The road to ADCC 2026 officially begins in Warsaw, Poland, where the first European, Middle East, and Africa Trials will bring together hundreds of grapplers chasing their shot at the biggest stage in submission wrestling. The stacked entry list features rising prospects, seasoned veterans, and surprise newcomers, all set to test themselves in one of the most grueling and prestigious qualifiers in the sport. Fans can catch every match live and exclusively on FloGrappling as history starts to take shape on the path to the ADCC World Championships.

Here is a list of some of the most notable entries across all weight divisions. Something to keep in mind about the first set of regional trials is that there is no qualifying spot on the line for the women's divisions, though they will still be contested. These results are often important later when considering seeding, invitations, and replacement athletes.

Athletes are listed in the order they appear in registrations. There's a lot of great names here so sorry if I missed anyone.

Men's -66kg

• Sam Gibbs
• Robert Diggle
• Martin Rapčan
• Yigit Hanay
• JP Buys
• Richard Bukovcsan
• Kamil Wilk
• Jack Sear
• Marcus Phelan

Men's -77kg

• Natan Sap
• Oliver Taza
• Mateusz Flaga
• Jed Hue
• Davis Asare
• Mateusz Szczeciński

Men's -88kg

• Tyrone Gonsalves
• Carson Coles
• Marlon Tajik
• Tarik Hopstock
• Pawel Jaworski
• Santeri Lilius
• Linus von Schrenk
• Faris Ben-Lamkadem

Men's -99kg

• Mateusz Mazur
• Marcin Maciulewicz
• Declan Moody

Men's +99kg

• Mark Macqueen
• Heikki Jussila

Women's -55kg

• Ana Mayordomo
• Martina Zola
• Josefine Modig
• Ashley Bendle

Women's -65kg

• Zara di Tofano
• Selma Vik
• Cara du Plessis

Women's +65kg

• Salla Simola
• Jessika Torttila
• Eleftheria Christodolou