Karate Fight returns on March 23 with Pit Submission Sequence 3, that includes Ethan Crelinsten and MMA standouts.
Karate Fight will quickly return to motion with its third installment of Pit Submission Sequence – submission grappling matches featured on an in any other case all-striking combat card.
This Saturday, March 23, at Pit Submission Sequence 3, ADCC veteran and elite competitor Ethan Crelinsten will sq. off with ONE Championship MMA veteran Troy Worthen. Additionally, UFC standouts Gillian Robertson and Montana De La Rosa will conflict.
A two-time ADCC Trials winner, the B-Staff’s Crelinsten has been competing at a world-class stage for over 5 years and has established himself as certainly one of submission grappling’s hardest outs and most entertaining athletes. The Canadian is a gifted leg locker and guard participant however tends to do his finest work when he’s passing the guard and searching the again, the place he is a wonderful finisher.
Crelinsten was initially slated to face former PFL MMA champion Lance Palmer, however when Palmer was unable to make it, Worthen stepped up on simply days’ discover.
A veteran of 10 skilled MMA bouts, Worthen has misplaced his final three bouts, all in ONE Championship. Whereas he’s primarily new to submission grappling, he hails from a collegiate wrestling background, having competed for the College of Central Florida previous to his MMA profession.
Earlier than that, Robertson and De La Rosa will sq. off.
A UFC veteran since 2017, Robertson is a BJJ black belt and no stranger to submission grappling, having beforehand competed at Submission Underground (SUG) and Fury Professional Grappling. She is at the moment ranked #15 within the UFC strawweight division and has lengthy been thought of one of many promotion’s high submission artists.
For her half, De La Rosa is an 11-fight veteran and at the moment competes as a flyweight. She’ll come into this contest on a three-fight skid. A gifted wrestler, De La Rosa boasts three submission wins within the UFC – good to tie for the second most in UFC flyweight historical past.
Earlier Pit Submission Sequence occasions have featured elite BJJ opponents together with Craig Jones, Vagner Rocha, and Helena Crevar. Matches consist of 1 12-minute spherical of submission-only motion, with a panel of judges awarding the winner within the occasion no submission happens.
How you can watch: Karate Fight’s Pit Submission Sequence 3 takes place on Saturday, March 23, and can air dwell on YouTube starting at 7:00 PM EST.
