ADGS Rio: Here are the highlights that'll bring the heat to the Professional category

July 18, 2025

One of the most traditional and challenging events in the AJP's roster, the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam World Tour Rio de Janeiro is set to land at the Arena Carioca 1 between July 19th and 20th, with local and foreign athletes of all ages flocking over to the Brazilian state in hopes of becoming ADGS champions while also climbing a few positions in the global ranking with the 3000 points awarded for each division lead.

One of the most awaited groups in the competition, the black belts from the Professional category are set to join the competition on Sunday, July 20th, with some of the most renowned athletes joining the fray to put on a show as they chase the top of the podium. Check out the registered highlights for the Professional Black Belt category, and follow every second of the ADGS Rio live and exclusively on the TX7.com platform.

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56kg

Bruno Borges

Oziel Carvalho

Lukas Pessoa

Frederico Guimarães

Warly Silva

Jorge Nakamura

62kg

Khaled Alshehhi

Matheus Onda

Reiss Bailey

Mario Navarrete

Enrique Guerrero

69kg

Thiago Macedo

Yuri Hendrex

Nurzhan Batyrbekov

Sebastian Serpa

Kevin Gabriel

Higor Lima

77kg

Jefferson Goteu

Lucas Protasio

Matheus Luna

Vyctor Buzatto

Darlan Casaca

85kg

Uanderson Ferreira

Rui Neto

Pablo Custodia

Iurii Kuznetsov

Artem Kaigarodov

Mikael Rhaillander

94kg

Fellipe Andrew

Luiz Henrique Betta

Marcos Carrozzino

Vinicius Liberati

Leandro Santos

Jackson Sousa

Adrian Almeida

120kg

Felipe Bezerra

Wallace Costa

Dennis Souza

Guilherme Gomes

Antonio Assef

WOMEN

49kg

Diana Teixeira

Grasielle Brandão

Jessica Caroline

Leticia Gomes

55kg

Gabriela Pereira

Laurie Rocha

Mikaele Damaceno

62kg

Maria Luisa Delahaye

Lina Grosset

Dayane Bazzoni

Vitoria Vieira

70kg

Giovanna Carneiro

Sabatha Lais

Aleksandra Plemiashova

Izadora Silva

95kg

Yara Nascimento

Tamiris Silva

Mikaela de Lima