Korean Pro Event Spyder is Back with Hulk vs Werdum!
Korean Pro Event Spyder is Back with Hulk vs Werdum!
South Korean professional event Spyder Invitational BJJ Championship is back with a major no-gi superfight featuring a former UFC heavyweight champion!
South Korean professional event Spyder Invitational BJJ Championship is back on November 3, 2018, and they've assembled a cast of World champions, big name black belts and even a former UFC heavyweight champion!
Returning to Seoul for another one-day pro show, this is the final of the 2018 Spyder Invitational BJJ Championship, and will see the conclusion of the multi-event tournaments in the -76kg and +76kg weight classes.
In the -76kg division, Korean black belt Inseong Jang will face off with Paulo Miyao, while Japanese grappler Masahiro Iwasaki will meet Art of Jiu-Jitsu / Atos brown belt Johnatha Alves.
The +76kg features Vinicius "Tractor" Ferreira of Alliance versus Kaynan Duarte, while ultra-heavyweight Victor Hugo will compete with 185lb DJ Jackson of TLI.
Werdum Returns to Grappling for Showdown with Hulk
Also appearing on the event are two special no-gi superfights, which will see former UFC champ and two-time ADCC champion Fabricio Werdum take on four-time World No-Gi champion Lucas "Hulk" Barbosa.
2018 IBJJF Wold champ Shane Jamil Hill-Taylor sheds the gi for a match with Korean grappler Junyong Cho. Both matches will be 10 minutes long, and will follow IBJJF black belt no-gi rules except heel hooks will be permitted.
Hugo Marques vs Jonnatas Gracie -76KG Semi Final Spyder BJJ Invitational
Shane Jamil Hill-Taylor vs Johnatha Alves -76kg Spyder Invitational
DJ Jackson vs Craig Jones +76kg Spyder Invitational BJJ Championship
Watch the 2018 Spyder Invitational BJJ Championship Finals from South Korea LIVE or On Demand on FloGrappling.