More than 100 of the top grapplers in the world are headed to Las Vegas for the 2024 edition of the ADCC World Championship, which will take place at T-Mobile Arena on Aug. 17-18. 

The 2022 event was held at the nearby Thomas & Mack Center and attracted more than 10,000 spectators.

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The 2024 ADCC World Championship will include five men’s weight classes (-65.9kg, -76.9kg, -87.9kg, -98.9kg, +99kg) and three for the women (-55kg -65kg +65kg). It’s the first time since 2007 the women’s division will have more than two weight classes. 

The competition first was held in 1998 and then every other year, starting in 2001, though the 2021 event was delayed a year by COVID-19. This year’s ADCC World Championship is the 15th edition.

Before the action gets underway in Las Vegas, FloGrappling will be reviewing all of the winners in each weight class over the years. First up, the men’s -66kg (-145.2 lbs):

All-Time ADCC Worlds Winners – Men’s -66KG

How To Watch The 2024 ADCC World Championship

The 2024 ADCC World Championship will be streaming live in the United States on FloGrappling and the FloSports app. 

Replays, highlights and news also will be available on both platforms.

See who is scheduled to compete in Las Vegas in 2024.

Who Is Scheduled To Compete This Year In The Men’s -65.9KG Weight Class?

Reigning champion Diogo Reis of Brazil was invited back to the ADCC World Championship to defend the title he won in Las Vegas in 2022.

Known within the sport as “Baby Shark,” Reis defeated Gabriel Sousa to win at the event for the first time. At 20, he became one of the youngest champions in the history of the ADCC World Championship.

See who’s competing in 2024. Two spots have yet to be determined:

• Diogo Reis (returning champion, invited) | Brazil
• Owen Jones (first European Trials winner) | England
• Dorian Olivarez (East Coast Trials winner) | United States
• Ethan Thomas (first Asia & Oceania Trials winner) | Australia
• Gairbeg Ibragimov (second European Trials winner) | Russia
• Kennedy Maciel (first South American Trials winner) | Brazil
• Fabricio Andrey (second South American Trials winner) | Brazil
• Ethan Crelinsten (invited) | Canada
• Deandre Corbe (West Coast Trials winner) | Canada
• Kauã Gabriel (invited) | Brazil
• Ash Williams (invited) | Wales
• Keith Krikorian (invited) | United States
• Josh Cisneros (returning place winner, invited) | United States
• Xu Huaiqing (second Asia & Oceania Trials winner) | China

What Is Abu Dhabi Combat Club?

Abu Dhabi Combat Club was created out of a passion for martial arts and the desire to grow the reach of martial arts in the United Arab Emirates. It all was put into motion by Sheik Tahnoon Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, whose father Sheik Zayed is a former leader of the UAE.

With the help of world-class instructors from a variety of disciplines, ADCC took shape, initially giving the people of Abu Dhabi another option for a healthy lifestyle and direction in nutrition and learning about self-defense.

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What Is The ADCC World Championship?

The second part of the vision was the creation of the ADCC World Submission Fighting Championship, and the event debut in Abu Dhabi in 1998 with 16 elite competitors. It now is held every other year and is described as the most prestigious event of its kind in the world.

The ADCC World Championship is open to fighters of all grappling styles, though Brazilian jiu-jitsu continues to be the dominant style.

From the beginning, the event featured six weight classes – 66kg, 77kg, 88kg, 99kg, +99kg and Absolute.

Women’s categories were added to the mix in 2005 (60kg, +60kg, Absolute), and that was expanded briefly to five classifications in 2007 (-55kg, -60kg, -67kg, +67kg, Absolute).

From 2009-2022 (the 2021 event was pushed back due to COVID-19), the women’s division featured just two weight classes (-60kg, +60kg), but that will be expanded again in 2024 (-55kg, -65kg, +65kg).

In 2024, the men’s divisions will feature 16 competitors – eight qualifiers, seven invitees and the defending champion. The women’s categories will have eight fighters – four qualifiers, three invitees and the defending champion.

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