The Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Tour – London 2025 took place on April 13th, 2025 and several elite gi grapplers delivered great results in the UK. Fellipe Andrew moved up to the super-heavyweight division and left with a gold medal there, while veteran competitor Jackson Sousa won his old weight class at light-heavyweight despite some seriously tough opposition. Uanderson Ferreira and Lucas Protasio stood on top of their respective podiums at middleweight and welterweight, while the lightweight champion was Sebastian Serpa. Rounding out the men’s champions were two of the best competitors coming out of the UAE recently, Khaled Alshehhi at featherweight and Omar Alsuwaidi at light-featherweight.
Although most of the divisions were won by the early favorites, there were some talented young competitors winning in the women’s divisions. Swiss black belt Laurie Rocha won gold at light-featherweight, while 20 year-old Giovanna Carneiro won the middleweight division by submitting everyone. In between those two weight classes, top contender Julia Alves returned to form by winning the biggest women’s bracket at lightweight. The smallest women’s bracket was at roosterweight, where Diana Teixeira beat the same opponent twice to win gold. The finale female champion came in the heavyweight division, and Yara Soares put on an excellent performance to win gold there.
Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Tour – London 2025 Full Results
Men’s Divisions
Light-Featherweight
1 – Omar Alsuwaidi
2 – Bruno Borges
3 – Welison Fernandes
Featherweight
1 – Khaled Alshehhi
2 – Yuri Hendrex
3 – Andrew Soares
Lightweight
1 – Sebastian Serpa
2 – Thiago Macedo
3 – Jonata Gomes
Welterweight
1 – Lucas Protasio
2 – Jefferson Goteu
3 – Matheus Luna
Middleweight
1 – Uanderson Ferreira
2 – Rui Neto
3 – Alex Lima
Light-Heavyweight
1 – Jackson Sousa
2 – Henrique Betta
3 – Roberto Jimenez
Super-Heavyweight
1 – Fellipe Andrew
2 – Wesley Silva
3 – Felipe Bezerra
Women’s Divisions
Roosterweight
1 – Diana Teixeira
2 – Flavia Bastos Soares
Light-Featherweight
1 – Laurie Rocha
2 – Libby Genge
3 – Gabriela Pereira
Lightweight
1 – Julia Alves
2 – Stephanie Faure
3 – Nikolett Kis
Middleweight
1 – Giovanna Carneiro
2 – Thamara Ferreira
3 – Nia Blackman
Heavyweight
1 – Yara Soares
2 – Magdalena Loska
3 – Anabel Lopez
The full results for every other colored belt division at the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Tour – London 2025 can be found here.
