Abu Dhabi 2017 World Professional Jiu-Jitsu ChampionshipApr 5, 2017 by FloGrappling
World Pro Starts Two Weeks Today! Who's In At Black Belt?
World Pro Starts Two Weeks Today! Who's In At Black Belt?
Starting on April 18, the UAEJJF 2017 Abu Dhabi World Pro Jiu-Jitsu Championship is the highlight of the 10-day long World Jiu-Jitsu Festival.
Starting on April 18, the UAEJJF 2017 Abu Dhabi World Pro Jiu-Jitsu Championship is the highlight of the 10-day long World Jiu-Jitsu Festival.
The black belts still have one more week to sign up, but we've got a list of all athletes entered so far (scroll to bottom).
Notable names include:
Men’s 62kg: Hiago George, Michael Musumeci
Men’s 69kg: Gianni Grippo, Isaque Paiva, Isaac Doerderlein
Men’s 77kg: Isaque Bahiense, Gabriel Arges, Lachlan Giles, Francisco ‘Sinistro’ Iturralde, Jon Satava, Edwin Najmi, Luan Carvalho, Nathan Mendelsohn
Men’s 85kg: Diego Borges, Claudio Calasans, Faisal Al Ketbi, Kit Dale, Lucas ‘Hulk’ Barbosa
Men’s 94kg: Adam Wardzinski, Leandro Lo, Erberth Santos, Felipe Pena, Alexande Ribeiro, Nicholas Meregali, Keenan Cornelius
Men’s 110kg: Jose Junior
Women’s 49kg: Mayssa Bastos, Rikako Yuasa, Liwia Gluchowska
Women’s 55kg: Mackenzie Dern, Talita Alencar, Mei Yamaguchi, Vanessa English
Women’s 62kg: Beatriz Mesquita, Bianca Basilio, Luiza Monteiro, Tammi Musumeci, Erin Herle
Women’s 70kg: Brenda Heller, Yacinta Nguyen, Priscila Cardoso
Women’s 90kg: Nathiely Jesus, Talita Nogueira, Tara White
We'll be bringing you extensive coverage of the Abu Dhabi World Pro Jiu-Jitsu Championship over the next two weeks, including live reporting from on the ground as well as full live streaming of the event!
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The black belts still have one more week to sign up, but we've got a list of all athletes entered so far (scroll to bottom).
Notable names include:
Men’s 62kg: Hiago George, Michael Musumeci
Men’s 69kg: Gianni Grippo, Isaque Paiva, Isaac Doerderlein
Men’s 77kg: Isaque Bahiense, Gabriel Arges, Lachlan Giles, Francisco ‘Sinistro’ Iturralde, Jon Satava, Edwin Najmi, Luan Carvalho, Nathan Mendelsohn
Men’s 85kg: Diego Borges, Claudio Calasans, Faisal Al Ketbi, Kit Dale, Lucas ‘Hulk’ Barbosa
Men’s 94kg: Adam Wardzinski, Leandro Lo, Erberth Santos, Felipe Pena, Alexande Ribeiro, Nicholas Meregali, Keenan Cornelius
Men’s 110kg: Jose Junior
Women’s 49kg: Mayssa Bastos, Rikako Yuasa, Liwia Gluchowska
Women’s 55kg: Mackenzie Dern, Talita Alencar, Mei Yamaguchi, Vanessa English
Women’s 62kg: Beatriz Mesquita, Bianca Basilio, Luiza Monteiro, Tammi Musumeci, Erin Herle
Women’s 70kg: Brenda Heller, Yacinta Nguyen, Priscila Cardoso
Women’s 90kg: Nathiely Jesus, Talita Nogueira, Tara White
We'll be bringing you extensive coverage of the Abu Dhabi World Pro Jiu-Jitsu Championship over the next two weeks, including live reporting from on the ground as well as full live streaming of the event!
Join us here at FloGrappling for the 2017 World Pro!
How to Watch the Abu Dhabi World Pro
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Male Black Belts
MALE // ADULT // BLACK // 62kg | ||
Huendel Dinelly Osaki | Alliance | Brazil |
Jorge Luiz Nakamura | GFTeam | Brazil |
Wellington Ribeiro Lima | UAE Armed Forces Team | Brazil |
Todokoro Masaaki | Paraestra Gifu | Japan |
Rodnei Barbosa Junior | Zenith Bjj | Brazil |
MALE // ADULT // BLACK // 62kg | ||
Hiago George Silva | PSLPB Cicero Costha | Brazil |
Alexis Alduncin | Renzo Gracie Mexico | Mexico |
Gabriel Lima | Asm / De La Riva | Brazil |
Bruno Cabral | Araido | Brazil |
Cleber De Fernandes | Almeida Jj | Brazil |
Michael Musumeci | Rg-Ct | USA |
MALE // ADULT // BLACK // 69kg | ||
Tiago Bravo | Uaejj Team - Al Ain | Brazil |
Sergio Calderón | Cerdanyola Fight Club | Spain |
Abdallah Hibar Nabas | Team Mirza | Jordan |
Gianni Paul Grippo | Alliance Marcelo Garcia | USA |
Lee Mathew Ting | Immersion Mixed Martial Arts | Australia |
Isaque Alberto Paiva | Saikoo | Brazil |
Charles Gaspar Costa | Impacto Japan Bjj | Brazil |
Daisuke Shiraki | Carpe Diem Hope | Japan |
Mario Edson Silva | Ct Cowboy Jiu -Jitsu Mato Grosso | Brazil |
Isaac Doederlein | Alliance Los Angeles | USA |
Victor Otoniel Moraes | Pslpb Cicero Costha | Brazil |
Rodrigo Cardoso | Diderot Team Bjj | Brazil |
Abdelkarim Zaid Alrashid | The Dojo Academy | Jordan |
Raphael Campos Mello | UAE Armed Forces Team | Brazil |
Daniel Vieira Santana | Uaejj Team - Al Ain | Brazil |
MALE // ADULT // BLACK // 77kg | ||
Onofre Cardoso Junqueira | Gracie Barra Bh | Brazil |
Ross Daniel Keeping | Gracie Humaita Las Vegas | United Kingdom |
Hamzeh Haitham Rashid | Team Mirza | Jordan |
Dainis Nguyen Huu | Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu | Canada |
Isaque Bahiense | Alliance | Brazil |
Gabriel Arges Sousa | Gracie Barra Bh | Brazil |
Lachlan Giles | Maromba Academia Australia | Australia |
Julio Cezar Junior | Gfteam | Brazil |
Adriano Pereira Araújo | Uaejj Team - Training Hall | Brazil |
Francisco Iturralde Lara | Alliance Atlanta (United States Of America) | Ecuador |
Marcelo Baez Garcia | Uaejj Team - Al Ain | Brazil |
Romario Gonzalles Martins | Uaejj Team - Al Ain | Brazil |
Oliver Johnathon Lovell | Gracie Barra Nottingham | United Kingdom |
Nuno Fragoso Martins | Brazilian Power Team | Portugal |
Akira Hosokawa | Carpe Diem | Japan |
Wagnney Santos | Equipe Nova União | Canada |
Jonathan Travell Satava | Alliance Marcelo Garcia | USA |
Edwin Najmi | Gracie Barra (Usa) | USA |
Luan Carvalho | Equipe Nova União | Brazil |
Luis Gabriel Venturino | Uaejj Team - Ras Al Khaimah | Brazil |
Rodrigo Caporal | Atos Jiu Jitsu - Andre Galvao | Brazil |
Rafael Naves Carvalho | UAE Armed Forces Team | Brazil |
Melksedec Ferreira Franco | Uaejj Team - Training Hall | Brazil |
Nathan Mendelsohn | Coalition 95 | USA |
Igor Sousa | UAE Armed Forces Team | Brazil |
MALE // ADULT // BLACK // 85kg | ||
Michael Tremblay | Brazilian Top Team (Canada) | Canada |
Roberto Dib Frias | Barbosa Jiu-Jitsu | Brazil |
Thabet Taher | Atos Jiu Jitsu - Andre Galvao | Jordan |
Paulo Roberto Grangeiro | Uaejj Team - Al Ain | Brazil |
Diego Borges Silva | Zenith | Brazil |
Louis Frank Williams | Gracie Barra Cornwall | United Kingdom |
Aiazbek Mustakov | Bonsai Jiu-Jitsu - Usa | Kyrgyz Republic |
Munkhbayasgalan Dorjderem | Genco | Mongolia |
Wilson Akihiro Kawakami | Gfteam | Brazil |
Andre Gomes Reis | Uaejj Team - Ras Al Khaimah | Brazil |
Claudio Calasans | Atos Jiu Jitsu - Andre Galvao | Brazil |
Faisal Al Ketbi | Al Bateen Club | United Arab Emirates |
Kit James Dale | Maromba Academia Australia | Australia |
William Dias | Equipe Nova União | Australia |
Carlos Alberto Lima | Uaejj Team - Abu Dhabi Training Center | Brazil |
Lucas Daniel Barbosa | Atos Jiu Jitsu - Andre Galvao | Brazil |
Gareth Neale | Gracie Barra Nottingham | United Kingdom |
MALE // ADULT // BLACK // 94kg | ||
Adam Piotr Wardzinski | ZÅ‚omiarz Team | Poland |
Basel Fanous | Team Mirza | Jordan |
Piotr Pawel Wojtkowski | Gracie Barra Birmingham | Poland |
Abdurakhman Bilarov | Berkut Bjj Team | Russian Federation |
Leandro Lo | Brotherhood | Brazil |
Erberth Santos Mesquita | Almeida Jj | Brazil |
Felipe Carsalade Pena | Gracie Barra Bh | Brazil |
Thalles Bandeira Fernandes | Land Forces Team | Brazil |
Alexandre Ribeiro | Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu | Brazil |
Marcos Aurélio Júnior | Gfteam | Brazil |
Oriones Feitosa | Fight Sports Pantanal | Brazil |
Nicholas Barcellos Meregali | Alliance Mario Reis | Brazil |
Keenan Cornelius | Atos Jiu Jitsu - Andre Galvao | USA |
Vicente Cavalcanti | Southside Mma Academy | Brazil |
Rodolpho Bomfim | UAE Armed Forces Team | Brazil |
MALE // ADULT // BLACK // 110kg | ||
Diego Da Herzog | Rg-Ct | USA |
Manuel Tete Pontes | Graice Barra Birmingham | Portugal |
Christopher Bowe | Gracie Barra Birmingham | Ireland |
Jongmok Kim | Dcbs | Korea |
Antonio Henriques Junior | Roger Gracie Academy | United Kingdom |
Jose Junior | Uaejj Team - Training Hall | Brazil |
Helton Jose Junior | Pslpb Cicero Costha | Brazil |
Women Brown / Black Belts
FEMALE // ADULT // BROWN/BLACK // 49kg | ||
Clarissa Lacerda | UAEJJ Team - Al Ain | Brazil |
Arantzazu Perez Romero | Associacion Aranha | Spain |
Mayssa Caldas Bastos | Gfteam | Brazil |
Rikako Yuasa | Paraestra Shinagawa | Japan |
Liwia Gluchowska | Maromba Academia Australia | Australia |
Isabela Barbosa Couto | GFTeam | Brazil |
FEMALE // ADULT // BROWN/BLACK // 55kg | ||
Mackenzie Lynne Dern | Gracie Humaita | USA |
Amal Amjahid | C.E.N.S. Academy | Belgium |
Ana Talita Alencar | Alliance Los Angeles | Brazil |
Tamiris Menezes Vieira | UAEJJ Team - Al Gharbia | Brazil |
Mei Yamaguchi | Clube De Jiu-Jitsu | Japan |
Vanessa English | Gracie Barra Nottingham | United Kingdom |
FEMALE // ADULT // BROWN/BLACK // 62kg | ||
Beatriz Oliveira Mesquita | Gracie Humaita | Brazil |
Erica Alicia Santana | One Jiu Jitsu | USA |
Jess Fraser | Phuket Top Team | Australia |
Bianca Basilio | Almeida JJ | Brazil |
Luiza Monteiro | NS Brotherhood | Brazil |
Tammi Musumeci | Rg-Ct | USA |
Clara Dufau | FFJDA | France |
Lucas Dantas | Kimura Nova União Switzerland | Brazil |
Erin Herle | Alliance | USA |
FEMALE // ADULT // BROWN/BLACK // 70kg | ||
Brenda Heller Freitas | Uaejj Team - Abu Dhabi Training Center | Brazil |
Fiorella Coto | Athletic Advance | Costa Rica |
Yacinta Nguyen | Toronto Bjj | Canada |
Pamela Carolina Aguirre | Equipe Nova União | Paraguay |
Bruna Meneses Meneses | Al Ain Jiu-Jitsu Club | Brazil |
Jessica Medeiros Silva | Uaejj Team - Abu Dhabi Training Center | Brazil |
Sabrina Pinto Souza | Uaejj Team - Al Ain | Brazil |
Amanda Elouise Benavides | Marcio Cruz Brazilian Jiu Jitsu | USA |
Meagan Green | Cia Paulista | Australia |
Melissa Faith Davis | One Jiu Jitsu | USA |
Natalia Zumba Souza | Uaejj Team - Abu Dhabi Training Center | Brazil |
Katia Guimaraes Pina | Uaejj Team - Abu Dhabi Training Center | Brazil |
Claire-France Thevenon | MKTeam | France |
Priscila Cardoso Cerqueira | Uaejj Team - Abu Dhabi Training Center | Brazil |
Clara Dufau | FFJDA | France |
Adriana Rascon | One Jiu Jitsu | USA |
FEMALE // ADULT // BROWN/BLACK // 90kg | ||
Nathiely Karoline Jesus | Rodrigo Pinheiro Brazilian Jiu Jitsu | Brazil |
Ewelyn Arruda | Uaejj Team - Al Ain | Brazil |
Talita Andrea Nogueira | Ns Brotherhood | Brazil |
Tara Giovanna White | Carlson Gracie Team | USA |
Alison Tremblay | Brazilian Top Team (Canada) | Canada |
Vanessa Oliveira Nascimento | Commando Group BJJ | Brazil |