The ADCC Arizona Open 2023 took place on August 5th, 2023 and some of the best grapplers from all around the USA were featured in the results. MMA legend Benson Henderson competed in the 83kg weight class but he was unable to make it to the podium, and in the end it was Andy Varela who won that division. Varela wasn’t the only ADCC veteran who decided to enter the tournament either, as the 76kg weight class saw Oliver Taza storm to victory with 4 submissions in 6 wins. His teammate at New Wave Jiu-Jitsu was actually the one walked away with the biggest victory of the day, as Dan Manasoiu won both the over 100kg division and the absolute division.
Across both the brackets that Manasoiu competed in, he won a convincing 11-0 victory on points in his first match before submitting the other 8 opponents he faced. There was other impressive performances elsewhere too, with Deandre Corbe and Ryan Aitken winning gold at under 70kg and under 91kg respectively. Faye Cherrier put on a show in the smallest of the women’s weight classes at under 50kg, winning gold against some really tough opposition. There was only one woman who walked away with two gold medals at the event though, as Alex Enriquez won the absolute and the under 60kg division with 4 submissions in 5 matches.
ADCC Arizona Open 2023 Full Results
Men’s Divisions
Under 60kg
1 – Raphael Ferreira
2 – Santos Rivera
3 – Richard Mahan
Under 65kg
1 – Ezra Elliot
2 – Landon Elmore
3 – Dorian Olivarez
Under 70kg
1 – Deandre Corbe
2 – Dominic Mejia
3 – Reese LaFever
Under 76kg
1 – Oliver Taza
2 – Elijah Dorsey
3 – Sam Kilmer
Under 83kg
1 – Andy Varela
2 – Ernesto Rivera
3 – Davis Asare
Under 91kg
1 – Ryan Aitken
2 – Kevin Crane
3 – Abraham La Montagne
Under 100kg
1 – Daishi Goto
2 – Fellipe Trovo
3 – Brian Guevara
Over 100kg
1 – Dan Manasoiu
2 – Michael Egley
3 – Denis Roberts
Absolute Division
1 – Dan Manasoiu
2 – Dylan Melton
3 – Benjamin Sutz
Women’s Divisions
Under 50kg
1 – Faye Cherrier
2 – Andreza Morais
3 – Courtney Martell
Under 55kg
1 – Nekiaya Jackson
2 – Sophia Cassella
3 – Natasha Druggan
Under 60kg
1 – Alex Enriquez
2 – Heather Raftery
3 – Trinity Pun
Under 65kg
1 – April Parks
2 – Maria Golden
3 – Nicole Evangelista
Under 70kg
1 – Hannah Griffith
2 – Rachel Campbell
3 – Molli Zborowski
Over 70kg
1 – Khadijah Peek
2 – Bridget McEliece
3 – Ashley Montellano
Absolute Division
1 – Alex Enriquez
2 – Bridget McEliece
3 – Heather Raftery
The full ADCC Arizona Open 2023 event replay, including all of the above results is available to watch on FloGrappling.
