ADCC Trials season has already begun, with thousands of talented grapplers from various continents competing for slots at the ADCC 2026 World Championships.
While the last few iterations have been hosted in the US, the prestigious biennial grappling event happens at the Tauron Arena in Krakow, Poland this time around. ADCC 2026 happens on September 12-13, 2026, and with the first few sets of invites already handed out, it’s worth tracking the confirmed competitors to the highly anticipated event.
ADCC World Championships are typically headlined by the reigning “Super Fight” champion defending their belt against the previous absolute tournament winner. That should be Gordon Ryan vs. ADCC 2024 double gold medalist Kaynan Duarte, but with Ryan seemingly retired, the ADCC 2026 headliner still appears to be up in the air, as of this writing.
Below is the current fight card and full list of competitors that have a slot booked for ADCC 2026. We will be constantly updating this post every time an athlete gets confirmed for the event.
ADCC Trials Results
ADCC 2026 fight card and list of confirmed competitors
Super Fight
TBA
66 kg (2/16 confirmed)
- Diogo Reis – Reigning ADCC champ (Automatic invite, not yet confirmed)
- Nikodem Mikuliszyn – 2025 ADCC EMEA Trials Winner
- Dorian Olivarez – 2025 ADCC East Coast Trials Winner
77 kg (2/16 confirmed)
- Mica Galvao – Reigning ADCC champ (Automatic invite, not yet confirmed)
- Magomed Dzharbaev – 2025 ADCC EMEA Trials Winner
- Jacob Bornemann – 2025 ADCC East Coast Trials Winner
88 kg (2/16 confirmed)
- Giancarlo Bodoni – Reigning ADCC champ (Automatic invite, not yet confirmed)
- Pawel Jaworski – 2025 ADCC EMEA Trials Winner
- Jon Blank – 2025 ADCC East Coast Trials Winner
99 kg (2/16 confirmed)
- Kaynan Duarte – Reigning ADCC champ (Automatic invite, not yet confirmed)
- Declan Moody – 2025 ADCC EMEA Trials Winner
- Achilles Rocha – 2025 ADCC East Coast Trials Winner
+99 kg (2/16 confirmed)
- Felipe Pena – Reigning ADCC champ (Automatic invite, not yet confirmed)
- Mark Macqueen – 2025 ADCC EMEA Trials Winner
- Brandon Reed – 2025 ADCC East Coast Trials Winner
Women’s 55 kg (0/8 confirmed)
- Adele Fornarino – Reigning ADCC champ (Automatic invite, not yet confirmed)
Women’s 65 kg (0/8 confirmed)
- Ana Carolina Viera – Reigning ADCC champ (Automatic invite, not yet confirmed)
Women’s +65 kg (0/8 confirmed)
- Rafaela Guedes – Reigning ADCC champ (Automatic invite, not yet confirmed)
Notes and updates to ADCC 2026 list
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ADCC 2026 World Championships – How to watch, live stream
ADCC 2026 happens on September 12-13, 2026, in Krakow, Poland.
Broadcast details and start times have yet to be revealed, but ADCC 2026 is expected to be streamed live on FloGrappling, with the earlier portions of the event likely streamed live for free on YouTube. We will update this section once more details become available.
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