Pawel Jaworski is putting himself through one of the toughest tune-up schedules imaginable in the run-up to ADCC Worlds. This Friday, he steps in against Rafael Lovato Jr. at ONE Fight Night 47 in Bangkok. Just eight days later, he’s due on the mats in Kraków to compete at -88kg for an ADCC world title.
It’s a schedule that turns a single week into a real gamble. Lovato remains capable of beating elite names even at this stage of his career, and Jaworski has built a reputation as one of the most exciting young grapplers in the sport right now. Taking that fight this close to Worlds means Jaworski could be handing the grappling world a preview of one of ADCC’s biggest potential dark horses, or he could be walking into an injury or a bad loss right before the tournament that matters most.
For anyone near Bangkok, the ONE Fight Night 47 matchup is being treated as a must-watch. It’s rare to see a fighter test himself against someone like Lovato so close to a tournament as demanding as ADCC, and the stakes on both ends make it one of those matches worth catching live.
The Worlds event in Kraków is shaping up to be just as significant. Over two days, the tournament will bring together the best no-gi grapplers on the planet, with stacked divisions that leave very few easy matches even in the opening rounds.
Jaworski’s path over these eight days sums up the gamble neatly. He could go from testing himself against a BJJ legend in Bangkok to competing for an ADCC world title barely a week later, with almost no room to recover in between.
