Craig Jones Invitational: The Ultimate ADCC and BJJ Showdown - Who's the Mystery +80kg Competitor?
The grappling world is on fire with the Craig Jones Invitational (CJI), a spectacle that's redefining Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) and submission grappling. At this point it’s not just a tournament; it's pushing the boundaries of other organisations and building a new platform for grapplers to aim for.
Bringing together ADCC champions, IBJJF world champions, and UFC superstars in an event that's already building loads of hype!
Superfight:
Check out this epic clash as IBJJF World Champion and ADCC medalist Ffion Davies locks horns with UFC fighter, IBJJF world champion, and ADCC champion Mackenzie Dern.
This superfight is guaranteed to be a good one!
$1 Million CJI Divisions:
-80kg Division:
- Tommy Langaker - IBJJF No-Gi World Champion
- Jason Nolf - 3x NCAA Wrestling Champion
- Lucas Barbosa - 3x IBJJF No-Gi World Champion
- Eoghan O'Flanagan - ADCC European Trials Winner
- Matheus Diniz - ADCC World Champion
- Renato Canuto - IBJJF No-Gi World Champion
- Roberto Jimenez - IBJJF Absolute No-Gi World Champion
- Levi Jones-Leary - ADCC Asian Trials Winner
- Józef Chen - ADCC European Trials Winner
- Nicky Ryan - Polaris Champion and ADCC West Coast Trials Winner
- Tye Ruotolo - IBJJF World Champion
- Kade Ruotolo - ADCC World Champion
- Andy Varela - PGF World Champion
- Andrew Tackett - ADCC West Coast Trials Winner
- Kenta Iwamoto - 3x ADCC Asia and Oceania Trials Winner
- Magid Hage - ADCC Brazilian Trials Runner Up
+80kg Division:
- Nicky Rodriguez - 2x ADCC Silver Medalist
- Joao Gabriel Rocha - IBJJF Pans Champion
- Victor Hugo - 5x IBJJF World Champion Gi and No-Gi
- Mason Fowler - SUG Open Weight Champion
- Fellipe Andrew - IBJJF World Champion
- Owen Livesey - 2022 Catch Wrestling World Champion
- Inacio Santos - ADCC Brazilian Trials Winner
- Adam Bradley - ADCC West Coast Trials Runner Up
- Mex Gimens - IBJJF Pans Champion
- Luke Rockhold - Former UFC Middleweight Champion
- William Tackett - ADCC West Coast Trials Winner
- Pat Downey - US National Wrestling Champion
- Kyle Boehm - King Of The Mats 8 BJJ Fanatics Grand Prix Champion
- Pedro Alex - IBJJF South American No-Gi champion
- Mahamed Aly - IBJJF World Champion
The Question Is The Mystery 16th Competitor: Who Will It Be?
The grappling community is buzzing with speculation about the final +80kg competitor.
Could it be a surprise UFC crossover?
Another ADCC legend?
Or maybe some bloke Craig knows that he’s chucking in for banter?
Craig Jones vs. Gabi Garcia: Battle of the Behemoths
In a mind-blowing matchup, ADCC Runner Up Craig Jones himself will face the unstoppable force that is Gabi Garcia, a multiple-time ADCC and IBJJF World Champion.
This cross-gender superfight/romance had already been building hype for years as the match has been rumoured for so long.
Why CJI is Breaking the Internet
If you have been living under a rock then here's why it's the Craig Jones Invitational is the talk of the BJJ world:
1. Million-dollar prize pools attracting the absolute best in the game
2. Explosive matchups between ADCC, IBJJF, and UFC stars
3. Innovative rules promoting aggressive, submission-hunting action
4. The “Alley” - Karate Combat style angled matt area to push the pace
5,6,7 & 8. Craig Jones Pulling out 1 million dollars cash on Joe Rogan Experience, blowing up cars in Ukraine with ADCC written on it, breaking someones leg at a seminar, getting hold of Gordon Ryans's old car to be the ultimate troll… it’s mental!
The burning questions remain: Who will claim the million-dollar prizes?
Who's the mystery +80kg competitor?
What other super fights will we see?
One thing's for sure – the Craig Jones Invitational is setting the BJJ and submission grappling world on fire, and we're all here for it!
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