Take a look at the members competing within the talent-stacked EBI 21: The Absolutes this Sunday, June 2 in Austin, TX.
Ten years to the day of its inaugural occasion, the Eddie Bravo Invitational returns to its roots with a conventional EBI ruleset bracket contested within the absolute division.
On June 2, 2014, the Eddie Bravo Invitational debuted with two 16-man brackets contested within the Featherweight and Welterweight divisions. Within the featherweight finals, Geo Martinez defeated Jeff Glover by way of trip time in extra time. Garry Tonon submitted Geo’s brother Richie Martinez by way of inside heel hook within the welterweight finals.
EBI 21 would be the fourth absolute event within the promotion’s historical past. EBI 6 was one of many early breakout performances in Gordon Ryan’s profession as he received his first of 4 EBI crowns. AT EBI 14, Gordon Ryan received one other absolute crown. He defeated Craig Jones in one of the exhilarating jiu-jitsu matches in historical past. Only one occasion in the past, EBI 20 noticed Nick Rodriguez defeat Kyle Boehm by way of RNC in extra time to win his first EBI title.
New Wave jiu-jitsu product Daniel Manasoui looms massive on this bracket. A towering determine, Manasoui has an extremely harmful and well-rounded sport. Manasoui is a two-time ADCC trials champion and ADCC world championships veteran.
His New Wave teammate Giancarlo Bodoni is searching for redemption at EBI 21. At EBI 20, Bodoni defeated Austin Baker within the first spherical however was pressured to withdraw on account of damage. The 2022 -88kg ADCC world champion is adept at passing and exposing again assaults. Bodoni excels in extra time as he is ready to rack up trip time whereas he hunts submissions.
Two-time fight jiu-jitsu Middleweight world champion Ryan Aitken is a darkish horse risk on this bracket. A dynamic finisher, it is going to be fascinating to see his jiu-jitsu on show within the conventional EBI format.
EBI 21: The Absolutes lineup
- Daniel Manasoiu
- Ryan Aitken
- Giancarlo Bodoni
- Calon Sabino
- Declan Moody
- Austin Baker
- Jesseray Childrey
- Franco Pana
- Romulado Lucas
- Ramiro Leon
- Joshua Leduc
- Amir Allam
- Abraham La Montagne
- Adrian Nez
- Brandon George
- Fedor Nikolov
Particular Matches
- Musab Raza vs. Sean Magnus
- Sean McCleary vs. Robert Randall
- Ally Wolsky vs. Laren Sears
Methods to watch: EBI 21: The Absolutes takes place on Sunday, June 2, and can air stay on UFC Fight Pass (subscription required) at 8:00 PM ET.
