More than 100 of the top grapplers in the world are headed to Las Vegas for the 2024 edition of the ADCC World Championship, which will take place at T-Mobile Arena on Aug. 17-18

The open weight class will take place on Sunday, Aug. 18, featuring 16 of the top performing athletes from each of the weight categories. That creates opportunities for some unique matchups. The absolute division has created stars such as Lachlan Giles, the 2019 77kg competitor medalist who famously leglocked three men with from the -99kg and +99kg to earn a bronze medal in the absolute.

For the first time in more than a decade, ADCC 2024 will include both male and female absolute categories.

Additionally, the reigning male absolute champion, Brazil’s Yuri Simoes will be back in action in Las Vegas to meet reigning ADCC Superfight champion (and defending champion in the +99kg weight class) Gordon Ryan in this year’s Sunday superfight.

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The 2022 ADCC World Championship was held at the nearby Thomas & Mack Center and attracted more than 10,000 spectators.

The 2024 ADCC World Championship will include six men’s weight classes (-65.9kg, -76.9kg, -87.9kg, -98.9kg, +99kg, Absolute) and four for the women (-55kg, -65kg, +65kg, Absolute). It’s the first time since 2007 the women’s division will have more than two weight classes. 

The women's absolute division was a late add for 2024;  the announcement was made at the end of April. The female absolute category existed for 2005 and 2007 but was discontinued.

The ADCC World Championship first was held in 1998 and then every other year, starting in 2001, though the 2021 event was delayed a year by COVID-19. This year’s ADCC World Championship is the 15th edition.

Before the action gets underway in Las Vegas, FloGrappling will be reviewing all of the winners in each weight class over the years. Next up, the men’s Open/Absolute (open to athletes from all weight classes):

All-Time ADCC World Championship Winners – Men’s Open/Absolute

How To Watch The 2024 ADCC 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 Championship?

The second part of the vision was the creation of the ADCC World Submission Fighting Championship, and the event debut in Abu Dhabi in 1998 with 16 elite competitors. It now is held every other year and is 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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