ADCC 2007 Curent Lineup - MMAUniverse.com

ADCC 2007 - 7th Submission Fighting World Championships
May 4th, 5th and 6th, 2007
Sovereign Bank Arena, Trenton, NJ

With the main event approaching the level of interest is greatly rising and a lot of confusion and misinformation about the process of entering the event is floating around. First, competing in any event other than the ADCC trials does not guarantee entry into the main event. No organization is favored, all competition results are treated equally!

Second, there is no fast track to entering the ADCC and no one other than the ADCC Committee through Guy Neivens, can confirm or guarantee your entry into the main event. So it pays to remind everyone that there are only two ways to enter the event:

HOW TO APPLY?

The best way to enter the competition is to win one of the regional Trial competitions that are scheduled. There are only 4 trials left: Brazil, Europe Finals, Japan and Australia. The champions from the 2005 competition are also invited back.

Accomplished martial artists should apply directly for entry. To apply directly, send a complete resume to ADCC Coordinator Guy Neivens at thecohiba@yahoo.com.

For the women's divisions send a complete resume to the ADCC's North American Spokesperson Miguel Iturrate at itur_miguel@yahoo.com.

WEIGHT CLASSES:

16 man round robin single elimination tournaments:
Men's Lightweight - 65.99 kgs (145 lbs) and under:
Men's Welterweight - 66-76 (up to 169.5 lbs) kg:
Men's Cruiserweight - 77-87 (up to 193.5 lbs) kg:
Men's Light-Heavyweight - 88-98 (up to 217.5 lbs) kg:
Men's Superweight - 99 (over 217.5 lbs) kg+:

8 or 16 woman round robin single elimination tournaments:
Women's Flyweight: under 55 Kg (121 lbs.) and Under:
Women's Lightweight: 55 KG to 60 KG (121 lbs to 132 lbs):
Women's Middleweight: 60 Kg to 67 Kg (132 lbs to 147.4 lbs.):
Women's Heavyweight: 67 Kg and over (over 147 lbs):

CURRENT LINEUP

Men's Lightweight - 65.99 kgs and under:

1- LEO VIEIRA
2- Marcio Feitosa
3- Rob Di Censo
4- Rani Yahira
5- JAVI VAZQUEZ
6- SIM GO
7- Bruno Frazatto

Men's Welterweight - 66-76 kg:

1- MARCELLO GARCIA
2- PABLO POPOVICH
3- Renzo Gracie
4- Saulo Ribeiro
5- Dennis Hallman
6- Nelson Monteiro
7- Mark Bocek
8- ANDRE GALVAO

Men's Cruiserweight - 77-87 kg:

1- Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza
2- DAMIEN MAIA
3- CHRIS MORIARTY
4- Delson "Pe de Chumbo" Heleno

Men's Light-Heavyweight - 88-98 kg:

1- Alexandre "Cacareco" Ferreira
2- XANDRE RIBEIRO
3- Jon Olav Einemo
4- MIKHAIL CIRKUNOV
5- ROBERT DRYSDALE
6- CHRISTIANO TITI

Men's Superweight - 99 kg+:

1- Jeff Monson
2- Gabriel "Napao" Gonzaga
3- Marcio "Pe De Penao" Cruz
4- Mario Rinaldi
5- LUIS THEODORO

Women's Flyweight (55 kgs and below):

Felicia Oh (USA) - 2006 North American Trials Champion

Women's Light (55-60 kg):

Kyra Gracie (Brazil) - 2005 Champion
Cassandra Rivers Blaso (USA) - 2006 North American Trials Champion

Women's Middleweight (60-67 kg):

Juliana Borges (Brazil) - 2005 Champion
Kelly Paul (Ralph Gracie) - 2006 North American Trials Champion

Women's Heavyweight (67 kg and over):
Celita Schutz (Performance/RGDA) - 2006 North American Trials Champion

16 Man Open Weight Tournament (ABSOLUTE)

8 or 16 woman Open Weight Tournament (ABSOLUTE)

SUPERFIGHT: (Champion) Dean Lister (USA) v. (Challenger) Roger Gracie (Brazil)