Gordon Ryan Set to Headline 2024 ADCC World Championship in Las Vegas

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One of the world’s top grappling events is on the calendar for next year, and fittingly, the world’s top grappler will be the main attraction.

The 2024 Abu Dhabi Combat Club World Championships have a fixed date and venue as trials have started for the Europe, Middle East, Africa and East Coast regions. The event will go down at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Aug. 17-18 and will premier exclusively for fans on FloGrappling.com with a subscription. Tickets for the mega grappling show will go on sale on Black Friday, Nov. 24. The promotion also plans to host the ADCC youth in the same week.

The biggest star in the sport, Gordon Ryan, will defend his Super Fight title in the main event of the night against reigning ADCC absolute champion Yuri Simoes. Ryan dethroned four-time ADCC Super Fight champ Andre Galvao in 2022 along with winning the 99kg division. Ryan now has two unique proposals for ADCC to further cement his legacy, which already includes five gold medals and one silver. Speaking to Luke Thomas on the Morning Kombat podcast, the 28-year-old stated that either wants to compete in two Super Fights at ADCC 2024 or compete in both the +99 kg and under 99kg division along with the Super Fight against Simoes.

“I did the super-fight and the weight class last year,” Ryan said. “So what I’m trying to do is to get a second super-fight for Saturday with a big name, and have him count as an official medal. (But) I don’t know if they’re going to do that, so I’m pushing for Saturday and Sunday super-fights, but if not, I’m going to do the super-fight and I’m going to ask them to do +99 (kg) and under 99 (kg). So two divisions, plus a super fight. I don’t know if they’ll let me do either of those, but let’s see.”