Final ‘SubStars at the Fillmore’ Card Confirmed
The SubStars at the Fillmore card for the 21st of February has had a flurry of last-minute changes to the line-up, click here for our full preview. This is also part of a stacked weekend of grappling with the Artista Invitational 2 and Chael Sonnen’s Submission Underground 11 also taking place.
Garry Tonon unfortunately had to pull out of his headline bout with Dustin Poirier following a nasty cut sustained in training. SubStars has also announced that Keenan Cornelius has also been pulled from the card following a knee injury. He is replaced by Fellipe Andrew who recently submitted Keenan at Europeans becoming the first man to submit the lapel wizard at black belt in the gi.
SubStars have also added an extra bout to the card, pitting fresh brown belt Nicky Ryan against Gesias ‘JZ’ Cavalcante.
Main Card
Following the loss the headline match between Tonon and Poirier, Gordon Ryan vs Tex Johnson has been promoted to the main event of the card. Cyborg vs Lovato Jr is slated to deliver in the co-main. The five matches at the top of the card will be contested over 10 minutes in a sub-only format, with unlimited 2-minute golden score rounds to determine a winner in the event of a draw in regulation. They include:
Gordon ‘The King’ Ryan vs Aaron ‘Tex’ Johnson – NO GI MATCH
Roberto’ Cyborg’ Abreu vs Rafael Lovato Jr – NO GI MATCH
Patrick Gaudio vs Fellipe Andrew – GI MATCH
Maggie Grindatti vs Luiza Monteiro – GI MATCH
Nick Rodriguez vs Roosevelt Sousa – NO GI MATCH
Undercard
The remainder of the card will be a 6-minute sub-only regulation period, with three 2-minute golden score rounds to determine a winner in the event of a draw in regulation. They include:
Vagner Rocha vs Thiago Moises – NO GI MATCH
Gesias ‘JZ’ Cavalcante vs Nicky Ryan – NO GI MATCH
Enrico Cocco vs Ethan Crelinsten – NO GI MATCH
Dan Martinez vs Roberto Jimenez – NO GI MATCH
Mauricio Gomez vs Josh Garcia – NO GI MATCH
Eduardo Roque vs Felipe Porto – GI MATCH
Andy Perez vs Alex Moran – NO GI MATCH
Jasmine Rocha vs Nathalia Santoro – NO GI MATCH
Carlos Andrade vs Hector Acosta – NO GI MATCH
Julian Perez vs Jacob Brown – NO GI MATCH
So far there have been no reported changes to the celebrity sumo bouts – here’s hoping those matches stay intact!
This event is available on Pay-Per-View.
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