The KASAI Super Series Line-Up Has Been Confirmed, And It'll Blow You Away
The KASAI Super Series Line-Up Has Been Confirmed, And It'll Blow You Away
High-flying stars, savage submission specialists, gritty grapplers and well-known MMA fighters round out the final line-up for KASAI Super Series.
High-flying stars, savage submission specialists, gritty grapplers and well-known MMA fighters round out the final line-up for KASAI Super Series.
The second KASAI Super Series event, which goes down on July 4 (yes, really) in Orlando, FL is a little different to the other KASAI events you may have seen. The KASAI Pro are events which feature 8-man tournaments, whereas the Super Series event is a night of head-to-head superfights.
The top three matches feature some of KASAI's most frequent competitors– the six men who make up the headlining bouts have a combined 40 KASAI matches between them!
- Renato Canuto (11 KASAI matches – 8 wins, 1 loss, 2 draws)
- Dante Leon (5 KASAI matches – 3 matches, 2 losses)
- Craig Jones (10 KASAI matches – 6 wins, 3 losses, 1 draw)
- Tex Johnson (5 KASAI matches – 3 wins, 1 loss, 1 draw)
- Vagner Rocha (5 KASAI matches – 2 wins, 2 losses, 1 draw)
- Celso Vinicius (4 KASAI matches – 1 win, 1 loss, 2 draws)
Also returning are many KASAI veterans:
- Superfight winner back at KASAI Pro 5 with a submission win over Fiona Watson, Mayssa Bastos will take on two-time No-Gi World champion Talita Alencar, who makes her KASAI debut.
- Marcelo Garcia brown belt Matheus Lutes is a three-time KASAI veteran. He faces off with "Baby Monster" Valdir Araujo, the Fight Sports rep who impressed at the recent KASAI Pro 5.
- Mansher Khera and Enrico Cocco are renowned technicians as well as KASAI Pro 1 tournament and ADCC veterans. They'll face off for the first time in their careers.
- 10th Planet submission artist Richy Martinez will take on UFC veteran Gleison Tibau, a veteran of nearly 50 MMA fights.
Scroll down for the full card, which features over 25 superfights. "We have assembled an amazing undercard featuring a lot of local talent from the Florida area," said KASAI CEO Rich Byrne. "We are excited to showcase these outstanding athletes, many of whom will be the future superstars of the sport."
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Main Card
Dante Leon vs Renato Canuto 170lb
Celso Venicius vs Vagner Rocha 170lb
Tex Johnson vs Craig Jones 205lb
Mayssa Bastos vs Talita Alencar 115lb
Jorge "Macacao" Patino vs Gesias "JZ" Cavalcante 170lb
Mansher Khera vs Enrico Cocco 170lb
Richie Martinez vs Gleison Tibau 180lb
Matheus Lutes vs Valdir Araujo 175lb
Tony Way vs John Lineker 155lb
Semifinal Pro Qualifier winner vs Semifinal Pro Qualifier winner
Bridget Grace vs Maggie Grindatti 155lb
Ricky Nelson vs Fabin Rosa 190lb
Undercard
Semifinal Pro KASAI Pro 135lb Qualifier 1
Semifinal Pro KASAI Pro 135lb Qualifier 2
Dan Martinez vs Chase Owen 185lb
Josh Souder vs Thiago Domingues 205lb
Kevin Gallaher vs Aaron "Coringa" Conway 205lb
John Ortolani vs Julian Synan 170lb
Quentin Rosenzweig vs Andre Portifirio 205lb
Jose Velez vs Phil Rowe 185lb
Dylan Whyte vs Igor Feliz 160lb
Tiffani Friedman vs Maria Llaguno 115lb
Gabriel Napolitano vs Justin Primrose 205lb
Geraldo Gomes vs Jonathan Uffelman 195lb
Jay Enoch vs Lucas Napolitano 155lb
Elias Ramirez vs Mikey Conlon 165lb