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The featured “Super Fight,” scheduled for May 6, will have current Absolute Division winner Roger Gracie battling against Ricardo Arona, who replaced an injured Dean Lister on the card.Due to contractual obligations during ADCC 2005, Arona was unable to defend his Super Fight title against Lister and now he’s back in this epic match-up with Gracie.
“There is no grappling event in the world that is as exclusive as the invitation-only ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship,” said Kelly Perdew, President of ProElite.com.
“ADCC is a high-caliber brand with a world class event and we are privileged to be aligned with them.
This tournament occurs once every two years, making it a can’t-miss event that will not disappoint.”ADCC has staged the Submission Wrestling World Championship since 1998 with 2007 marking its 7th presentation of the biennial event.
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu was imported to Abu Dhabi, UAE from the United States when Sheik Tahnoon Bin Zayed Al Nayan studied in San Diego, California, and brought back Jiu-Jitsu master Nelson Monterio, Jr.
to found the ADCC.
The event has grown into the most prestigious of all grappling events, offering the largest purses in the discipline.
“Our goal with ADCC World Championship is to bring together the best the fighting world has to offer under one roof,” said H.E.
Sheikh Hazza Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of Abu Dhabi Combat Club.
“No one in the M...
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