An Early Look: ADCC East Coast Trials 2025 Entries

See who’s registered for the 2025 ADCC East Coast Trials — a stacked lineup of elite grapplers from all around the continent chasing their shot at gold.

Oct 15, 2025 by Joe Gilpin

An Early Look: ADCC East Coast Trials 2025 Entries

The road to ADCC World Championships in 2026 continues in Orlando, FL, where the ADCC East Coast Trials will gather one of the most talent-packed fields in grappling history.

Hundreds of competitors, from rising prospects to world-class veterans, will battle for their chance to earn a coveted spot at the 2026 ADCC World Championships.

With exciting names spread across every division, the East Coast Trials promise chaos, drama, and breakout performances that could reshape the submission grappling landscape.

Fans can watch every match live and exclusively on FloGrappling.

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, although they will still be contested. These results are often important later when considering seeding, invitations, and replacement athletes.

2025 ADCC East Coast Trials

ADCC East Coast Trials 2025 Entries

-66kg Entries

Max Hanson
#18 Gavin Corbe
#14 Julian Espinosa
Lawson Grime
Isaac Cordova
Tristan Sainz
Riley Golden
Cameron Mellott
Grayson Henley
Diallo Braithwaite
CJ Murdock
Emilio Hernandez
Bernardo Delibero
Joshua Flores
David Stoilescu
Huthayfah Penney
Dominic Lobo
Riley Golden
Kyvann Gonzalez

-77kg Entries

Jett Thompson
#15 Michael Sainz
Logan Hicks
Pierre-Olivier Leclerc
Francisco Itrralde
Ernesto Rivera
Kade Tsitos
Mario Shonkwiler
Chazz Canas
Sam Schwartzapfel
Saul Viayra
Max Li

-88kg Entries

Sean Yadimarco
Jon Blank
#20 David Garmo
Vince Barbosa
Bradley Schneider
Calon Sabino
Quentin Rosenzweig

-99kg Entries

Abe La Montagne
Brandon George
#18 Daishi Goto
Mario Gonzalez
Amr Ghoneim

+99kg Entries

Brandon Reed
Kyle Boehm
Sean Goolsby
Alvin Hines

-55kg Entries

Shye Lilly
Natasha Druggan
Claire Butterfield

-65kg Entries

Maria Golden
Rose Baker
Taylor Hishaw
Leilani Bernales
Rana Willink
Cholena Horne
Nicole Mathew
Amanda Schurtz

+65kg Entries

Jennifer Case
Joslyn Molina
#15 Khadijah Peek
Brittney Elkin
Hazel Butcher

How To Watch The 2025 ADCC East Coast Trials

Grappling fans in the United States can watch all of the action from the 2025 ADCC East Coast Trials unfold live on FloGrappling and the FloSports app.

Highlights, replays and news also will be available on FloGrappling.

Who Will Be Competing The 2025 ADCC East Coast Trials?

Any of the North American Trials are open to competitors age 14 and above, who must be citizens of one of the qualifying countries.

Here are the weight classes that will be featured at the 2025 ADCC East Coast Trials:

Men: -66.0 kg
Men: -77.0 kg
Men: -88.0 kg
Men: -99.0 kg
Men: +99 kg
Women: -55.0 kg
Women: -65.0 kg
Women: +65 kg

To see some of the familiar names expected to hit the mats at the Orange County Convention Center, click here.

For the complete list of athletes registered for the 2025 ADCC East Coast Trials, click here.

2025 ADCC East Coast Trials Schedule

All Times Eastern

Friday, Nov. 14

7-9 p.m. – Weigh ins

Saturday, Nov. 15

10 a.m. – Action begins

Sunday, Nov. 16

10 a.m. – Action begins

*The brackets, matches and a full schedule for each day will be forthcoming. Check back soon!

2025 ADCC East Coast Trials Tickets Available Now

For those in the Orlando area, tickets can be purchased at the door for $25/day, or $40 for both days (Sat/Sun). Anyone age 6 and older must have a spectator ticket.

Friday’s Orlando Open and the East Coast Trials over the weekend are separate events. Separate tickets will be required for each.

What Are The ADCC Trials?

The ADCC Trials have grown to be recognized as some of the biggest, most challenging and most prestigious no gi grappling events in the world and, in many cases, an important stepping stone for those hoping to become world champions.

Each event features top-tier talent, and winners must endure a long weekend of grappling with the most elite athletes on the planet.

At the same time, while winning does guarantee a spot at ADCC Worlds, every moment and performance along the way, win or lose, is an opportunity for the grapplers to show the other athletes, judges and ADCC what they’re made of and even how far they’ve progressed since a previous appearance.

ADCC World Championship Reigning Champions

These athletes won gold at the 2024 World Championship in Las Vegas, guaranteeing them an invitation to the 2026 event in Poland.

Their participation status has not yet been confirmed by ADCC:

66kg champion: Diogo 'Baby Shark' Reis
77kg champion: Mica Galvão
88kg champion: Giancarlo Bodoni
-99kg champion: Kaynan Duarte
+99kg champion: Felipe Pena
-55kg champion: Adele Fornarino
-65kg champion: Ana Carolina Vieira
+65kg champion: Rafaela Guedes

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