Fighters from all 18 ACBJJ 23 matches squared off on Tuesday at Barra da Tijuca Beach in Rio de Janeiro ahead of Friday’s event headlined by Rousimar “Toquinho” Palhares and Other Galvao.
Most of the matchups were cordial, including the reunion between Palhares and Galvao. The last time they met was in the under-88kg 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 body kicks.
Palhares and Galvao will revisit their 2011 ADCC match at ACBJJ 23 under Battle Jiu-Jitsu rules that allow 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 showdown.
Arbitration Edson Barboza and Rashid Magomedov was less cordial. Barboza, a former UFC lightweight, said the rules helped convince him to agree to the match.
“Most people only see me as a striker. I hope I can show my fighting ability on Friday,” Barboza said. “Being able to use my kicks encouraged me to accept the call.”
Two no-gi matches exchanged late. Rodolfo Vieira is now scheduled to face Andre Munizknown as “Sergipano”, ibid Kelvin Gastelum will meet Herdeson Batista.
ACBJJ 23 full card
100 kg, battle jiu-jitsu: Rousimar “Toquinho” Palhares vs. Other 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. João Zeferino
100 kg: Antonio Carlos Jr. vs. Ivan Shtyrkov
70 kg, battle jiu-jitsu: Jusup Saadulajev vs. And in Faria
80 kg, battle jiu-jitsu: Gleison Tibau vs. Philip Rowe
90 kg, no-gi: Felipe Costa vs. Eldar of the Sayids
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: Dwarves Brener vs. Nathan Schulte
100 kg, no-gi: Rider Zuchi vs. Vinicius Liberati
ACBJJ 23 kicks off on Friday, November 13 at 6:00 PM local time at the Carioca Arena in Rio de Janeiro. Combate will broadcast the event live in Brazil and international viewers can watch it on ACB’s official YouTube channel.