Who Will Take The Podium At 2019 No-Gi Worlds?
Who Will Take The Podium At 2019 No-Gi Worlds?
11 of the 16 World No-Gi champions from 2018 will be absent from this year's tournament, leaving an incredible opportunity for those headed to Anaheim.
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2019 has been a hard year on competitors — most are burnt out from ADCC and others are already preparing for the 2020 season.
11 of the 16 World No-Gi champions from 2018 will be absent from this year's tournament, leaving an incredible opportunity for those headed to Anaheim.
Here are our predictions who stand the best chance of challenging for the spot at the top of the podium in 2019.
Divison | 2018 Champion | Status for 2019 | #1 Threat |
Rooster | Nobuhiro Sawada | Returning | Thalison Soares |
Light-Feather | Joao Miyao | Returning | Lucas Pinheiro |
Feather | Kennedy Maciel | Not Returning | Gabriel Sousa |
Light | Gianni Grippo | Not Returning | Marcio Andre |
Middle | Hugo Marques | Not Returning | Dante Leon |
Medium-Heavy | Joshua Hinger | Not Returning | Ronaldo Jr. |
Heavy | Tim Spriggs | Not Returning | Jackson Sousa |
Super-Heavy | Kaynan Duarte | Not Returning | Vinicius "Trator" Ferreira |
Ultra-Heavy | Gordon Ryan | Not Returning | Roberto "Cyborg" Abreu |
Female | |||
Rooster | N/A | N/A | Mayssa Bastos |
Light-Feather | Mayssa Bastos | Returning | Amanda Canuto |
Feather | Fifion Davies | Not Returning | Talita Alencar |
Light | Catherine Perrett | Returning | Jena Bishop |
Middle | Bea Mesquita | Not Returning | Gabrielle McComb |
Medium-Heavy | Luanna Alzuguir | Not Returning | Julia Boscher |
Heavy | Nathiely de Jesus | Not Returning | Talita Nogueira |
Super-Heavy | Jessica Flowers | Returning | Kendall Reusing |
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