Kade Ruotolo, the returning champion at -77kg, has been officially invited to the ADCC World Championships. Kade's 2022 run was the most successful ADCC debut in history, winning the gold medal with a 100% submission rate. This will be his second appearance at ADCC Worlds.

The ADCC made the announcement today via Instagram;

The -77kg division is one of the most competitive in the sport and in 2022 the place winners were Kade, Mica Galvao, Dante Leon, and PJ Barch. The confirmed division, including the 7 current Trials winners, so far is;

-77kg

• Jozef Chen (1st European Trials winner) | South Africa
• Elijah Dorsey (East Coast Trials winner) | United States
• Kenta Iwamoto (1st Asia & Oceania Trials winner) | Japan
• Tommy Langaker (2nd European Trials winner) | Norway
• JT Torres (Invited) | United States
• Nicky Ryan (Invited) | United States
• Luiz Paolo (1st South American Trials winner) | Brazil
• Alexandre de Jesus (2nd South American Trials winner) | Brazil
• Jonnatas Gracie (Invited) | Brazil
• Andrew Tackett (West Coast Trials winner) | United States
• Kade Ruotolo (Returning Champion, Invited) | United States

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