{"id":21644,"date":"2026-03-15T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umang.pk\/2026\/03\/15\/teenage-brazilian-prodigy-earns-invitation-to-adcc-2026-first-adcc-south-american-trial-results-highlights\/"},"modified":"2026-03-15T17:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T17:00:00","slug":"teenage-brazilian-prodigy-earns-invitation-to-adcc-2026-first-adcc-south-american-trial-results-highlights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/umang.pk\/en_us\/2026\/03\/15\/teenage-brazilian-prodigy-earns-invitation-to-adcc-2026-first-adcc-south-american-trial-results-highlights\/","title":{"rendered":"Teenage Brazilian prodigy earns invitation to ADCC 2026 &#8211; first ADCC South American trial results, highlights"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The next generation of Brazilian grapplers is already making waves today.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Two of the most standout athletes at the 2026 ADCC South American Trials that recently concluded in Rio were teenage jiu-jitsu prodigies from Brazil. purple belt <strong>David Santos<\/strong> and brown belt <strong>Julio Martins<\/strong> Both beat seasoned black belts in their divisions to win ADCC Trials gold medals at ages 18 and 19, respectively.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Santos had seven wins in one day at 66 kg, while Martins had six wins at 77 kg, and both fighters qualified for ADCC 2026 as teenagers. The two young men both receive training at renowned schools. <strong>Melki Galvao<\/strong> I also have stable teammates. <strong>diogo race<\/strong> and <strong>mica galvao <\/strong>He is the current ADCC Champion in his category.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Three other South American Trials winners who received invitations to ADCC 2026 are now crowned IBJJF World Champions. <strong>Roosevelt Souza<\/strong>, <strong>Franco Diaz<\/strong> and <strong>Elioenai Braz<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><strong>Ingrid Alvez<\/strong>, <strong>Montserrat Perez<\/strong> and <strong>Ana Silva<\/strong> Although each team won gold in their division, they were still not guaranteed a spot at ADCC Worlds. Women still have smaller brackets (and prize money) at ADCC and can only receive invitations to the second trial in each region.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The full results of the first ADCC South America trial are below:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><h2 class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">2026 ADCC South America Exam Results<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Gold Award: David Santos<br \/>Silver Award: Diego Ortiz<br \/>Bronze: Bernardo Albuquerque<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Gold Medal: Julio Susigan Martins<br \/>Silver Medal: Martin Aville<br \/>Bronze: Gabriel Andrade Monteiro<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Gold Award: Franco Diaz<br \/>Silver Award: Gabriel Broad<br \/>Bronze: Tyrone Gonsalves<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Gold: Elioenai Julio Braz<br \/>Silver Award: Felipe Trobo<br \/>Bronze: Ramiro Leon<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Gold: Roosevelt Sosa<br \/>Silver Award: Pedro Alex Pimenta<br \/>Bronze: Yatan Bueno<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Gold Prize: Montserrat\u2019s Umana Perez<br \/>Silver Award: Bianca Giannini<br \/>Bronze: Estefania Atadia<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Gold Prize: Ana Silva<br \/>Silver: Natalia Colaco Maguerowski<br \/>Bronze: Julia Bossier<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Gold Prize: Ingrid Sosa<br \/>Silver Medal: Maria Clara Cardoso de Abreu<br \/>Bronze: Maria Rupato-Gilpin<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><strong>Click for the latest Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) and grappling news. <\/strong><strong>here<\/strong><strong>.<\/strong> <strong>For additional grappling content, follow @BJJBEAT on Instagram.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>  <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The next generation of Brazilian grapplers is already making waves today. Two of the most standout athletes at the 2026 ADCC South American Trials that recently concluded in Rio were teenage jiu-jitsu prodigies from Brazil. purple belt David Santos and brown belt Julio Martins Both beat seasoned black belts in their divisions to win ADCC [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[47257,47258],"tags":[47255,47256],"class_list":["post-21644","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bjj-news","category-jiu-jitsu-tournaments","tag-bjj-news","tag-jiu-jitsu-tournament"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/umang.pk\/en_us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21644","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/umang.pk\/en_us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/umang.pk\/en_us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umang.pk\/en_us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umang.pk\/en_us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21644"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/umang.pk\/en_us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21644\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/umang.pk\/en_us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21644"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umang.pk\/en_us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21644"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umang.pk\/en_us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21644"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}