Joao Assis?!?!?!?!?! (top grapplers)

[zoraiz]

So recently ive been going through the grapplers quest videos and footage of Assis and he really seems to be wrecking. They say he is the number one but im not sure if he would win adcc. Do u guys have a list of the top grapplers and show me where assis would stand. I really do respect the guy and his attitude but i feel like if Marcelo got back into competing he could beat him

[Jack LaBarge]

Marcelo Garcia
Roger Gracie
Braulio Estima
Robert "Cyborg" Abreu
Fabricio Werdum
Ronald "Jacare" Souza
Would all be tough to impossible matches for Joao!

[Tomoplata]

He's for sure proved he's up there. But I can't call him the worlds best at the moment. He seems like a very humble and nice guy. I'm really looking forward to '11

[Sam Bergeron]

Wasn't grapplers quest gonna set up a match with Cyborg? Would love to see those two fight. Cyborg is crazy

[Mike Nall]

Cyborg is the guy I wanna see fight Assis right now.

Him or Braulio, cause that would be an awesome style match up.

Marcelo is the king, but Assis would give him problems. Assis is just SO fucking powerful, strong, and technical. He might be able to use a Pablo Popovitch style game to shut down Marcelo. That's be a good match too though.

Roger isn't really doing no-gi.

The best matches for Assis would be Cyborg or Pablo because of the tension, and Braulio Estima after that. I'd pick Braulio by straight footlock. I'd pick Assis over Pablo by points, and maybe (hopefully) Cyborg over Assis by reverse triangle from a tornado guard sweep.

[Mike Nall]

Wasn't grapplers quest gonna set up a match with Cyborg? Would love to see those two fight. Cyborg is crazy

They were, but Cyborg and Pablo both said that they were busy winning the No-Gi World Absolutes while Assis sat on the sidelines. They said with all their accomplishments this year (they won damn near everything) they don't feel they need to do a superfight with Assis.

If a superfight doesn't go down hopefully they'll meet in the Mundials or in ADCC next year!

[Luke Jarvis]

They were, but Cyborg and Pablo both said that they were busy winning the No-Gi World Absolutes while Assis sat on the sidelines. They said with all their accomplishments this year (they won damn near everything) they don't feel they need to do a superfight with Assis.

If a superfight doesn't go down hopefully they'll meet in the Mundials or in ADCC next year!

Sorry dude I have to respectively disagree with assis shutting down Marcelo

[Luke Jarvis]

That wasn't the one I wanted to quote^ my bad

[Ian Elliott]

No doubt Assis is great guys, but he's an up and comer. He has to enter gi mundials and win, also win adcc to be in the same league as Roger and Marcelo. He's comparable to a Heisman trophy winner yet to play in the NFL.

[Mike Nall]

Sorry dude I have to respectively disagree with assis shutting down Marcelo

I would put money on Marcelo all day! I'm just saying that Assis has a style that's typically been the most difficult for Marcelo to deal with. My money's on the king by guillotine all day long though, don't get it twisted.