The IBJJF World No-Gi Absolute Champion Roberto Jimenez will be at the ADCC World Championships, competing in the -99kg division. The move up marks a bump of two divisions and 22 kilograms from Roberto's 2022 tournament at -77kg. This will be his second appearance at ADCC Worlds. Roberto is currently ranked #9 in the world for no-gi grappling at 205lbs.

The ADCC made the announcement today via Instagram;

-99kg is heating up as one of the best divisions in the tournament, with some of the sports biggest names in the running. The returning champion Kaynan Duarte will officially be going for his 3rd straight ADCC title, with other contenders like Nicholas Meregali, Luke Griffith, and more. The confirmed division, including the 7 current Trials winners, so far is;

-99kg

• Kaynan Duarte (Returning Champion, invited) | Brazil
• Luke Griffith (1st European Trials winner) | South Africa
• Paul Ardila (East Coast Trials winner) | United States
• Declan Moody (1st Asia & Oceania Trials winner) | Australia
• Marcin Maciulewicz (2nd European Trials winner) | Poland
• Cassio Felipe Costa (1st South American Trials winner) | Brazil
• Henrique Ceconi (2nd South American Trials winner) | Brazil
• Mason Fowler (Invited) | United States
• Michael Pixley (West Coast Trials winner) | United States
• Cyborg Abreu (Invited) | Brazil
• Roberto Jimenez (Invited) | Ecuador

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