Abu Dhabi Grand Slam: day 1 heats up the UAE with great no-gi matches

Day 1 of the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Jiu-Jitsu World Tour, this Friday, in Abu Dhabi, was entirely devoted to no-gi divisions. Hundreds of athletes fought until the end in search of the ultimate glory of becoming champions in the world famous IPIC Arena.

Once again, the highlight of the day was the black belt division, both for adults and masters. Many big names in the competitions circuit stepped on the mats to showcase their high level technique and their drive to win. Here are the results of each weight class in the black belt division.

Master 1 – Male

60kg – Antonio Santana beat Andre Silva by referees decision after a tough match that ended in a tie.

67kg – Thiago Marques and Bruno Lopes gave all they had, but after 6 minutes the score was a tie. The referees pointed Marques as the champion.

75kg – Michel Maia caught Thiago de Souza with a choke from the back to win the division in a thrilling final.

75kg – Adriano Araujo was able to score one advantage on Nicholas Robinson to secure the gold medal in a close final match.

83kg – More active throughout the match, Faisal Al Kitbe became the champion after a referees decision win over Marcos Costa.

92kg – Thiago Pessoa fought hard against a powerful Pablo Popovitch to win the title with a 2-0 lead.

108kg – Jiddu Lemos scored one advantage on Mauricio Lima to claim the gold medal in the heaviest weight class.

In the master 1 brown belt division, crowd favorite Yahya Alhammadi made all the way to the gold medal with two wins. In the 108kg final, he beat Tyler Edworthy 11-0 with a dominant performance. Click here for the complete results of day 1 of the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Jiu-Jitsu World Tour in Abu Dhabi.

The action resumes this Saturday at 11AM (Abu Dhabi Time) with gi divisions featuring big names like Xande Ribeiro, Bia Mesquita, Gabriel Arges, Talita Alencar, Edwin Najmi, Luiza Monteiro, Paulo Miyao, among many others. You can watch all the action live on FloGrappling.