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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A four-woman tournament with $100,000 on the line will be featured at CJI 2. The second installment of the Craig Jones Invitational (CJI) is rapidly approaching, and event co-founder Craig Jones recently announced that the event will include a four-woman bracket with $100,000 in prize money up for grabs. View
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Decorated heavyweight grappler Victor Hugo will compete for the B-Team as the wildcard pick at CJI 2. The B-Team is quickly emerging as an early favorite to win the team portion of the second iteration of the wildly successful Craig Jones Invitational (CJI). B-Team co-owner and CJI co-founder Craig Jones
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View a full and updated list of grapplers and teams competing at CJI 2 on August 30-31 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Following a wildly successful, blockbuster inaugural event in 2024, the Craig Jones Invitational (CJI) is set to return to action for its second event in late August 2025. View
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The Craig Jones Invitational, through the Fair Fight Foundation, has raised $500,000 for Tap Cancer Out. The dollar amounts raised by the inaugural Craig Jones Invitational (CJI) – by way of the Fair Fight Foundation – are beginning to trickle in, and on Tuesday, the organization announced that it has
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Tap Cancer Out founder Jon Thomas spoke to Grappling Insider about the impact the inaugural CJI had on the organization. By all accounts, the inaugural Craig Jones Invitational (CJI) was a resounding success. From massive viewership numbers to electrifying and unforgettable matches, to the overwhelmingly positive response from the BJJ
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Now that the dust has settled, these are seven big takeaways from the inaugural CJI, which took place on August 16-17 in Las Vegas. Just several short months ago, the Craig Jones Invitational (CJI) wasn’t even an idea. But what first looked like a joke from tournament organizer Craig Jones
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The inaugural CJI takes place on August 16-17, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. View results and highlights from the second day of action here. The first-ever Craig Jones Invitational (CJI) kicks off on Friday, August 16, live from the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. The blockbuster event
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The inaugural CJI takes place on August 16-17, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. View results and highlights from the first day of action here. The first-ever Craig Jones Invitational (CJI) kicks off on Friday, August 16, live from the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. The blockbuster event
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We preview the stacked +80kg division at the inaugural CJI, set to go down in Las Vegas on August 16-17. The inaugural Craig Jones Invitational (CJI) has taken the jiu-jitsu world by storm. With a $1 million prize per division, CJI has stacked its two divisions from top to bottom.
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