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AIGA Champions League results: Team Kasai wins big

Ben Coate

View results and highlights from AIGA Champions League: The Final Stage, which took place on June 28-29, 2025, in Kazakhstan.

The final team-versus-team battles of the third season of AIGA Champions League took place over the weekend in Kazakhstan, and the event drew a number of the planet’s top grapplers.

Led by standout performances from Fabricio Andrey, Roberto Jimenez, and Diego “Pato” Oliveira, it was Team Kasai that took home the championship and the $500,000 grand prize.

Given the number of decorated world champions participating in the competition, it’s no surprise that fans were treated to plenty of high-level matchups. Williams Elite Team representative Jason Nolf – a decorated amateur wrestler who is now beginning to make waves in the world of submission grappling – impressed with a points win over Team Eurotrash’s Jed Hue, but would subsequently lose by DQ after an illegal slam against “Pato” in the team final.

Team Kasai’s Roberto Jimenez went 2-1 on the weekend, scoring impressive victories over Gabriel Almeida and, in the team final, two-time ADCC champion Giancarlo Bodoni.

And while Team Team Kasai was loaded with top talent like Junny Ocasio, Kaynan Duarte, and Pedro Marinho, Fabricio “Hokage” Andrey arguably stole the show. After scoring a highlight-reel Suloev stretch submission in the team semifinals, he then picked up one of the biggest victories of his career, defeating ADCC medalist and no-gi world champion Dante Leon by points.

Check out the full results from AIGA Champions League: The Final Stage below.

AIGA Champions League results

Quarterfinals

Al Leone def. Acai Republic 7-0

  • Daiki Yonekura def. Maksim Rychkov via submission (ankle lock)
  • Devhonte Johnson def. Marco Aurellio via submission (arm-in choke from the back)
  • Deandre Corbe def. Christopher Han via submission (armbar)
  • Kenta Iwamoto def. Alexandre De Jesus via submission (heel hook)
  • Gianni Grippo def. Nathanael Jackson via submission (heel hook)
  • Daniel Schuardt def. Fellipe Andrew via submission (heel hook)

William Elite Team def. Team Eurotrash 5-2

  • Pouya Rahmani def. Heikki Jussila via points
  • Felipe Machado def. Nicole Bilardo via points
  • Hejraat Rashid def. Gabriel Sousa via submission (arm-in guillotine)
  • Jason Nolf def. Jed Hue via points
  • Pawel Jaworski def. Oliver Taza via decision
  • Giancarlo Bodoni def. Santeria Lilius via submission (rear-naked choke)
  • Dante Leon def. Marcus Phelan via submission (heel hook)

Universal Fighters def. Battle Force 5-2

  • Gazimagomedov Gaziev def. Seilhan Bolatbek via submission (arm-in guillotine)
  • Vladimir Kuchmistyi def. Zapulaev Said via submission (z-lock)
  • Ruslan Abdulaev def. Anton Dmittakov via points
  • Murad Abdulatipov def. Alibi Orazbek via points
  • Gazimagomed Tagaev def. Bekza Kapashov via decision
  • Islam Mamilov def. Elder Adilov via points
  • Magomed Temeev def. Joey Diehl via points

Kasai def. Checkmat 7-0

  • Kaynan Duarte def. Arnaldo Maidana via submission (rear-naked choke)
  • Elijah Dorsey def. Matheus Luna via points
  • Junny Ocasio def. Nathaniel Fernandes via submission (Aoki lock)
  • Roberto Jimenez def. Gabriel Almeida via submission (rear-naked choke)
  • Pedro Marinho def. Karl Pegers via submission (arm-in guillotine)
  • Dorian Olivarez def. Igor Moreira via submission (rear-naked choke)
  • Diego “Pato” Oliveira def. Temirlan Ydyrys via submission (arm-triangle)

Semifinals

Williams Elite Team def. Al Leon 4-3

  • Dan Manasoiu def. Ian Daube via submission (heel hook)
  • Kenta Iwamoto def. Oliver Taza via points
  • Dante Leon def. Deandre Corbe via decision
  • Daiki Yonekura def. Felipe Machado via decision
  • Dominic Mejia def. Gianni Grippo via submission (kneebar)
  • Devhonte Johnson def. Luccas Lira via submission (anaconda choke)
  • Izaak Michell def. Chris Wojcik via submission (armbar)

Kasai def. Universal Fighters 4-3

  • Junny Ocasio def. Magomedbek Temeev via points
  • Pedro Marinho def. Elder Adilov via decision
  • Ruslan Abdulaev def. Kaynan Duarte via decision
  • Diego “Pato” Oliveira def. Gazimagomed Tagaev via submission
  • Gazimagomed Gaziev def. Elijah Dorsey via decision
  • Fabricio Andrey def. Zaur Ahmedov via submission (Suloev stretch)
  • Murad Abdulatipov def. Roberto Jimenez via points

Third-place match

Al Leon def. Universal Fighters 5-2

  • Magomedbek Temeev def. Jack Stapleton via points
  • Gianni Grippo def. Gazimagomed Tagaev via submission (triangle armbar)
  • Daniel Schuardt def. Abdurahman Bilarov via submission (rear-naked choke)
  • Murad Abdulatipov def. Kaya Rudolf via points
  • Deandre Corbe def. Zaur Ahmedov via submission (heel hook)
  • PJ Barch def. Rizvan Rizvanov via submission (rear-naked choke)

Final

Kasai def. Williams Elite Team 5-2

  • Diego “Pato” Oliveira def. Jason Nolf via DQ
  • Fabricio Andrey def. Dante Leon via decision
  • Dorian Olivarez def. Dominic Mejia via points
  • Roberto Jimenez def. Giancarlo Bodoni via points
  • Kaynan Duarte def. Dan Manasoiu via penalties
  • Izaak Michell def. Pedro Marinho via points
  • Felipe Machado def. Junny Ocasio via points

Fans can watch the full replay of the AIGA Champions League Final Stage for free on YouTube or below.

Ben Coate

Ben has been involved with grappling, whether through wrestling or Brazilian jiu-jitsu, essentially his entire life. After wrestling throughout his childhood, Ben found Brazilian jiu-jitsu as a young adult and quickly fell in love. He has been training for over ten years and holds the rank of black belt, and remains involved in both the MMA and BJJ scene. Ben has been writing about combat sports since 2017. He has interviewed and profiled some of MMA's biggest stars, including multiple UFC champions.

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