ADCC 2017 World Championships in Espoo

ADCC 2017 AT Metro Areena in Espoo
This was totally unexpected and slightly unheard of to be honest. Some of the mixed martial arts biggest stars are coming over to Finland this month.
The ADCC (The Abu Dhabi Combat Club) is hosting a top level MMA event on September 23rd and 24th in Espoo. The line up is super exciting with a juicy super fight between Chael Sonnen (I think his nick name is mr Diplomacy?) and Frank Mir on the cards on top of what is a very impressive line up. If you watch MMA even half regularly you will certainly recognize many of the fighters coming over. Mixed in are also some local Finnish fighters, without knowing anything about those guys in advance, lets hope they do well and make it out of there alive, that’s how tough the line up re
What is the ADCC? -read more here.
Where is the Metro Areena – you can look up a map here – although we can tell you right now you are most likely taking a taxi, even if you live in Finland :-). The trip isn’t anything to be afraid of, its only some 20 mins from down town Helsinki by taxi, but lets just say that when you get there you will be able to recognize the building. And what about after its over? The smart fan will have contacted Crystal Show Club to picked up with our limo.
The list of fighters (18.9.2017) – Don’t hold us accountable if one of the fighters doesn’t make it.
-66kg
- Rubens Charles (Brazil) – ADCC 2015 winner
- Uranov Zhakshylyk (Kyrgyzstan) – 1st Asian Trial winner
- Janusz Andrejczuk (Poland) – 1st European Trial winner
- Justin Rader (USA) – 1st North American Trial winner
- Pablo Mantovani (Brazil) – 1st South American Trial winner
- Paulo Miyao (Brazil) – 2nd South American Trial winner
- Yuta Shimada (Japan) – 2nd Asian Trial winner
- Ethan Crelinsten (USA) – 2nd North American Trial winner
- Kuba Witkowski (Poland) – 2nd European Trial winner
- Geovanny Martinez (USA) – Invited
- Augusto “Tanquinho” Mendes (Brazil) – Invited
- AJ Agazarm (USA) – Invited
- Baret Yoshida (USA) – Invited
- Nicolas Renier (France) – Invited
- Kamil Wilk (Poland) – Invited
- Erno Elgland (Finland) – Invited
-77kg
- Lachlan Giles (Australia) – 1st Asian Trial winner
- Tero Pyylampi (Finland) – 1st European Trial winner
- Mansher Singh Khera (USA) – 1st North American Trial winner
- Felipe Cesar (Brazil) – 1st South American Trial winner
- Marcelo Mafra (Brazil) – 2nd South American Trial winner
- Osmanzhan Kassimov (Kazakhstan) – 2nd Asian Trial winner
- Vagner Rocha (USA) – 2nd North American Trial winner
- Oliver Taza (Canada/Lebanon) – 2nd European Trial winner
- Garry Tonon (USA) – Invited
- Lucas Lepri (Brazil) – Invited
- JT Torres (USA) – Invited
- Gilbert Burns (Brazil) – Invited
- DJ Jackson (USA) – Invited
- Celso Vinicius (Brazil) – Invited
- Leonardo Saggioro (Brazil) – Invited
- Enrico Cocco (USA) – Invited
-88kg
- Craig Jones (Australia) – 1st Asian Trial winner
- Jesse Urholin (Finland) – 1st European Trial winner
- James Brasco (USA) – 1st North American Trial winner
- Murilo Santana (Brazil) – 1st South American Trial winner
- Kaynan Casemiro Duarte (Brazil) – 2nd South American Trial winner
- Kit Dale (Australia) – 2nd Asian Trial winner
- John Salter (USA) – 2nd North American Trial winner
- Piotr Marcin Frechowicz (Poland) – 2nd European Trial winner
- Romulo Barral (Brazil) – Invited
- Keenan Cornelius (USA) – Invited
- Gordon Ryan (USA) – Invited
- Pablo Popovich (USA) – Invited
- Alexandre Ribeiro (Brazil) – Invited
- Leandro Lo (Brazil) – Invited
- Dillon Danis (USA) – Invited
- Rustam Chsiev (Russia) – Invited
-99kg
- Roman Dolidze (Georgia) – 1st Asian Trial winner
- Kamil Uminski (Poland) – 1st European Trial winner
- Eliot Kelly (USA) – 1st North American Trial winner
- Mahamed Aly (Brazil) – 1st South American Trial winner
- Salomao Ribeiro (Brazil) – 2nd South American Trial winner
- Yukiyasu Ozawa (Japan) – 2nd Asian Trial winner
- Paul Ardila (USA) – 2nd North American Trial winner
- Abdurakhman Bilarov (Russia) – 2nd European Trial winner
- Yuri Simoes (Brazil) – Moved from -88kg
- Luiz Panza (Brazil) – Moved from +99kg
- Rafael Lovato Jr. (USA) – Invited
- Felipe Pena (Brazil) – Invited
- Joao Assis (Brazil) – Invited
- Jake Shields (USA) – Invited
- Mike Perez (USA) – Invited
- Jeff Monson (USA) – Invited
+99kg
- Orlando Sanchez (USA) – ADCC 2015 winner
- Arman Zhanpeisov (Kazakhstan) – Second Place on 1st Asia Trial
- Khamzat Stambulov (Russia) – 1st European Trial winner
- Tom DeBlass (USA) – 1st North American Trial winner
- Victor Honório (Brazil) – 1st South American Trial winner
- Hideki Sekine (Japan) – 2nd Asian Trial winner
- Casey Hellenberg (USA) – 2nd North American Trial winner
- Abdulaev Ruslan (Russia) – 2nd European Trial winner
- Vinny Magalhaes (Brazil) – Invited
- Marcus Almeida “Buchecha” (Brazil) – Invited
- Roberto “Cyborg” Abreu (Brazil) – Invited
- Jared Dopp (USA) – Invited
- Tim Spriggs (USA) – Invited
- Janne-Pekka Pietiläinen (Finland) – Invited
- Bruno Bastos (Brazil) – Invited
- Jesseray Childrey (USA) – Invited
W-60kg
- Mackenzie Dern (USA) – ADCC 2015 winner
- Bianca Basílio (Brazil) – South American Trial winner
- Rikako Yuasa (Japan) – Asian Trial winner
- Ffion Davies (Great Britain) – European Trial winner
- Michelle Nicolini (Brazil) – Invited
- Beatriz Mesquita (Brazil) – Invited
- Talita Alencar (Brazil) – Invited
- Elvira Karppinen (Finland) – Invited
W+60kg
- Talita Treta (Brazil) – South American Trial winner
- Tara White (USA) – North American Trial winner
- Samantha Cook (Great Britain) – European Trial winner
- Gabrielle Garcia (Brazil) – Invited
- Jessica Da Silva Oliveira (Brazil) – Invited
- Amanda Santana (USA) – Invited
- Venla Luukkonen (Finland) – Invited
- Marysia Malyjasiak (Poland) – Invited
Main Superfight
- Andre Galvao vs. Claudio Calasans
Stars Superfight
- Renzo Gracie vs. Sanae Kikuta
Stars Superfight
- Frank Mir vs. Chael Sonnen