The new season is finally here. Athletes have two weeks to register for the first stop of the Tour, July 15, in Tokyo, Japan. The final registration deadline is July 11. The kick off of the 2017/2018 Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Jiu-Jitsu World Tour will bring some of the best competitors in the world to the Makuhari Messe Convention Center, on the outskirts of the Japanese capital.
The list of household black belt names keeps growing with new sign ups by the day. Lucas Barbosa, Adam Wardizinski, Rikako Yuasa, Tiago Bravo, Mayssa Bastos, Jaime Canuto, among any others.
Don’t miss out and register now to compete in one of the most exciting series of events in the calendar. Click here for more info and to sign up now.
Once again, the tour will make five stops: Japan, USA, Brazil, UAE and the UK. Each of the 5 events combined will offer over US$125,000 in prizes and also add valuable points in the athletes’ ranking. In the past 12 months, huge names such as Felipe Pena, Xande Ribeiro, Beatriz Mesquita, Mackenzie Dern, Gabriel Arges, Jose Junior, Erberth Santos, Faisal Al Kitbe, Adam Wardzinski among many others were part of the events and the new season should only feature even more great fighters in epic battles. Here’s the schedule for this season.
Abu Dhabi Gand Slam Jiu-Jitsu World Tour Tokyo
- July 15, 2017
- Makuhari Messe Convention Center
- Registration period: May 1st – June 14th (Late registration July 11th)
- More info: https://events.uaejjf.org/event/8
Abu Dhabi Gand Slam Jiu-Jitsu World Tour Los Angeles
- September 23-24, 2017
- LA Convention Center
- Registration period: May 1st – August 22nd (Late registration September 19th)
- More info: https://events.uaejjf.org/event/9
Abu Dhabi Gand Slam Jiu-Jitsu World Tour Rio de Janeiro
- November 10-12, 2017
- Arena Carioca 3
- Registration period: May 1st – October 9th (Late registration November 6th)
- More info: https://events.uaejjf.org/event/10
Abu Dhabi Gand Slam Jiu-Jitsu World Tour Abu Dhabi
- January 12-13, 2018
- IPIC Arena
- Registration period: May 1st – December 11th (Late registration January 8th)
- More info: https://events.uaejjf.org/event/11
- Abu Dhabi Gand Slam Jiu-Jitsu World Tour London
- March 10-11, 2018
- Copper Box Arena
- Registration period: May 1st – February 10th (Late registration March 6th)
- More info: https://events.uaejjf.org/event/12
About the UAEJJF
With the support and guidance of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, the UAE Jiu-Jitsu Federation was established in November 2012 as the official authority for Jiu-Jitsu in the UAE.
The Federation plays a leading role in supporting Jiu-Jitsu and contributing to building a strong generation of UAE athletes to excel at the local and international levels. The Federation’s role is to implement policies that develop the sport in collaboration with various government entities, educational institutions and other partners in order to advance the sport locally, regionally and globally.
