Matt Horwich in ADCC Trials?

[Brent Smith]

True. If he is under Kings mma, Joao Assis(checkmat), and he wanted to do gi, and Joao says you're not brown in the gi, you're blue... I could see that. Better yet, Joao should say, "Your gi is not up to brown level gi just yet. Train in the gi and get ranked through gi, and when you are brown, go compete."
I'm brown in gi, and having learned some simple handles and chokes with the gi, I'm at a level where if I compete in gi, I know I have a good chance of not being submitted. I have a good chance of being outpointed, but I'll still rep my brown belt. And any gi gym I've been to, Cobra Kai/ Purebreed(bjj revolution)/ Mendes bros seminar and AKA, Sean Roberts seminar, Marcel Louzado's gyms, Maui Martial arts... I feel weird not wearing my brown. I am a brown belt (gi or no gi), so I rep it to the fullest. For me not to wear it, I'd be lying to myself. Sure I may get mashed on while I'll learn the tricks of that trade, but it's the same the other way around.
Maybe I'm just thinking too much into it, but I would love to see my man Matt put on brown, and run with those other browns... Maybe at the local circuit first, then get in to that Abu dhabi pro division. Rep and rep well...

I agree. Id much rather see Matt playin with the brown belts.

[jpbaney]

Bottom line, wearing a blue belt when you are a brown is dishonest and this is why some bad-ass blue belts lose matches when they fight guys that are higher level belts in competition. You would think Abu Dhabi would regulate this shit. If I was in the tournament facing him I would call him out. Brown belt PJJ is the same as Brown belt BJJ or GJJ. It is all the same lineage. He may not know some Gi techniques but rep what you are, not what you think you should be because you put on the "holy outfit". Matt shouldn't compete if he cannot compete at his belt level period. Quit reppin Renato, biatch!!!

[Slick Rick]

I wouldn't worry too much about Matt not repping his brown belt although we'd have liked to see him wear it.
We don't know the situation, maybe Joao told him not to rep it under his system. We all know mat has the skills to beat high level guys, made evident by his submission over Thales Leites(Nova Uniao BB), when Matt was a lower belt. But that was in MMA which is tailored for no gi. In the Gi, the game is a lil different.
If Joao wants him to wear blue, there's no question, he'll be accelerating up the Gi ranks in lightning speed. Go Horwich!!!

[rickdawson]

Is there video of this up yet?