Exciting news for grappling fans – the highly anticipated Craig Jones Invitational brackets have been released, and they are stacked with top talent.
Event organizer Craig Jones will be the main attraction at the CJI event this Saturday, taking on IBJJF Hall of Famer Gabi Garcia in a men vs. women superfight. In another thrilling superfight, UFC star and former ADCC champion Mackenzie Dern will face off against former ADCC champion Ffion Davies.
Mark your calendars for the Craig Jones Invitational starting on Aug. 16 at 6 p.m. ET for the first day and 8 p.m. ET for the second day.
Don’t miss out on the action – the event will be live-streamed for free on YouTube.
Friday’s Matchups:
Over 80kg first round:
Nicky Rod vs. Max Gimenis
Owen Livesey vs. Mahamed Aly
Adam Bradley vs. Kyle Boehm
Luke Rockhold vs. Pat Downey
William Tackett vs. Joao Gabriel Rocha
Fellipe Andrew vs. Daniel Kerkvliet
Inacio Santos vs. Pedro Alex
Victor Hugo vs. Lucas Kanard
Under 80kg first round:
Tye Ruotolo vs. Jason Nolf
Roberto Jimenez vs Levi Jones-Leary
Lucas Barbosa vs. Kenta Iwamoto
Jozef Chen vs. Andy Varela
Nicky Ryan vs. Andrew Tackett
Magid Hage vs. Eoghan O’Flanagan
Renato Canuto vs. Tommy Langaker
Kade Ruotolo vs. Matheus Diniz
Saturday’s Superfights:
Craig Jones vs. Gabi Garcia
Mackenzie Dern vs. Ffion Davies