BORETSKostiantyn Zhyvanov at the ADCC Trials: seven matches, one run
August 4, 2026This film follows Kostiantyn “SamBeast” Zhyvanov in the professional men’s −66 kg division at the 2026 ADCC European, Middle East and African Trials in Belgrade. At 16, he enters an adult bracket and completes seven matches. The film connects those matches into one competitive story, rather than presenting a single gym matchup.
The result belongs to the whole bracket
The episode’s account records six consecutive wins, a place in the final and a silver medal. The final ends with a narrow points defeat. That sequence is more informative than reducing the film to a teenager facing a black belt: he has to solve a succession of opponents before reaching the last match.
The headline does not establish that every opponent holds the same rank. Read the film as a record of Zhyvanov’s run against adult opposition, rather than filling in opponents’ credentials or match scores that the overview does not provide.
A combined game under ADCC rules
The sporting connection is the main reason to study the footage. The film follows a base in sambo and freestyle wrestling as it meets the control and submission problems of BJJ within ADCC competition. Forward pressure, takedowns and scrambles are part of the same chain as what happens after the athletes reach the floor.
When watching, follow one transition beyond the first successful action. Does a takedown lead to sustained control, a new scramble or a submission threat? The question helps distinguish winning an exchange from completing the next task in the match.
How to read a short tournament film
An edited film cannot show every second of seven matches. Use its sequence to follow the run and its exchanges to identify questions, rather than assuming the selected moments describe every phase of every bout.
The useful lesson is the connection between skills under a competition rule set. Silver records the outcome of this run; it does not establish that one training background automatically defeats another. Watch the opponents’ responses as carefully as Zhyvanov’s attacks to understand what makes the test competitive.
From the YouTube description
At just 16 years old, Kostiantyn “SamBeast” Zhyvanov entered the Men’s Professional −66 kg division at the 2026 ADCC European, Middle East & African Trials in Belgrade. No youth division. No protected bracket. Seven matches against adult BJJ BROWN AND BLACK BELTS. Six straight wins. One ADCC Trials final. Kostia fought through one of the biggest brackets of the tournament and claimed silver, losing the final by only a couple of points. This is the grappling style we build at BORETS LAB: a powerful foundation in sambo and freestyle wrestling, sharpened by high-level Brazilian jiu-jitsu. Pressure. Takedowns. Scrambles. Control. Submissions. We do not train athletes to hide behind the rules or wait for the clock. We train them to attack, create action, and show the kind of grappling people actually want to watch. The ADCC World Championship is coming to Kraków, Poland, on September 12–13 — close to Ukraine. If you want to see Kostia at ADCC Worlds, write INVITE KOSTIA in the comments and tag @adcc_official. Let the organizers hear from the fans. Kostia is ready. 🇺🇦 Subscribe to BORETS LAB and follow the rise of Ukraine’s next generation of grapplers. -------------------- Kostia is proudly sponsored by Progress Jiu Jitsu (@progressjj), a manufacturer of high-quality combat sports apparel. Support Kostia’s journey and get 15% OFF all Progress gear: Partner link: https://progressjj.co.uk?sca_ref=11379201.cgF1Rn7vvIQar Promo code: KOSTIA15 Follow Kostia on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zhyvanov/ Footage credits: ADCC Trials match footage — FloGrappling Additional footage — @thegrappleclub https://www.instagram.com/thegrappleclub/ #ADCC #BJJ #Sambo #Wrestling #Grappling #BoretsLab #Zhyvanov #SamBeast
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