ADCC World Championship

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TAURON Arena, 22K seats, first time in Poland. Ticket prices $54-$972, community backlash documented (BJJDoc Sep 2025) — early sales "more modest than Vegas sellouts." Gordon Ryan RETIRED Feb 2026 (stomach issues), killing the expected Ryan vs Duarte superfight. Nicholas Meregali: "I don't have the desire. None at all. It's a hassle to go to Poland." (Jitsmagazine) — hedging on competing. ADCC pulled invite list from website (BJJEE), causing controversy over invites to Rocha, Saunders, Michell. UPDATE 2026-05-10: Kaynan Duarte vs Yuri Simoes OFFICIALLY CONFIRMED as the 2026 ADCC superfight (Jitsmagazine May 9). No longer speculative. Five combined ADCC gold medals (Simoes: 2015/2017/2022; Duarte: 2024 double gold). This is the promotion's answer to the ticket-sales crisis (1,724 of 15,030 seats sold as of May 9, 4/day pace).