The Craig Jones Invitational 2 happens over two days this weekend (August 30-31, 2025) at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. The highly anticipated Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) event will be streamed for free on YouTube, and here’s everything you need to know about how to tune into the CJI 2 stream.
CJI 2 free live stream – Day 1
Day 1 of the CJI 2, happening Saturday, August 30, 2025 will kick off the 8-team tournament with a $1,000,000 prize. The entire portion can be watched on the free live stream below:
CJI 2 free live stream – Day 2
Day 2 of CJI
2 will host the finals of the two lucrative tournaments, along with the Craig Jones vs. Gable Stevenson super-fight. The live stream will be on YouTube and will be embedded below once it becomes available.
CJI 2 how to watch, start times
As noted above, CJI 2 will happen on Saturday and Sunday (August 30-31, 2025) at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. The live streams can be watched for free on the embeds on this post, and start times and other event details are below.
Day 1 and Day 2: Live stream start time 9:00 p.m. ET
For those in the Las Vegas venue itself, doors will open at 7 p.m. ET, with a “pre-show” happening at 8:30 p.m. ET, 30 minutes before the actual event starts.
CJI 2 full BJJ fight card and team rosters
Much like the inaugural Craig Jones Invitational event, CJI 2 will also featured a stacked fight card filled with several BJJ stars and world champions. It will have a $1,000,000 team tournament, a $100,000 four-woman tournament, and a wrestling vs. BJJ super fight.
CJI 2 super fight
- Craig Jones vs. Gable Stevenson
$100,000 Four-Woman Tournament
- Helena Crevar — Polaris and WNO Champion
- Adele Fornarino — 2024 ADCC double gold medalist
- Ana Carolina Vieira — 2024 ADCC Champion, 6x IBJJF World Champ
- Sarah Galvao — 2025 IBJJF Grand Slam Winner (Brown Belt)
$1 million, Eight-Team Tournament
10th Planet
- 66 kg: Geo Martinez — 3x EBI champ
- 77 kg: Alan Sanchez — 2024 EBI champ
- 88 kg: PJ Barch — ADCC 2024 Bronze
- 99 kg: Ryan Aitken — 2024 PGF champ
- +99 kg: Kyle Boehm — 2022 ADCC trials winner
New Wave
- 66 kg: Dorian Olivarez — 2023 ADCC trials winner
- 77 kg: Mica Galvao — 2024 Super Grand Slam Champion (Wild card pick)
- 88 kg: Vagner Rocha — 2024 ADCC silver medalist (Wild card pick)
- 99 kg: Giancarlo Bodoni — Two-time ADCC world champion
- +99 kg: Luke Griffith — 2024 ADCC silver medalist
B-Team
- 66 kg: Ethan Crelinsten — Polaris champ
- 77 kg: Jozef Chen — 2023 ADCC Trials winner
- 88 kg: Chris Wojcik — 2024 PGF Silver medalist
- 99 kg: Nick Rodriguez — CJI 1 openweight champion
- +99 kg: Victor Hugo — 5-time IBJJF world champion (Wild card pick)
Atos
- 66 kg: Diego Pato — 6-time IBJJF World Champ (Wild card pick)
- 77 kg: Ronaldo Junior — 2023 IBJJF No Gi World Champion
- 88 kg: Lucas Barbosa — 6-time IBJJF world champion
- 99 kg: Kaynan Duarte — Reigning ADCC Double Champion
- +99 kg: Felipe Pena — 2-time ADCC World Champion
“Daisy Fresh” Pedigo Submission Fighting
- 66 kg: Max Hanson — 2024 IBJJF No Gi Pan Champion
- 77 kg: Dante Leon — 2024 ADCC Absolute Bronze
- 88 kg: Jacob Couch — 2023 ADCC Trials Winner
- 99 kg: Michael Pixley — NCAA Div 2 Wrestling Champion
- +99 kg: Brandon Reed — NAIA Wrestling Champion
Team Australasia
- 66 kg: Fabricio Andrey — 2021 IBJJF world champion (Wild card pick)
- 77 kg: Kenta Iwamoto — 3-time ADCC trials winner
- 88 kg: Lucas Kanard — 2024 ADCC trials winner
- 99 kg: Declan Moody — 2024 ADCC trials winner (CJI 2 Trials winner)
- +99 kg: Belal Etiabari (CJI 2 Trials 2nd place)
Team Americas
- 66 kg: Gavin Corbe
- 77 kg: Deandre Corbe — 2025 Sapateiro Invitational champ
- 88 kg: Elijah Dorsey — 2024 ADCC Trials Winner
- 99 kg: Taylor Pearman — 2024 ADCC Trials Winner (Wild card pick)
- +99 kg: Pat Downey — 2019 US National Wrestling champ
Team Europe
- 66 kg: Owen Jones — 2023 ADCC Trials winner
- 77 kg: Pawel Jaworski (CJI 2 EU Trials winner)
- 88 kg: Paul Ardila (CJI 2 EU Trials winner / Wild Card Pick)
- 99 kg: Charles Negromonte — 2024 ADCC Trials winner
- +99 kg: Marcin Maciulewicz (CJI 2 EU Trials winner)
