The brackets for the 2015 ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championships were released today, not without some controversy.

Adding to the drama are a number of explosive early draws that leave much uncertainty over how each category will play out. 

To eliminate close-outs of divisions ADCC seeds teammates early in brackets, and this year sees a number of well-known competitors up against their comrades. 

Gracie Barra s AJ Agazarm will face off with Otavio Sousa in the first round of the 77kg division, while GB reps Felipe Pena and Robert Tussa will fight in the first round of the +99kg. 

In what promises to be an exciting match Dillon Danis and Garry Tonon will meet in their first match, marking the first time the New Yorkers have faced each other in competition. Their match follows a heated war of words on social media, ensuring a thrilling contest. 

The other main talking point is the last-minute dropout of Bernardo Faria, one of the favorites for the +99kg division. The Alliance heavyweight suffered a foot injury earlier this week, and will be replaced by Dominican Abraham Marte. 

All fighters are on weight and there are no other last minute reported changes. 

Brackets can be found below.




Male -66kg

Rubens Charles vs. Tezekbaev Rasul Gianne 

Grippo vs. Gabriel Marangoni

Augusto Mendes vs. Nicolas Renier

Asadulaev Surkhay vs. Edward Cummings

Bruno Frazzato vs. Mark Ramos

Yuto Hirao vs. Renan Sancar

Jeff Glover vs. Daniel Hortegas

Alexandre Vieira vs. Geovanny Martinez



Male -77kg

Otavio Souza vs. AJ Agazarm

Milton Vieira vs. Vagner Rocha

Lucas Lepri vs. Gamrot Mateusz

Dillon Danis vs. Garry Tonon

Davi Ramos vs. Young am Noh

Enrico Cocco vs. Gabriel Rollo

Gilbert Burns vs. Lachlan Giles

Ben Henderson vs. Abdukadirov Magomed



Male -88kg

Romulo Barral vs. Craig Jones

Neiman Gracie vs. Ezra Lenon

Pablo Popovitch vs. Zbigniew Tyszka

Ricardo Mesquita vs. Yuri Simoes

Rafael Lovato vs. Hidemi Mihara

Matthew Arroyo vs. Rustam Chsiev

Keenan Cornelius vs. Jesse Urholin

Mike Perez vs. Claudio Calasans



Male -99kg

Joao Assis vs. T. Narkun

Kamil Uminski vs. Tom DeBlass

Felipe Pena vs. Roberto Alencar

Lukasz Michalec vs. Jimmy Friedrich

Alexandre Ribeiro vs. Yakiyasu Ozawa

Jason Bukich vs. Hector Lombard

Rodolfo Vieira vs. Adam Sachnoff

Tobias G. vs. Cassio da Silva



Male +99kg

Dean Lister vs. Lee Hyoung


Janne-Pella vs. Orlando Sanchez

Vinny Magalhaes vs. Paul Ardilia

Rodrigo Artilheiro vs. Leonardo Lucio

Rodrigo Cavaca vs. Hideki Sekine

Jared Dopp vs. Gabriel Lucas

Joao Rocha vs. Jason Lees

Juskowiak Mateusz vs. A. Marte



Female -60kg


Michelle Nicolini vs. Rikako Yuasa

Ana Michelle Tavares vs. Tammi Masumeci

Mackenzie Dern vs. Kethe Engen

Beatriz Mesquita vs. Mayra Mazza



Female +60kgGabrielle Garcia vs. Alison Tremblay

Jessica Oliveira vs. Marysia Malyjasiak

Ana Lauta Cordeiro vs. Sophia Nordeno

Fernanda Mazelli vs. Amanda Santana



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