The Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Tokyo is approaching, and the event will feature some of the biggest names in jiu-jitsu competing for big cash prizes and all-important ranking points. 

Over US$120,000 in prizes are on the line, with winners of blue, purple, brown and black belt divisions all receiving substantial dollar amounts. Black belt gold medal winners will receive $2,500. 

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The event offers competitors to start accumulating points for the UAEJJF ranking, which last year paid out $25,000 for the no.1 male black belt, and $5,000 for the top-ranked black belt from each continental region; a real incentive for athletes to compete consistently throughout the season, which ends in April 2019 at the Abu Dhabi World Pro. 

2017 Grand Slam champion Nathiely de Jesus

Here are some of the names already confirmed to compete in Tokyo: 

Women brown-black belts:

Mayssa Bastos, Amal Amjahid, Bianca Basilio, Nathiely Melo, Claudia do Val, Gabi Pessanha, Livia Gluchowska, Samantha Cook and more. 

Male black belts: 

Paulo Miyao, Tiago Bravo, Kaynan Duarte, Tomoyuki Hashimoto, Rudson Mateus, Gabriel Sousa, DJ Jackson, Gutemberg Pereira, Joao Gabriel Rocha, Diego Ramalho, Gerard Labinski, Thomas Mietz and more. 

The Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Tokyo will also feature the return of the Legends series. Two-time Legends champion Vitor "Shaolin" Ribeiro will face off with Japanese black belt Daisuke Sugie. 

The 2018-19 season of the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Jiu-Jitsu World Tour has five stops scheduled: 

• Tokyo (July 29)
• Los Angeles (September 22-23)
• Rio de Janeiro (November 16-18)
• Abu Dhabi (February 7-9)
• London (March 9-10)

For more info, go to the UAEJJF website.

The final deadline to sign up to compete in the Japanese capital is July 24. The event is open to athletes of all nationalities. For more info and to register, click here.