JRE MMA Show #187 with Robert Whittaker · Aired Oct 22, 2026
Claim summary · not a verbatim quotation
Marcelo Garcia defeated Ricco Rodriguez in the absolute division at the Abu Dhabi Combat Club world championships using a heel hook.
The finding
What remains unresolved
Joe recalls Garcia submitting Ricco Rodriguez with a heel hook in the ADCC absolute division. ADCC's own history places their match in 2005, so the first pass's 2003 date in its explanation was wrong. The primary ADCC pages checked identify the match and competition but did not establish its exact finish; that part remains open.
Read the supporting source · adcombat.com ↗Quick answer & review status
Quick answer
Is it true that Marcelo Garcia defeated Ricco Rodriguez in the absolute division at the Abu Dhabi Combat Club world championships using a heel hook?
We can't say yet. Joe recalls Garcia submitting Ricco Rodriguez with a heel hook in the ADCC absolute division. ADCC's own history places their match in 2005, so the first pass's 2003 date in its explanation was wrong. Joe Rogan said it (matched by voice) on JRE MMA Show #187 with Robert Whittaker, aired Oct 22, 2026, at 1:16:44. We couldn't settle it from the evidence we captured, so it stays an open question, not a false claim. The supporting source is adcombat.com, linked below.
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