{"id":822011,"date":"2026-07-24T01:12:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T01:12:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/822011\/"},"modified":"2026-07-24T01:12:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T01:12:11","slug":"adcc-2026-loses-double-champ-to-ufc-bjj-fugitive-izaak-michell-also-removed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/822011\/","title":{"rendered":"ADCC 2026 loses double champ to UFC BJJ; Fugitive Izaak Michell also removed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">That has finally changed, with the ADCC\u2019s latest update showing that Michell will no longer be part of the world\u2019s most prestigious no gi tournament. No official statement has been released on the change, but the promotion has quietly updated their ADCC 2026 list to remove Michell from their 77 kg tournament.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Replacing him is Taylor Pearman, a British star from Polaris\u2019 team grappling events and former ADCC Trials winner.<\/p>\n<p>Adele Fornarino out of ADCC 2026 after UFC BJJ tournament booking<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">The ADCC 2026 line up also took a hit, as it has lost yet another reigning champion that was previously confirmed. In the same update from the promotion, Adele Fornarino has been removed from the official list of competitors. The current ADCC double gold medalist has since been replaced on the women\u2019s -55 kg tournament by Trials silver medalist Valerie Wong Hamilton.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">The change comes soon after Fornarino was announced to be participating in UFC BJJ\u2019s flyweight tournament. She faces Carol Brunacio in the semi-finals at UFC BJJ 10 on August 20, with UFC BJJ bantamweight champ Cassia Moura vs. Bre Tikk on the other side of the bracket.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Outside of kicking off the flyweight tournament, UFC BJJ 10 will also have three title bouts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Their following event, UFC BJJ 11 on September 24, will have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/latest-news\/457189\/bryce-mitchell-moves-to-ufc-bjj-challenges-champion-mikey-musumeci-in-a-cross-over-extravaganza\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the crossover (mis)match<\/a> between bantamweight champ Mikey Musumeci and UFC star Bryce Mitchell. It will also have a spectacular title bout between light heavyweight champ Mason Fowler and CJI champ Nick Rodriguez.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"_19lkh3w1\" href=\"https:\/\/platform.mmamania.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/110\/2026\/07\/751578485_1777700320338800_9017628125769643116_n.png.jpeg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,100,100\" data-pswp-height=\"705\" data-pswp-width=\"1080\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\"><img alt=\"\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"_8s7ip80\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url(&quot;data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'\/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'\/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'\/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'\/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'\/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'\/%3E%3C\/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mN8+R8AAtcB6oaHtZcAAAAASUVORK5CYII='\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E&quot;)\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/751578485_1777700320338800_9017628125769643116_n.png.jpeg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">UFC BJJ 10, August 20, 2026<\/p>\n<p>Andrew Tackett vs. Jonnatas Gracie [WW title]Rebeca Lima vs. Brianna Ste-Marie [FW title]Renato Canuto vs. Ethan Crelinsten [LW title]William Tackett vs. Fedor NikolovVagner Rocha vs. Andy VarelaCassia Moura vs. Bre Stikk [Tournament semis]Adele Fornarino vs. Carol Brunacio [Tournament semis]Ana Lima vs. Danielle Kelly<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">FOR THE LATEST BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU (BJJ) AND GRAPPLING-RELATED NEWS CLICK <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/bjj-news\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">HERE<\/a>. 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