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With Roger Gracie pulling out of the Superfight due to injury a host of top names are clamoring to take his spot. Two such top fighters contacted Kid Peligro today: Dean Lister and Ronaldo "Jacare"

Lister: "I just now finally heard Roger is out of Superfight. I really, REALLY would love the honor of replacing him after all I was also injured in 2007 as defending superfight champ and I was supposed to face Roger. I am undefeated in absolute and superfight. I am ready and strong and I will put on an exciting match for the world. Proud to be representing ADCC every day of my life."

"Jacare": "I've just heard about Roger's vacancy in the Superfight. I want to let everyone know that I am ready to step in and fight. I lost to Roger in 2006 when he got the absolute taking the spot in the Superfight. I want the chance to fight Robert Drysdale and if I win perhaps I can have a rematch with Roger in 2009!"

The most prestigious Submission Grappling event in the world, the ADCC 2009, will have a live, pay-per-view Webcast from Barcelona, Spain, to potentially 10,000 computers connected to the internet anywhere in the world, on September 26 and 27.

The package price, that include the live Webcast and also Video on Demand (VOD), is US$19.95*.

The live Webcast will start at the beginning of the tournament and it will go thorough the day until the last match, in both days. The company is expecting anywhere from 6 to 8 hours of live stream per day.

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* After Sep 19, the package price will be $24.95.

It was just announced Friday by the ADCC Committee that the new opponent for Robert Drysdale in the Superfight will be the exciting Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and mixed martial arts star, Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza. In his last appearance at ADCC, in 2005, Jacare won the 88 kg division but lost in the absolute finals to Roger Gracie.

awesome cant wait to see this one!

This week we'll be taking a look at each and handicap possible winners, first the Under 65KG men:

This is an unofficial list of the -65KG:

-65.9kg

1. Rani Yahya. Brazil (ADCC World Champion)
2. Kouhei Yasumi. Japan (Asian Trials winner)
3. Rafael Mendes. Brazil (South American Trials winner)
4. Nicolas Renier. France (European Trials winner)
5. Timo-Juhani Hirvikangas. Finland (European Champion)
6. Ryan Hall. USA (North American West coast Trials winner)
7. David Marinakis. Australia (Pacific Trials winner)
8. Jayson Patino. USA (North American East coast Trials winner)
9. Leo Vieira
10. Baret Yoshida
11. Jeff Glover
12. Rubens Charles Maciel
13. Hiroshi Nakamura
14. Justin Rader
15. Jeff Curran
16. Joel Tudor (Guy tapped Megaton Dias at Nationals)

This is a tough division indeed with former champion Leo Vieira coming back hungry and current champion Rani Yahia returning to defend his title. Other top contenders should be Rubens "Cobrinha", Ryan Hall and Rafael Mendes. Dark horses Joel Tudor and Jeff Curran.

Analysis:

Leo Vieira: Handicapping Leo Vieira is always difficult, talent wise he is one of the best if not the best in the category still but distractions of 2 new kids and the efforts of developing his new team CheckMat may get in the way of his focus and training. If he shows up in top shape he is the favorite in my view

Rani Yahia: Rany has been in the finals the last 2 ADCC events splitting the title with Leo Vieira. Rani is a fierce competitor and a great technician. His setback with the Gi in the American Nationals served to awaken the fire inside of him even more (as if he needed) look for him to be at the finals again

Rubens "Cobrinha" has dominated his division the last few years and should be one of the favorites, the only questions is how well his game adapts to the ADCC rules and how he will fare if he meets with Rafael Mendes along the way. Cobrinha is undoubtedly one of the best in the world and if he performs up to par he can take the title.

Rafael Mendes won the ADCC trials Brazil and that is no small feat. Mendes is a 50/50 guard specialist and more. His game is very tight and difficult to figure out and with ADCC expanded use of knee and foot-locks his guard and grape-vining legs will cause trouble to many

Ryan Hall is a submission specialist. His guard and triangles are lethal and he is definitly a dark horse in my eyes. His only drawback in my eyes is his size as he is small for the division and ADCC demands a lot of power in every division

Jeff Curran is an MMA star returning to his roots, his game is very good and effective to be in the top four. One would have to question is the effects of training and focusing in MMA will have in his timing

Joel Tudor is the dark horse of the field. Having just submitted current champion Rani with a triangle Joel will surprise many with other aspects of his game. A good draw will greatly help his prospects of reaching top four

-66kg
Urijah Faber is out and his place will take Joel Tudor!!
http://www.graciemag.com/news/144/ARTIC ... 09-18.html

-98.9kg

1. Xande Ribeiro. Brazil
2. Yoshiyuki Nakanishi. Japan
3. Glover Teixeira. Brazil
4. Radek Turek. Poland
5. Andreas Olsen. Norway
6. Rafael Davies. USA
7. Anthony Perosh. Australia
8. Gerardi Rinaldi. USA
9. Dean Lister. USA
10. Vinny Magalhaes. Brazil
11. Vesa Vuori. Finland
12. Tomasz Szczerek. Poland
13. Pe De Pano. Brazil
14. Ricco Rodriguez. USA
15. Rodrigo Henrigues. Brazil
16. Ilir Latifi. Sweden

Under 77KG Division is perhaps the easiest/harder to handicap, with prohibitive favorite Marcelo Garcia in the division. Having won the last 3 ADCC titles Garcia is a favorite to repeat and would be considered an upset not to, however he has not competed much in the last two years (won the Worlds in '09) so competition rust may give others a chance.

Other contenders are Murilo Santana (winner of Brazil Trials), Pablo Popovich, Kron and Gregor Gracie and darkhorse in my view is Ben Askren. Santana's victory of the Brazil trials automatically puts him as a challenger, experience in ADCC matches is a big deal and he has that. Pablo Popovich always seem to get to the finals and has succumbed to Garcia each time. If he doesn't have anything new to show you'd expect the same but his game is tight and he can surprise a rusty Marcelo. Kron and Gregor Gracie are new blood with little or no ADCC/No Gi experience so it remains to be seen what they do but their BJJ career and last name always carry interest. Ben Askren is a top wrestler that can make life difficult for many, if he understand the rules and plays the game right he will win fights and can be the competition's dark horse

-76.9kg
1. Marcelo Garcia. Brazil
2. K-taro Nakamura. Japan
3. Murilo Santana. Brazil
4. Marcelo Azevedo. Italy
5. Toni Linden. Finland
6. Don Ortega. USA
7. Rodney Ellis. Australia
8. Enrico Cocco. USA
9. Pablo Popovich. USA
10. Kron Gracie. Brazil
11. Yoshiyuki Yoshida. Japan
12. Mike Fowler. USA
13. Ben Askren. USA
14. Gregor Gracie. Brazil
15. Milton Viera. Brazil
16. Leo Santos. Brazil


The Under 88KG division is one of the most stacked divisions int he event. Names like Andre Galvao, Braulio Estima, Tarsys Humphries, Rafael Lovato Jr, David Avellan alone are enough to make best of the best. If Gavao shows up with the same intensity, preparation and technique that he did in the Brazil tirals he is a favorite. Braulio has been a top fighter for some time and his 2nd place to Xande in a higher weight division in '07 dictates he is a force to be recogned with. Thees two are my choices to make the finals. Tarsys Humphries had an impressive '07 ADCC campaign and has been on a tear lately. Depending on the bracket (he doesn't match up well against Galvao) he has a great chance to be in the finals. Lovato Jr is one of the top American fighters and should contend, in my view his only fault is that he likes to fight from the bottom and counter and that doesn't play well in ADCC's rules. David Avellan is a tough competitor with ADCC experience, a good stand up game and solid ground, he could upset many and be int he podium

-87.9kg
1. André Galvão. Brazil
2. Yuji Arai. Japan
3. Gunnar Nelson. Iceland
4. Tarsis Humphreys. Brazil
5. Trond Saksenvik. Norway
6. Jorge Santiago. Brazil
7. Igor Praporshchikov. Australia
8. Chris Weidman. USA
9. David Avellan. USA
10. Rafael Lovato. USA
11. Braulio Estima. Brazil
12. Daniel Tabera. Spain
13. Kassim Annan. France
14. James Brasco. USA
15. Bruno Bastos. Brazil
16. Tom Lawlor. USA

Arrival in Barcelona was Ok. ADCC team waiting in the wings to take all the fighters and staff to the hotel, the Hilton Diagonal in Badalona. If the hotel is any indication, the "09 event is going to be top, it is a return to the great ADCC events of all time with great attention paid to the fighters.

All fighters appear to have arrived. Of notice Rico Rodrigues looks like a 25 year old, fit and thin. Marcio Pe de Pano looks great also, lighter than ever, it promises to be a great U99KG category. Saw so many of the competitors hanging out or losing weight, Marcelo Garcia, Kron Gracie, Hannette Staack, Laura Szafranick, Miton Vieira, Leo Santos, Jeff Monson, Joel Tudor, Antoine Jaoude. Ronaldo "Jacare' was impressive, most fighters commenting on the shape he is in, Jaca's biceps are massive and appear to originate from the forearms, i'm not kidding. Jaca stated: 'I didn't come here just to fight. I came here to have the best superfight ever!"

Tomorrow is the weight in and rules meeting. Can't wait for the event to start!