Kaynan Duarte meets Yuri Simoes in the ADCC Super Fight this weekend in Kraków, and the first-round brackets that set everyone else’s path drop Friday on FloGrappling.
ADCC’s updated official competitor list books the Super Fight as Duarte — Brazil’s 2024 Absolute winner — against Simoes, the 2024 Super Fight runner-up. The same list stages the ADCC World Championship at Tauron Arena in Kraków on September 12–13, 2026. ADCC’s May announcement used the same dates and venue.
Friday is bracket day. FloGrappling streams the ADCC World Championships Bracket Reveal Show on September 11 at 1 p.m. ET, also on the FloGrappling YouTube channel. Flo’s how-to-watch piece puts that reveal less than 24 hours before competition starts. The reveal sets first-round pairings for every division: men’s brackets use 16 seeds, women’s brackets use eight.
Three 2024 champions are lined up to defend on the updated ADCC list, matching Flo’s FAQ framing. Duarte is listed as the ADCC 2024 winner at men’s -99 kg as well as the Absolute winner in the Super Fight. Felipe Pena is the ADCC 2024 winner at men’s +99 kg. Ana Carolina Vieira is the ADCC 2024 winner at women’s -65 kg.
Flo’s September 10 Worlds FAQ lists the purse structure for Kraków: $20,000 for first in each men’s weight class ($10,000 / $3,000 / $1,000 for second through fourth); $10,000 for first in each women’s class ($5,000 / $2,000 / $1,000); $50,000 for Absolute first ($10,000 / $5,000 / $1,000); and $50,000 / $10,000 for Super Fight first and second. Bonus awards on the same page include $3,000 each for Best Fighter, Best Takedown, and Fastest Submission, plus $1,500 apiece for Best Fight opponents.
Competition streams live on FloGrappling September 12–13, with action starting at 5 a.m. ET from Tauron Arena. Athletes reach the field as returning champions, Trials winners, or invitees — the three paths ADCC spells out on the competitor list. Among the Poland-relevant names on that sheet: Mateusz Gamrot is an invited entry at men’s -77 kg, and Pawel Jaworski is the Europe Trials 1 winner at men’s -88 kg.
ADCC Worlds 2026 — locked details
- Super Fight: Kaynan Duarte (2024 Absolute winner) vs Yuri Simoes (2024 Super Fight 2nd)
- Bracket Reveal: Friday, Sept. 11, 1 p.m. ET on FloGrappling / Flo YouTube
- Competition: Saturday–Sunday, Sept. 12–13, Tauron Arena Kraków; Flo start 5 a.m. ET Saturday
- Defending on the updated list: Duarte (-99), Felipe Pena (+99), Ana Carolina Vieira (-65)
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