Fighters from all 18 ACBJJ 23 matchups faced off Tuesday at Barra
da Tijuca beach in Rio de Janeiro ahead of Friday’s event,
headlined by Rousimar
“Toquinho” Palhares and Andre
Galvao.
Most of the face-offs were cordial, including the reunion between
Palhares and Galvao. They last met in the under-88-kilogram final
at the 2011 ADCC championships in Nottingham, England, where Galvao
won 9-4. Their rematch will take place under “Battle Jiu-Jitsu”
rules, which allow strikes to the body.
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Palhares and Galvao revisit their 2011 ADCC meeting at ACBJJ 23
under Battle Jiu-Jitsu rules allowing body strikes
“It’s going to be another big fight, but this time punches and
kicks are allowed, so the result will be different,” Palhares told
Sherdog’s Marcelo Alonso after the face-off.
The face-off between Edson
Barboza and Rashid
Magomedov was less cordial. Barboza, a former UFC lightweight,
said the rules helped persuade him to accept the matchup.
“Most people see me only as a striker. I hope Friday I can show my
grappling abilities,” Barboza said. “The possibility of using my
kicks excited me to accept that invitation.”
Two no-gi matchups changed late. Rodolfo
Vieira is now scheduled to face Andre Muniz,
known as “Sergipano,” while Kelvin
Gastelum will meet Herdeson
Batista.
ACBJJ 23 full card
100 kg, Battle Jiu-Jitsu: Rousimar
“Toquinho” Palhares vs. Andre
Galvao
100 kg, no-gi: Rodolfo
Vieira vs. Andre
Muniz
100 kg, no-gi: Kelvin
Gastelum vs. Herdeson
Batista
80 kg, Battle Jiu-Jitsu: Edson
Barboza vs. Rashid
Magomedov
60 kg, jiu-jitsu: Diogo Reis vs. Bruno
Borges
90 kg, Battle Jiu-Jitsu: Rinat
Fakhretdinov vs. Joao
Zeferino
100 kg: Antonio
Carlos Jr. vs. Ivan
Shtyrkov
70 kg, Battle Jiu-Jitsu: Yusup
Saadulaev vs. Ary
Farias
80 kg, Battle Jiu-Jitsu: Gleison
Tibau vs. Philip
Rowe
90 kg, no-gi: Felipe Costa vs. Eldar Sayidov
100 kg, no-gi: Kamil Guseinov vs. Claudio
Ribeiro
80 kg, jiu-jitsu: Jonnatas Gracie vs. Islam Mamilov
80 kg, Battle Jiu-Jitsu: Askhab
Zulaev vs. Joilton Peregrino
80 kg, Battle Jiu-Jitsu: Daniel Willycat vs. Raisov Yusuf
Over 80 kg, no-gi: Guilherme Augusto vs. Yatan Bueno
Under 80 kg, no-gi: Elijah Dorsey vs. Gabriel Galvao
80 kg, Battle Jiu-Jitsu: Elves
Brener vs. Natan
Schulte
100 kg, no-gi: Rider Zuchi vs. Vinicius Liberati
ACBJJ 23 is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. local time Friday, Nov.
13, at Carioca Arena in Rio de Janeiro. Combate will carry the
event live in Brazil, and international viewers can watch on ACB’s
official YouTube channel.