RIO DE JANEIRO,, 16th November, 2024 (WAM) – Abu Dhabi Extreme Championship (ADXC 7) is set to take place this Sunday, November 17th in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. A press conference was held on Friday at Riocentro, presenting fight fans and the media with the chance to get an in-depth look at the athletes and their expectations for the upcoming event.
After a brief and inspiring opening by the IVSM General Manager Tareq Al Bahri, the stars of the show were called to sit side-by-side on the stage. One of the Grappling Main Event leads, Rodolfo Vieira spoke about how it felt to be back competing in his hometown.
“First of all, I’d like to thank ADXC for giving me the chance to be a part of this event. I never thought I’d see grappling reach this level and have this kind of structure behind it. I’m thrilled to be fighting in Rio de Janeiro and against Derek, who is a very tough opponent with great wrestling skills. I never fought under a ruleset like this one, so I’ve been training even harder for the upcoming match.”
Tasked with facing Rodolfo Vieira this Sunday, Derek Brunson took the stage with the swagger and confidence that can only come from experience, and he was not shy about his plans for facing the Jiu-Jitsu legend on his own turf.
Joining the competition in the Jiu-Jitsu Main Event, Paulo Miyao talked about being in Rio de Janeiro to compete and how he’s been preparing for his duel on Sunday.
“I’d like to thank everyone who came here today and also the ADXC organisers. This is a great opportunity for me to compete in Rio de Janeiro again, it’s been almost ten years since I’ve been here to fight and this place just has a different vibe, so I’m very excited for the match. I’ve been trying to train a little bit of everything, but lately, I’ve been focusing more on my top game. Still, If I end up on the bottom, that’ll be great too.”
Coming as Paulo’s counterpart in the Jiu-Jitsu Main Event, the rookie black belt Junior Righetti expressed his happiness to be a part of the ADXC 7 and how thrilled he is to be facing one of the most well-known athletes in the sport.
“Thanks to ADXC 7 for giving me this chance. I’m really happy to be here and was speechless when I got the invitation. Paulo is a legend and being here about to face him means a lot to me, it means that everything I did and went through to get here was worth it. This is a unique opportunity and I’m very confident about the match, I’ll be constantly looking for the submission.”