Craig Jones has been waging a war on ADCC for a hot minute. The ADCC silver medalist has repeatedly poked fun at the fact ADCC prizes haven’t changed since the early 2000s leaving most participants empty handed while parttaking in the biggest grappling competition of the world.
This led Jones to counter program the so called BDCC. Jones has received a multi milion donation to organize the competition. He’s also teased that the 32 invitees to the competition will receive a purse of $10,001 just to show along with a chance to vie for a Million dollar prize.
ADCC promoter Mo Jassim did a livestream yesterday and a lot of the questions were addressed at how he was handling the news of Jones’ burgeoning promotion. The news is especially pertinent as people ponder if Jones plans to counter program BDCC to be happening at the same time as ADCC.
There were rumors of exclusive contracts being sent out. Jassim has denied this on social media, claiming to only want to secure RSVPs.
Despite the tumultuous relationship between Jones and the promotion, Jassim maintained a professional stance, stating, “I would hundred percent let Craig be a coach or a spectator even after everything.”
“Let’s just be honest here. Okay? Now, if you really want to do this event the right way, first of all, if you’re going to have all that, then do it the right way. Get the spectators, get a company to come and help and do it properly.”
“But to just do it to counterprogram us or spite us, that’s just not the right reasons. And when you don’t do stuff for the right reasons, I think it becomes apparent. So that’s my stance. But, you know, I can’t stop it. Let him do whatever the hell he wants to do. I wilI focus on what I need to do, okay?”
“I don’t really focus on what others need to do. Okay. I have a job to do. I have 14,000 of you coming. I have the biggest names in the sport about to compete. And I have a job and an obligation to provide the entertainment for the spectators and make sure the athletes get taken care of. Okay, so that’s my job.”
Jassim acknowledged the personal and emotional aspects of the situation, drawing a distinction between his personal feelings and his professional obligations. “There is my personal Mo who is the angry, crazy one. And then there’s… actually they’re both angry.” he explained.
Might be time for the two to get together on a podcast and discuss the issue in front of a live audience.
