Reigning ADCC world champion Ana Carolina Vieira will compete in the four-woman bracket at CJI 2. Craig Jones has announced the third participant in the four-woman, $100,000 bracket set to go down at CJI 2. Current 65kg ADCC world champion Ana Carolina Vieira will be joining teen phenom Helena Crevar
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All hail the Queen of the Kumite! Third Coast Grappling (3CG) Kumite 7 was the last event of the series that spanned four months amidst a worldwide pandemic. Eight elite female competitors went all-in for the $10,000 prize and a title that will never be disputed. They showcased the best of
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A profile of Ana Carolina Vieira, one of the eight females competing in Third Coast Grappling’s Kumite VII
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This Friday, April 5, 2019 New England gets a taste of the BJJ fight scene. Ana Carolina “Baby” Vieira (GF Team) v. Luiza Monteiro (Atos). The main event pits Ana Carolina “Baby” Vieira (GF Team) against Luiza Monteiro (Atos). They will be at 145lbs in the gi. Vieira has the
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These are the five biggest takeaways from CJI 2, which took place on August 30-31, 2025, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The dust has settled on CJI 2. Almost exactly one year after the inaugural CJI captivated the grappling community with perhaps the most entertaining event in the sport’s history, CJI
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View the results and highlights from the first day of CJI 2, which took place on August 30, 2025. The Craig Jones Invitational (CJI) returned to action for its second installment this Saturday at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. CJI 2 features an eight-team Quintet-style tournament
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These are the start times, viewing information, athlete lineups, and everything else you need to know about CJI 2 on August 30-31, 2025. After a blockbuster inaugural event in 2024, the Craig Jones Invitational (CJI) will return to the Thomas & Mack Center this weekend in Las Vegas with its
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We preview the four-woman $100,000 bracket set to take place at CJI 2 on August 30-31, 2025. The second installment of the Craig Jones Invitational (CJI) will deliver the biggest cash prize in the history of women’s grappling, as four of the sport’s top athletes will lock horns in Las
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Olympic wrestler Gable Steveson will no longer compete at CJI 2 due to turf toe. In addition to an eight-team, Quintet-style tournament and a four-woman, $100,000 bracket, CJI 2 was also set to feature an intriguing superfight between event organizer Craig Jones and Olympic gold medal wrestler Gable Steveson. However,
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Teenage phenom Sarah Galvao will compete in the four-woman $100,000 tournament at CJI 2. The star-studded four-woman tournament set to go down at CJI 2 is now complete with the final addition of one of the BJJ world’s top young talents. Sarah Galvao – the daughter of decorated former world
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