MMA Fighting has the CJI 2 fight card for the grappling event from the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas.
CJI 2 is a two-day event taking place on Aug. 30 and Aug. 31, featuring some of the premier grapplers in the world, plus one superfight. The superfight was supposed to be a matchup of Craig Jones vs. Olympic gold medalist Gable Steveson, but Steveson withdrew from the event earlier this week. Instead, UFC Hall of Famer Chael Sonnen steps in on short notice to face Jones, a rematch of their 2017
ADCC match that Jones won via heel hook.
Aside from the superfight, CJI 2 is primarily about its two tournaments, one a team-based tournament, with eight teams comprised of five grapplers, one from each weight class, going head-to-head for a $1 million prize. The eight teams competing are 10th Planet, Americas, Atos, Australasia, B-Team, Daisy Fresh, Europe, and New Wave.
The other tournament is a four-person women’s tournament with Helena Crevar, Adele Fornarino, Ana Carolina Vieira, and Sarah Galvao competing for a $100,000 prize.
Night One of CJI 2 features the team tournament quarterfinals and the women’s semi-final matchups. It takes place on Aug. 31 at 8:30 p.m. ET and can be streamed on YouTube.
Night Two of CJI 2 features the team tournament semi-finals and finals, the women’s tournament finals, and the Craig Jones vs. Chael Sonnen superfight. It takes place on Aug. 31 at 8:30 p.m. ET and can be streamed on YouTube.
Check out the full CJI 2 bracket and the full team rosters below.
CJI 2 Day 1 (Aug. 30, YouTube at 8:30 p.m. ET)
New Wave vs. Team Americas
Atos vs. Team Europe
B-Team vs. Daisy Fresh
10th Planet vs. Team Australasia
Helena Crevar vs. Adele Fornarino
Ana Carolina Vieira vs. Sarah Galvao
CJI 2, Day 2 (Aug. 31, YouTube at 8:30 p.m. ET)
New Wave/Team Americas winner vs. Atos/Team Europe winner — Team Semifinals
B-Team/Daisy Fresh winner vs. 10th Planet/Team Australasia winner — Team Semifinals
Crevar/Fornarino winner vs. Vieira/Galvao winner — Women’s Tournament Finals
Craig Jones vs. Chael Sonnen — Superfight
Team Finals
New Wave
- 66 kg: Dorian Olivarez — 2023 ADCC trials winner
- 77 kg: Mica Galvao — 2024 Super Grand Slam Champion
- 88 kg: Vagner Rocha — 2024 ADCC silver medalist
- 99 kg: Giancarlo Bodoni — Two-time ADCC world champion
- +99 kg: Luke Griffith — 2024 ADCC silver medalist
Team Americas
- 66 kg: Gavin Corbe — 2022 IBJJF No Gi Pan winner
- 77 kg: Deandre Corbe — 2025 Sapateiro Invitational champ
- 88 kg: Elijah Dorsey — 2024 ADCC Trials Winner
- 99 kg: Taylor Pearman — 2024 ADCC Trials Winner
- +99 kg: Pat Downey — 2019 US National Wrestling champ
Atos
- 66 kg: Diego Pato — 6-time IBJJF World Champ
- 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
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
- 99 kg: Charles Negromonte — 2024 ADCC Trials winner
- +99 kg: Marcin Maciulewicz — CJI 2 EU Trials winner
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
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
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
Team Australasia
- 66 kg: Fabricio Andrey — 2021 IBJJF world champion
- 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
- +99 kg: Belal Etiabari — CJI 2 Trials 2nd place
