ADCC World Championship
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TAURON Arena, 22K seats, first time in Poland. JUNE 12 UPDATE: Joslyn Molina (14yo) confirmed as youngest competitor in ADCC history — ADCC altered age requirements for her invite. 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).
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- ▸ SHORTADCC Worlds Sales Crisis: 63% Seats Empty #Shorts
- ▸ SHORTADCC's Ticket-Sales Crisis Has a Number: 1,724 Sol #Shorts
- ▸ SHORTADCC Can't Fill 15 — It Will Run Five Simultaneous #Shorts
- ▸ SHORTThe Man Kaynan Duarte Couldn't Move — Gordon Ryan #Shorts
- ▸ SHORTADCC's Fix for 63% Empty Seats: a 2019 Rematch #Shorts
- ▸ SHORTADCC Champ Can't Fill a Seminar at Home #Shorts
- ▸ SHORTADCC Pulled Its Own Invite List Off the Website #Shorts
- ▸ SHORTDean Lister: BJJ Was Tougher Then, Better Now #Shorts
- ▸ SHORTApril 18 Was the Biggest Day in Grappling History #Shorts
- ▸ SHORTThe SUG Champion Can't Defend His Own Title #Shorts
- ▸ SHORTGilbert Burns Wants a BJJ Comeback #Shorts
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- ▸ SHORTFloGrappling Said Goodbye To Craig Jones On April 5 #Shorts
- ▸ SHORTADCC West Coast Trials: 700 Athletes, 8 Spots #Shorts
- ▸ SHORTA Jury Called Ticketmaster An Illegal Monopoly #Shorts
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- ▸ SHORTSecond Warrant Issued for Izaak Michell #Shorts
- ▸ DIGESTUFC Contender Makes $40K Choking Streamers. Then It Got Worse.
- ▸ THEPORRAMan Who Moved To Texas For Work Refuses To Travel To Poland Because 'It's Not Even The Capital'
- ▸ DIGESTDanis Gets Mauled, Signs Another Fight Immediately
- ▸ DIGESTPans Results, Craig Drops ADCC, Covington Mauls Danis #Shorts
- ▸ THEPORRAMan Who Could Compete At ADCC Doesn't Want To Because Poland Is 'The End Of The World'
- ▸ DIGESTGordon Ryan Retires at 30. Then the PED Bomb Dropped.