Gunnar competing at the ADCC
June 17, 2009: Gunnar has been offered to compete at the ADCC (Abu Dhabi Combat Club) World Submission Fighting Championship that will be held in Barcelona, Spain, on the 26-27th of September. This is of course a great honour for Gunnar but as many people know ADCC is a competition held every two years involving professional athletes who have been successful at the highest levels of Jiu-Jitsu, Wrestling, Judo, Sambo, Shooto and Mixed Martial Arts. The rules of the event disallow strikes while promoting grappling and submissions. Among many other famous fighters it’s said that Fedor Emelianenko will be entering the ADCC for the first time this year. Gunnar will probably be the least experienced fighter ever to enter the Abu Dhabi Championship who is by most consider to be the hardest submission competition in the world with only an handful of picked fighter in each weight class. However Gunnar’s normal weight class (-77kg) is completely full so Gunnar has been offered a place in the -88kg weight class. This will of course be a great challenge for the young Icelander who will not only be the least experienced fighter in the tournament but also undoubtedly the lightest in his weight class.
