View the total and up-to-date checklist of each grappler set to compete on the first-ever Craig Jones Invitational on August 16-17.
In Could 2024, standard Australian grappler Craig Jones made waves within the submission grappling and BJJ neighborhood by announcing plans to carry an enormous, two-day match with million-dollar prize cash up for grabs on the identical weekend because the 2024 ADCC World Championships.
The occasion will encompass two 16-man brackets, one beneath 80k and one above 80kg, every with a $1 million prize on the road. Matches will encompass three five-minute rounds to be scored by a panel of judges and can happen in a novel pit-like house.
Along with the 2 brackets, the occasion will characteristic at the very least two different superfight. Jones will face multiple-time ADCC and IBJJF world champion Gabi Garcia in an inter-gender match. Additionally, reigning ADCC champion Ffion Davies shall be competing in a superfight, however on the time of publication, no opponent has been introduced.
Given the massive prize cash and $10,001 paid to each grappler competing on the occasion, it’s no shock that a variety of athletes who had been beforehand introduced for ADCC 2024 have made the change to the Craig Jones Invitational (CJI)
Take a look at the present checklist of CJI opponents beneath.
Craig Jones Invitational confirmed opponents
Superfights
- Craig Jones vs. Gabi Garcia
- Ffion Davies vs. TBA
-80kg
- Andrew Tackett
- Jozef Chen
- Nicky Ryan
- Lucas “Hulk” Barbosa
+80kg
- William Tackett
- Nick Rodriguez
- Luke Rockhold
- Roberto Jimenez
- Mason Fowler
Find out how to watch: The inaugural Craig Jones Invitational will happen on August 16-17 in Las Vegas, Nevada, and can air reside and free on YouTube.
