The bi-annual Abu Dhabi Combat Club Submission Fighting World Championship is headed back to Las Vegas in 2024 and will follow a memorable COVID 19-delayed 2022 edition that brought more than 10,000 spectators to Las Vegas’ Thomas & Mack Center in September 2022.

In 2024, the ADCC World Championship will move to the Las Vegas Strip and visit the T-Mobile Arena on Aug. 17-18.

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The event will feature five men’s weight classes (-65.9kg, -76.9kg, -87.9kg, -98.9kg, +99kg) and three for the women (-55kg -65kg +65kg). It’s the first time since 2007 the women’s division will have more than two weight classes.

As you prepare to enjoy the 2024 ADCC World Championship, take a look back at the history of the event, which was held for the first time in 1998 and every other year since 2001 (except 2021, which was delayed a year due to COVID-19).

See all the past champions from the ADCC World Championship:

ADCC World Champions: Men

ADCC World Champions: Women

Superfight

*In the ADCC Superfight, the reigning super champion takes on the previous Absolute winner.

How To Watch The 2024 ADCC Submission Fighting World Championship

The 2024 ADCC Submission Fighting World Championship will be streaming live in the United States on FloGrappling and the FloSports app. 

Replays, highlights and news also will be available on both platforms.

See who is scheduled to compete in Las Vegas in 2024.

What Is Abu Dhabi Combat Club?

Abu Dhabi Combat Club was created out of a passion for martial arts and the desire to grow the reach of martial arts in the United Arab Emirates. It all was put into motion by Sheik Tahnoon Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, whose father Sheik Zayed is a former leader of the UAE.

With the help of world-class instructors from a variety of disciplines, ADCC took shape, initially giving the people of Abu Dhabi another option for a healthy lifestyle and direction in nutrition and learning about self-defense.

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What Is The ADCC World Submission Fighting Championship?

The second part of the vision was the creation of the ADCC World Submission Fighting Championship, and the event debuted in Abu Dhabi in 1998 with 16 elite competitors. It now is held every other year and described as the most prestigious event of its kind in the world.

The ADCC World Championship is open to fighters of all grappling styles, though Brazilian jiu-jitsu continues to be the dominant style.

From the beginning, the event featured six weight classes – 66kg, 77kg, 88kg, 99kg, +99kg and Absolute.

Women’s categories were added to the mix in 2005 (60kg, +60kg, Absolute), and that was expanded briefly to five classifications in 2007 (-55kg, -60kg, -67kg, +67kg, Absolute).

From 2009-2022 (the 2021 event was pushed back due to COVID-19), the women’s division featured just two weight classes (-60kg, +60kg), but that will be expanded again in 2024 (-55kg, -65kg, +65kg).

In 2024, the men’s divisions will feature 16 competitors – eight qualifiers, seven invitees and the defending champion. The women’s categories will have eight fighters – four qualifiers, three invitees and the defending champion.

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