ADCC dropped a bombshell today when they announced that 2x IBJJF World Champ Nicholas Meregali has been invited to the ADCC 2022 World Championships.   

The competitor - while no doubt one of the greatest athletes in jiu-jitsu today - has never entered into the fray of no-gi competition.   Mo Jassim explained the decision to invite Meregali by saying 'I don’t mind taking chances on certain athletes, depending on the room in a division. Meregali is someone I have no issue taking a chance on.'

The news comes in hot on the heels of the news that Nicholas Meregali has been spending some time in the United States training with Gordon Ryan.  

In 2019 the -99 kg division was dominated by Brazil's most wanted. In 2022, it'll be dominated by Brazil's 2nd most wanted (laughs). - Gordon Ryan

The competitors currently in at -99kg For the ADCC 2020 World Championships currently include:

Men 99kg

• 1st European Trials Winner: Perttu Tepponen
• 1st North American Trials Winner: Mason Fowler (Brasa CTA) 
• Invited: Rafael Lovato Jr. (Six Blades)
• Invited: Kaynan Duarte (Atos)
• Invited: Yuri Simoes (Brasa CTA)
• Invited: Tim Spriggs (TLI)
• Invited: Patrick Gaudio (GF Team)
• Invited Nicholas Meregali (Dream Art)