crescer em popularidade.

O ADXC 8 acontece nesta sexta-feira, 6, em Al Ain, Emirados Árabes Unidos. Todas as lutas e os eventos oficiais da semana podem ser vistos ao vivo e com exclusividade na plataforma tx7.com. Confira abaixo o card do evento.

ADXC 8

Amir Albazi vs Jafel Filho (Grappling)
Roberto Cyborg vs Haisam Rida (Grappling)
Thalison Soares vs Khaled Al Shehhi (Jiu-Jitsu)
Movlid Khaybulaev vs James Gallagher (Grappling)
Omar Alfadhli vs Nicolás Ponce (Jiu-Jitsu)
Abdulmalik Al-Murdhi vs Abdullah Al Farsi (Jiu-Jitsu)
Ahmad Al Bousari vs Craig McIntosh (Grappling)
Shamma Al Kalbani vs Peiqin Ge (Jiu-Jitsu)
Bakhromjon Ruziev vs Mido Mohamed (Grappling)
Maria Luisa Delahaye vs Brenda Larissa (Jiu-Jitsu)
Daniel Poncio vs Thor Koringa (Grappling)
Salem Al Qubaisi vs Mukhammad Ramazanov (Jiu-Jitsu)

With less than a week to go before the Abu Dhabi Extreme Championship’s debut, the organizers have once again joined hands with AJP, this time to gift fans with an entertaining Fight Week. As the ADXC1 gets ready to take over the Mubadala Arena next Friday, October 20th, Jiu-Jitsu aficionados will have plenty of chances to meet their favorite athletes throughout the week.

Starting on Tuesday, October 17th, the main fighters and coaches will take part in a Meet & Greet at the UAEJJ Fitness, where they’ll be available for photos, autographs, and maybe even a quick chat. After that, the athletes will warm up their bodies for the last time before the event, showing their best moves for the crowd at the open workout.

Moving on to Wednesday, October 18th, the main players of the ADXC1 will sit down for the press conference, where they’ll talk to journalists and fans about their preparations, what they expect from the tournament, and any other questions that come up. Reporters and Jiu-Jitsu connoisseurs will make their way to the Mubadala Arena, eager to hear what their favorite athletes have to say.

On October 19th, one day before the ADXC1 debut, the Mubadala Arena will be all geared up to pick up the pace ahead of the tournament, promoting many attractions at the ADXC Fan Zone. Later on, the stars of the show will face their very first challenge: beating the scales in the Ceremonial Weigh-Ins. Still on Thursday, the most dedicated Jiu-Jitsu athletes will have the chance to take part in a super seminar, led by Atos’ leader André Galvão, and Checkmat’s leader Léo Vieira.

All these attractions lead up to the main course on October 20th, at 8 p.m., as the ADXC1 completely takes over the Mubadala Arena and welcomes the stars of its debut. Don’t miss out on a moment of this build-up, which will make the Abu Dhabi Showdown Week 2023 even more entertaining. For more details, follow us on Instagram at @adxcofficial and stay up-to-date ahead of the tournament.

ADXC 1

Mubadala Arena, Abu Dhabi – UAE

October 20, 2023

Main Card

Neiman Gracie vs. Ben Henderson – No-gi Main event

Isaque Bahiense vs. Gustavo Batista – Gi Main Event

Marvin Vettori vs. Tarek Suleiman – No-gi Co-main Event

Roberto “Cyborg” Abreu vs. Anton Minenko – No-gi Co-main Event

Super Fights

Tayane Porfirio vs. Giovanna Jara – Gi Super Fight

Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady vs. Islam Nader Reda – No-gi Super Fight

Fabricio Andrey vs. Marcio Andre – Gi Super Fight

Zayed Alkatheeri vs. Thalison Soares – Gi Super Fight

Marcin Held vs. Guram Kutateladze – No-gi Super Fight

Fellipe Andrew vs. Uanderson Ferreira – Gi Super Fight

Jonnatas Gracie vs. Natan Chueng – No-gi Super Fight

Nathalie Ribeiro vs. Luiza Monteiro – Gi Super Fight

“Big” Dan Manasoiu vs. Antonio Assef – No-gi Super Fight

Sarah Galvão vs. Vitoria Gabriella – Gi Super Fight

In a partnership with the AJP, the Abu Dhabi Extreme Championship (ADXC) is almost here, bringing the strategy and intricacies of Jiu-Jitsu to an MMA cage with a ruleset that favors aggressive play. The debut event, which is scheduled to take place on October 20th at the Mubadala Arena, in Abu Dhabi, will feature two main events and two co-main events, all pitting renowned Jiu-Jitsu and MMA athletes against each other in five rounds of three minutes.

In the No-Gi main event, two prominent grapplers of the mixed martial arts scene will clash against one another. On one side, the Bellator fighter Neiman Gracie bears the responsibility of honoring not only the most emblematic surname in Jiu-Jitsu’s history but also the training received by his uncle and legend Renzo Gracie. On the other side, the former UFC and WEC champion Ben Henderson is ready to use his wrestling and all the other tools he gained throughout his career to emerge as the winner in the ADXC cage, so his opponent better watch out for that merciless guillotine.

Moving on to the Gi main event, a rivalry from the mats gets another episode. With two World Pro titles in his resumé, DreamArt leader Isaque Bahiense will put his skills to the test against Atos’ Gustavo Batista, who conquered the King of Mats 2019. Their record within the AJP puts Isaque at an advantage, with him winning against Gustavo in both the ADGS Rio 2017 and the ADWPJJC 2018. Meanwhile, Gustavo has seized the victory against Isaque in the aforementioned King of Mats, being the champion after defeating his long-time foe in the finals.

Middleweights Belal Muhammad and Tarek Suleiman will put their no-gi prowess to good use in the co-main event. An American MMA fighter with a Palestine background, Belal Muhammad is a UFC fighter who’s defeated some of the greatest Jiu-Jitsu users in MMA, such as Demian Maia and Gilbert Burns. However, that doesn’t scare the Syrian mixed martial artist Tarek Suleiman, a UAE Warriors powerhouse who boasts 12 wins at the event, six of those being by submission, and who’ll be ready to use his dangerous neck attacks to overcome Belal.

Roberto Cyborg and Anton Minenko will lead another co-main event. Fighting without the gi, the Fight Sports leader Roberto Cyborg will bring his powerful takedowns and sweeps to the ADXC cage with two clear goals in mind: defeat his opponent and put on a great show while doing it. It’s up to the Australian black belt Anton Minenko to use his game, which has landed
him several titles within the AJP, to pull the brakes on the Brazilian’s ambitions and earn what could be one of his greatest achievements.

Zayed, Tayane, Luiza, Fellipe and more stars complete the card

For the preliminary bouts, the action doesn’t die down. In a no-gi match, the “Pride of Palestine” Abdul-Kareem Al-Sewady brings the extensive arsenal that earned him 15 victories in MMA to fight Islam Reda, the “Egyptian Zombie” that has recently made waves in the UAE Warriors with two memorable wins via submission. Meanwhile, seasoned heavyweight and ADWPJJC champion Tayane Porfírio will put on her gi and head to the Mubadala Arena to seize yet another victory for her resumé, but she’ll have to face Giovana Jara, a new but well-known black belt that recently took the ADGS Miami by storm, submitting all the opponents in her weight division.

Two very well-matched gi duels promise to turn up the heat at the ADXC. In the welterweight division, Fabricio Hokage; Andrey comes to represent Alliance with his amazing Jiu-Jitsu. His opponent will be the experienced Marcio Andre, from Nova União, who has countless titles and memorable duels in his career.

In the lightweight division, prominent UAE athlete Zayed Alkhateeri will face one of the main names in his division, the versatile Thalison Soares, in a fight that Jiu-Jitsu fans are eager to watch.

In another no-gi fight, Polish Marcin Held, an athlete with stints in the UFC, Bellator, and PFL, brings his dangerous game of leg locks to face UFC athlete Guram Kutateladze, a Swede known as the Georgian Viking. Still without the cloth, Jonnatas Gracie arrives on the card to represent Atos against the dangerous Natan Chueng, an athlete from the growing Fratres team. Back in the gi, AJP champions Fellipe Andrew and Uanderson Ferreira promise to shake up the ADXC cage with a duel in the middleweight division.

To top it off, two women’s gi duels are scheduled to start the card off on the right foot. In the middleweight division, the champion Luiza Monteiro comes to represent Atos against fellow black belt Nathalie Ribeiro, from CheckMat. Before that, representing the new generation of Jiu-Jitsu, we’ll have a fight between Sarah Galvão, the daughter of Jiu-Jitsu champions André and Angelica Galvão, and the fierce Vitória Gabriella, from Castro Team. Last but not least, heavyweights collide in a no-gi duel, with Dan Manasoui representing the famous New Wave Jiu-Jitsu, against GFTeam black belt Antonio Assef.

The debut edition of the Abu Dhabi Extreme Championship will feature 14 matches in a tournament of unprecedented scale within the sport. The ADXC and its cage will completely take over the Mubadala Arena on October 20th, gifting the attending crowds a show they won’t soon forget. Keep your eyes peeled at @adxcofficial on Instagram to stay up-to-date on all the details and developments ahead of the big day. Get your tickets now, by clicking here, and don’t miss it!

ADXC 1
Mubadala Arena, Abu Dhabi – UAE
October 20, 2023
Main Card

Neiman Gracie vs. Ben Henderson – No-gi Main event

Isaque Bahiense vs. Gustavo Batista – Gi Main Event

Belal Muhammad vs. Tarek Suleiman – No-gi Co-main Event

Roberto Cyborg Abreu vs. Anton Minenko – No-gi Co-main Event
Super Fights

Tayane Porfirio vs. Giovanna Jara – Gi Super Fight

Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady vs. Islam Nader Reda – No-gi Super Fight

Fabricio Andrey vs. Marcio Andre – Gi Super Fight

Zayed Alkatheeri vs. Thalison Soares – Gi Super Fight

Marcin Held vs. Guram Kutateladze – No-gi Super Fight

Fellipe Andrew vs. Uanderson Ferreira – Gi Super Fight

Jonnatas Gracie vs. Natan Chueng – No-gi Super Fight

Nathalie Ribeiro vs. Luiza Monteiro – Gi Super Fight

Dan Manasoui vs. Antonio Assef – No-gi Super Fight

Sarah Galvão vs. Vitoria Gabriella – Gi Super Fight

Cyborg na execução da sua raspagem preferida. Foto: Reprodução

Em vídeo gravado em 2013, após Roberto Cyborg conquistar o título absoluto do ADCC, o faixa-preta pantaneiro explicou para a equipe de GRACIEMAG alguns de seus segredos com e sem kimono.

Em uma dessas aulas, o professor ensinou passo a passo sua raspagem favorita, partindo da famigerada guarda-tornado. Depois que o adversário chega na meia-guarda, Cyborg faz pegadas para manter o oponente afastado, coloca na guarda-laçada e busca a boca da calça, para em seguida inverter o quadril e trazer o adversário, quase sem peso, e projetar para cima, subindo para garantir os dois pontos.

Veja a aula resgatada em nossos arquivos para o nosso #tbt desta quinta-feira!

Depois acelerar no início e cair num justo estrangulamento, Cyborg trabalhou com calma para escapar do arrocho e virar o jogo. Confira a batalha no vídeo abaixo!

Cyborg wins the ADCC absolute. Photo: Erin Herle

The finals of the 2013 ADCC Submission Fighting World Championship brought submissions, overtimes, injuries and upsets at the Ditan Gymnasium in Beijing China. With twenty minute matches and a possibility of two ten-minute overtimes, some matches went the distance. Some ended in surprise submissions and some ended in serious celebrations.

+99kg

Buchecha secures a heel hook on Joao Gabriel Rocha. Photo: Erin Herle

Joao Gabriel Rocha defeated Jared Dopp in the semi-finals by three points to Jared’s two. The other semi-final match had Marcus Buchecha Almeida with the win over Roberto Cyborg Abreu by three points with a backtake. In the final, Buchecha and Joao Gabriel Rocha faced off on the feet for most of the match but once on the ground and after a couple attempts, Buchecha was able to secure a heel hook for the gold.

Males:

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Joao Assis wins the final of -99kg. Photo: Erin Herle

Dean Lister versus Cristiano Lazzarini ended in a heel hook for the semi-final. On the other side of the bracket Joao Assis defeated Leo Nogueira with a harsh heel hook. In the final, Joao Assis and Dean Lister went the distance with points scored only near the end. The time limit was reached with Joao on Dean’s back with both hooks in and a rear naked choke in the works.

-88kg

Romulo Barral works to take the back of Rafael Lovato Jr. Photo: Erin Herle

Rafael Lovato Jr. and Pablo Popovitch faced each other in the semi-final that went into one overtime and was a close match until the very end as Lovato won via one penalty for Pablo. In the other semi-final, Keenan Cornelius and Romulo Barral took turns with takedown attempts and backtakes but Romulo came out with the win after one overtime and a penalty for Keenan. In the final, Romulo and Rafael Lovato Jr. stood standing for nearly the entire match with some takedown attempts exchanged and a heel hook attempt from Lovato. In the last minute, Romulo secured the back and earned three points for the win.

-77kg

Kron Gracie secures a guillotine on Otavio Sousa. Photo: Erin Herle

Kron Gracie and JT Torres in the semi-final ended with Kron securing an armbar in the first half of the match. Otavio Sousa was able to take the back of Leo Vieira and gain three points to move on. In the final, Kron and Otavio stood standing with a penalty given to Otavio for backing away too much. When it finally went to the ground, Otavio had shot in for a takedown and Kron secured a guillotine which ended the match.

-66kg

Cobrinha Charles defeats Rafael Mendes by referee decision. Photo: Erin Herle

Rafael Mendes spent his semi-final match attempting to pass Joao Miyao’s guard and earned a takedown in overtime for the win. Rubens Cobrinha Charles faced Justin Rader and won after a sweep in the second half of the match. In the final, Cobrinha and Rafa went into two overtimes since the score was tied from Cobrinha’s takedown and Rafa’s sweep. Eventually it came down to referee decision and Cobrinha earned the gold.

Female:

+60kg

Gabi Garcia secures a choke. Photo: Erin Herle

Gabi Garcia faced Maria Malyjasiak in the final. Gabi took Maria down and secured a darce that ended the match.

-60kg

Michelle Nicolini with a toehold on Luanna Alzuguir. Photo: Erin Herle

Michelle Nicolini faced Luanna Alzuguir in the final. After Michelle pulled guard she got ahold of Luanna’s foot and ended the match with a toehold.

Superfight

Mario Sperry and Fabio Gurgel went into two overtimes with no points scored. At the end, Mario Sperry earned the referee decision.

Male Absolute

Dean Lister defeated Hideki Sekine by heel hook
Rustam Chsiev defeated Orlando Sanchezby three points
Marcus Almeida defeated Garry Tonon by three points
Oskar Piechota defeated Vinny Pezao by three points
Keenan Cornelius defeated Ezra Lenon by heel hook
Roberto Cyborg defeated Kamil Uminski by rear naked choke
Jared Dopp defeated Leo Nogueira by two points
Joao Gabriel Rocha defeated David Avellan by eight points

Quarters

Marcus Almeida defeated Rustam Chsiev by four points
Dean Lister defeated Joao Gabriel Rocha by heel hook
Keenan Cornelius defeated Oskar Piechota by six points
Roberto Cyborg defeated Garry Tonon (who stepped in for an injured Jared Dopp) by eleven points

Semi-finals

Marcus Almeida defeated Dean Lister by five points
Roberto Cyborg defeated Keenan Cornelius by six points

Bronze medal match

Keenan Cornelius defeated Dean Lister by three points

Final

Roberto Cyborg went against Marcus Almeida in a slow match that elevated quickly once the second half of the match started with points allowed. After takedowns were secured by Cyborg, Buchecha hurried to catch up but it cost him more points against him and he wasn’t able to secure a submission for the win. Cyborg won by ten points.

In response to his win, Cyborg said, “Truly, it wasn’t even in my best dreams to become champion of the open class. I worked my whole life for it.” After losing to Buchecha in the semifinal of his weight category, he came back with a new strategy and new drive that paid off.

Guilherme and Rafael Mendes. Photo: Personal Archives

The second edition of the World Jiu-Jitsu Expo, in Long Beach, California, is still a few months away (Nov. 9-10), but the Jiu-Jitsu community already waits anxiously.

Aware of this, the promoters are now divulging several of the attractions. This Friday, the GRACIEMAG team learned that there are at least 12 free seminars available to those attending the two days of the Expo.

If last year the people went wild with classes by Ronaldo Jacaré, Ricardo Cachorrão, Robert Drysdale, André Galvão, Comprido and Cyborg, this year the quality should be maintained, judging by the free seminars that are already confirmed.

We predict the Expo is going to stop to see the seminars of these two pairs of brothers: Guilherme and Rafael Mendes of Atos; and Ryron and Rener Gracie, sons of Rorion and professors at the Gracie academy in Torrance, California.

Fans won’t be disappointed to expect an arsenal of techniques, secrets, philosophy and teachings of Jiu-Jitsu from both these seminars – all included in the price of the ticket for getting into the Long Beach Convention Center.

Hosted by Renzo Gracie, the Expo will also feature a bunch of exciting superfights, the first of which is already announced: a no-gi match between Bruno Malfacine and Jeff Glover. Fans will also have the unique opportunity to get autographs and pictures with Rickson and Royce.

To get your ticket, visit the Jiu-Jitsu Expo website.

If you want to divulge your brand during the Expo, click here.

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