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 (5/16 confirmed)
- Diogo Reis – Reigning ADCC champ
- Nikodem Mikuliszyn – 2025 ADCC EMEA Trials Winner
- Dorian Olivarez – 2025 ADCC East Coast Trials Winner
- Ryoma Anraku – 2025 ADCC Asia & Oceania Trials Winner
- Yigit Hanay – 2026 ADCC EMEA Trials Winner
77 kg (5/16 confirmed)
- Mica Galvao – Reigning ADCC champ
- Magomed Dzharbaev – 2025 ADCC EMEA Trials Winner
- Jacob Bornemann – 2025 ADCC East Coast Trials Winner
- Izaak Michell – 2025 ADCC Asia & Oceania Trials Winner
- Nikolay Vetrov – 2026 ADCC EMEA Trials Winner
88 kg (5/16 confirmed)
- Giancarlo Bodoni – Reigning ADCC champ
- Pawel Jaworski – 2025 ADCC EMEA Trials Winner
- Jon Blank – 2025 ADCC East Coast Trials Winner
- Jozef Chen – 2025 ADCC Asia & Oceania Trials Winner
- Marlon Tajik – 2026 ADCC EMEA Trials Winner
99 kg (5/16 confirmed)
- Kaynan Duarte – Reigning ADCC champ
- Declan Moody – 2025 ADCC EMEA Trials Winner
- Achilles Rocha – 2025 ADCC East Coast Trials Winner
- Nicholac Maglicic – 2025 ADCC Asia & Oceania Trials Winner
- Eoghan O’Flanagan – 2026 ADCC EMEA Trials Winner
+99 kg (5/16 confirmed)
- Felipe Pena – Reigning ADCC champ
- Mark Macqueen – 2025 ADCC EMEA Trials Winner
- Brandon Reed – 2025 ADCC East Coast Trials Winner
- Tito John Carle – 2025 ADCC Asia & Oceania Trials Winner
- Haisam Rida – 2026 ADCC EMEA Trials Winner
Women’s 55 kg (2/8 confirmed)
- Adele Fornarino – Reigning ADCC champ
- Janette Gloger – 2026 ADCC EMEA Trials Winner
Women’s 65 kg (2/8 confirmed)
- Ana Carolina Viera – Reigning ADCC champ
- Injana Goodman – 2026 ADCC EMEA Trials Winner
Women’s +65 kg (2/8 confirmed)
- Rafaela Guedes – Reigning ADCC champ
- Anabel Lopez – 2026 ADCC EMEA Trials Winner
Notes and updates to ADCC 2026 list
December 7, 2025: Added 5 new invites from the ADCC Asia & Oceania Trials winners. 15 grapplers now confirmed for ADCC 2026.
February 5, 2026: All eight reigning ADCC champions are confirmed to be invited for ADCC 2026.
February 16, 2026: Added the 8 winners from the 2nd ADCC EMEA Trials.
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.
