Australian competitor Craig Jones claimed that Mo Jassim had been fired from ADCC.
Mo Jassim, 44, born in 1981 in Anaheim, California, is the former head organizer of ADCC (Abu Dhabi Combat Club).
Highlights
- Mo Jassim announced his departure from the ADCC. However, Craig Jones claimed that Mo had been fired instead.
- Jassim, or Motar2k, does a live CS: Go live stream on Twitch.
- He has an estimated net worth of around $3 million.
His involvement in ADCC started in 2000 when he attended ADCC as a spectator while visiting his brother in Abu Dhabi.
In 2006, he moved to Abu Dhabi and supported the ADCC team. He started working with the organization in 2007, with a minor role of handing out wristbands.
By 2009, he handled invites and brackets for the event. Mo Jassim, known by his online alias Motar2k, emerged as an online figure in the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS: GO) community in 2014.
Jassim’s big break came in 2017 when he organized the ADCC West Coast Trials, featuring a great superstar special event between Gordon Ryan and Leandro Lo.
The event’s success led him to approach ADCC leadership about running the World Championships.
Mo Jassim’s Fired News Surged Following His Departure From ADCC
The prestigious promotion will replace its head organizer soon after the 2024 ADCC World Championships and its public feud with the Craig Jones Invitational (CJI).
Mo Jassim, who has been promoted and has been the public face of the ADCC for the last several years, is no longer associated with the company.
He took to his social media handle to announce that surprising news, stating that he and ADCC have parted ways. He wrote,
l would like to announce that I have decided to step down as the head organizer of ADCC,” Jassim wrote. “I would to like thank Sheikh Tahnoon for giving me the opportunity to be the only person to organize 3 ADCC worlds. Thank you to Guy Neivens for allowing me to move up from wristband boy to head organizer. Thank you to Seth Daniels and Shawn Fowler, we gave every event we organized everything we had and I am very proud of the work we accomplished. Thank you to FloGrappling for supporting me and ADCC, they were great to deal with. “Thank you to all of the athletes that I have worked with the past 20 years. Also thank you to all of the media who supported us and helped promote ADCC and the sport.“The sport has never been in a better place to break through mainstream, which has always been the end goal. My loyalty will always be to ADCC but any organizer or event that will grow the sport has my full support if needed. I look forward to being just a fan again.”
Mo Jassim
However, Craig Jones quickly responded with a video suggesting that Mo Jassim had been fired rather than stepping down by his choice. In the video, he said,
“Is that Mr Mo Jassim? Craig Jones here calling about the Abu Dhabi Dentistry Group. Now we have heard you just got fired. Oh I apologize, I apologize. You did quit. The company was downsizing. Now you are in fact late on that repayment on those beautiful veneers of yours and we’re going to need that money. So whoa whoa whoa let me stop you right there. We do not accept prestige as a form of payment in Abu Dhabi. You’re gonna have to get us some real money. I don’t care about what fake jobs you promise in the future. We’re gonna need that money soon. We’re gonna repossess those veneers by force. ”
Craig Jones
Craig Jones Responds to Mo Jassim Stepping Down from ADCC. pic.twitter.com/fDV4GLxihv
— Lock-In Jiu-Jitsu (@lockinjiujitsu) October 14, 2024
As Mo steps away from his role, the question arises: who should take over the reins? Will it be someone already embedded in the ADCC community or a fresh face?
For now, Jassim can look forward to enjoying the ADCC from the stands as a fan, which is a well-deserved change after years of hard work and dedication.
Mo Jassim Amassed A Net Worth Of Millions Through His Career In ADCC
Former ADCC head organizer Mo Jassim’s net worth is estimated at around $3 million as of 2024.
Jassim’s annual salary is between $75,810 and $99,197. ADCC’s revenue is less than $5 million, and its salary is estimated to be slightly lower.
Motar2k, aka Mo Jassim, caught the attention with large donations to professional players and streamers.
One of the most famous donations was $15,000 to Jaroslaw “pashaBiceps” Jarzabkowski, which brought the Polish player to tears.
In 2017, Jassim lost about $200,000 out of his pocket in the West Coast Trials.
Additional Information
- On July 17, 2023, Mo Jassim announced that there would be a children’s version of the ADCC World Championship.
- Currently, Mo Jassim lives in Dorado, Puerto Rico.
- In 2017, he was tapped to run the ADCC North American West Coast Trials.
