ADCC is an invitation only event which takes place every 2 years to determine the best no-gi grapplers in the world. 

With only 16 competitors in each of 5 weight classes for men and 2 weight classes for women plus the absolutes , it is the most difficult Submission Fighting event in existence to gain admittance to. 

Ahead of the tournament, qualifiers are held on every continent to determine the representatives of each Continent. 

The arena is located at Av. Alfons XIII, s/n 08921 BADALONA 

The ADCC World will take place on September 26th and 27th. 

Fighters will be arriving in Barcelona on September 24th. 

The ADCC Barcelona 2009 is very proud to announce that the athletes and the staff are going to stay at the hotel Hilton Diagonal Mar, the hotel is 15 minutes away from the arena and also 15 minutes from Barcelona city center. 

If you are coming to Barcelona for the sun, the beach is just 100m away and there is an open swimming pool if you don’t want to leave the hotel. The average temperature in Barcelona in the end of September is 25º Celsius. 

The hotel is at the newest area of Barcelona with many other hotels around and a big shopping mall just in front. 

Saturday September 26th event starts at 11:00 AM

Sunday September 27th event starts at 12:00 PM 

Ticket prices:1 day 50 euro2 day 80 euro 

 Good Luck Pablo and James!