The second edition of the infamous ADCC trials has now finished and another five elite grapplers have earned their place in the 2022 world championships. The North American East Coast trials were actually the largest to take place in the promotion’s history, with over 800 competitors meeting over the weekend. Out of the five men who will be attending the world championships, the most impressive was certainly 16 year old Cole Abate.
Over the weekend Abate defeated seven grapplers all with much more experience in adult competition than him. He wasn’t the only young star to make an impression either as 18 year old Kade Ruotolo also emerged victorious in the 77kg division.