Mahamed Aly applying a foot lock. IBJJF.
Following the European Championship that took place in Portugal, it’s time for the European Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi IBJJF Championship, set to take place this weekend in Rome, Italy.
Many of the biggest names of the sport are registered for the event, which will be held parallel to the Rome Open. We set aside a few of those names to help you get hyped for the championship.
Mahamed Aly, whose no-gi skills were evident as he secured his spot in the ADCC by winning the São Paulo Trials, is a favorite among super-heavyweights.
Also with plenty of momentum is Isaque Bahiense. The Copa Pódio Lightweight GP champion is enrolled in the middleweight division. Heavyweight Polish phenom Adam Wardzinski will try to nab another gold medal this season, but only if he can outperform veteran Pablo Popovich, whose results in past ADCCs speak for themselves.
Stay on the lookout also for featherweight Hiago George, lightweights AJ Agazarm and Alex Cabanes, as well as ultra-heavyweights Gabriel “Fedor” Lucas and Otávio “Oreia” Serafim.
Find below the list of black-belts who have signed up, bet on your favorite and follow the coverage at Graciemag.com.
BLACK / Adult / Male / Rooster
Art of Roll |
Gabriel Alexander Rosberg |
PRM Team |
Juan Lopes da Silva |
Total: 2 |
BLACK / Adult / Male / Feather
Alliance |
David Dimopoulos Said |
Brasa Poland |
Jakub Jerzy Witkowski |
GF Team |
Mathias Jules Jardin |
Gold Team Fighters |
Aleksander Jablonski |
Nova União RN |
Lucas de Souza Dantas |
PSLPB Cicero Costha |
Hiago George Santos Silva |
PSLPB Cicero Costha |
Victor Otoniel Nunes Moraes |
Ralph Gracie Jiu Jitsu |
Michael Woolf Barnato |
Reinaldo Ribeiro Team BJJ Association |
Cristofer Martin Barrios |
Total: 9 |
BLACK / Adult / Male / Light
A-Force BJJ Academy International |
Marko Jokmanovic |
Calasans BJJ |
Alex Cabanes Gisbert |
Clube de Jiu-Jitsu Pitbull Czech Republic |
Royi Neeman |
Gracie Barra |
AJ Agazarm |
Gracie Barra |
Ashley Jordan Williams |
Renzo Gracie International |
Andreas Achniotis Perales |
Total: 6 |
BLACK / Adult / Male / Middle
Akxe BJJ |
Marco Aurellio de Queiroz |
Alliance |
Antti Mannila |
Alliance |
Isaque Bahiense Braz |
Brasa CTA |
Tuomas Ylinampa |
Calasans BJJ |
Albert Ros Sunyer |
Gold Team Fighters B |
Kacper Rot |
Gracie Barra |
Bradley Hill |
Pariente Academy |
David Benzaken |
Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu International |
Darragh O Conaill |
Zenith BJJ – International |
Filip Sadowski |
Total: 10 |
BLACK / Adult / Male / Medium-Heavy
Aeterna Jiu Jitsu Team |
Luca Anacoreta |
Brasa Poland |
Karol Dzieniszewski |
Brasa Poland |
Paweł Nędzi |
DDR JJ |
Marcos Paulo Costa |
Frontline Academy |
Joachim Sveinson |
Hilti BJJ Tampere |
Tero Antti Mikael Pyylampi |
Otávio de Almeida |
Stéfano Fernando Corrêa |
Roger Gracie Academy Norway |
Felipe Mota Dias |
Total: 8 |
BLACK / Adult / Male / Heavy
Alliance |
Jesse Juhani Urholin |
CheckMat |
Adam Wardzinski |
CheckMat |
Thiago Sá Fortes Silva |
Gracie Humaita International |
Felipe Oosterveen Arantes Cançado |
Team Popovitch |
Pablo Popovitch |
Total: 5 |
BLACK / Adult / Male / Super-Heavy
Alliance |
Riku August Urholin |
Gracie Barra |
Marek Pawel Zbrog |
Roger Gracie Academy Norway |
Muslim L. Patsarigov |
Team Lloyd Irvin |
Mahamed Aly Santos da Silva |
Titanes BJJ |
Francisco Javier Miguel Caraballo |
Total: 5 |
BLACK / Adult / Male / Ultra-Heavy
Alliance |
Otavio Tome Serafim |
CheckMat |
Gabriel Lyrio Lucas |
Titanes BJJ |
Luis Alberto Martin Carrara |
Total: 3 |
BLACK / Adult / Female / Light-Feather
Dynamix Fighting Sports |
Linda Lindström |
Total: 1 |
BLACK / Adult / Female / Feather
Gracie Barra |
Carolina Carriello |
Gracie Humaita South Bay |
Emilie Maxine M. H. Thylin |
Roger Gracie Academy |
Yasmine Clarisa Wilson |
Total: 3 |
BLACK / Adult / Female / Medium-Heavy
CheckMat |
Monique Ricardo Carvalho |
New School BJJ |
Leoni Munslow |
Total: 2 |