Abu Dhabi 2017 World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship

Team USA Official Kit for Abu Dhabi World Pro Revealed!

Team USA Official Kit for Abu Dhabi World Pro Revealed!

The United States Jiu-jitsu Association and Storm Kimonos have come together to produce a custom team kit for the U.S.A team, which you can see for the first time below.

Apr 12, 2017 by FloGrappling
Team USA Official Kit for Abu Dhabi World Pro Revealed!
As jiu-jitsu continues to develop across the world, national teams are being formed to support the best competitors at each belt ranking. 

Following the example set by the national Olympic teams, Brazil, the U.A.E, Japan, and the United States will all send delegations to the Abu Dhabi World Pro on April 18-22, supported by the national associations. 

The United States Jiu-jitsu Association and Storm Kimonos have come together to produce a custom team kit for the U.S. team, which you can see for the first time below. 

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All national team athletes will receive a competitor's kit, which includes two exclusive U.S. national team uniforms, a rash guard, training shorts, and other team merchandise, all courtesy of Storm Kimonos.

Currently the United States ranks second in the world among 115 countries, according to the UAEJJF World Ranking, behind Brazil and ahead of the U.A.E. 

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The athletes who will represent Team USA are as follows:  
Team USA
Chloe McNally FEMALE BLUE ADULT 90kg
Danielle Stein Martinez FEMALE BLUE ADULT 90kg
Elizabeth Gordon FEMALE BLUE ADULT 90kg
Crystal Demopoulos FEMALE PURPLE ADULT 62kg
Mackenzie Dern FEMALE BROWN BLACK ADULT 55kg
Erica Santana FEMALE BROWN BLACK ADULT 62kg
Tammi Musumeci FEMALE BROWN BLACK ADULT 62kg
Amanda Benavides FEMALE BROWN BLACK ADULT 70kg
Tara White FEMALE BROWN BLACK ADULT 90kg
Christian Garcia MALE BLUE ADULT 77kg
Steven Davis MALE BLUE ADULT 85kg
Darin Deangelis MALE BLUE ADULT 94kg
Pedro Serrano MALE PURPLE ADULT 62kg
Connor Donaldson MALE PURPLE ADULT 77kg
Victor Bugarin MALE PURPLE ADULT 77kg
Julian Vanderlinden MALE PURPLE ADULT 85kg
Sky Lovell MALE PURPLE ADULT 94kg
Cole Franson MALE BROWN ADULT 69kg
Shane Torres MALE BROWN ADULT 69kg
Damien Nitkin MALE BROWN ADULT 85kg
Dominique Bell MALE BROWN ADULT 94kg
Gianni Grippo MALE BLACK ADULT 69kg
Isaac Doederlein MALE BLACK ADULT 69kg
Edwin Najmi MALE BLACK ADULT 77kg
Keenan Cornelius MALE BLACK ADULT 94kg
Rene Lopez MALE BLACK MASTER 1 62kg
Manuel Diaz MALE BLACK MASTER 1 94kg


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Tue 07:00
Tue 03:00
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Mon 23:00

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