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Video: ADCC documentary series celebrates UFC ties during 25th anniversary

Abu Dhabi Combat Club (ADCC) is celebrating 25 years, and an upcoming documentary series reflects on its ties to the UFC and the history of submission fighting.

“The Abu Dhabi Combat Club” is a series directed by Mohammed Al Hosani and produced by Bobby Razak. The documentary focuses on the growth of the ADCC World Submission Fighting Championships and its importance in the martial arts landscape.

The first ADCC took place in March 1998, and the best grapplers in the world gathered to compete. “It was like a modern-day ‘Enter the Dragon,'” Bruce Buffer said in the series trailer. Names familiar to UFC fans such as Mark Kerr, Matt Hughes, Tito Ortiz, and Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza, among others competed in the early days of ADCC.

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