Jiu-jitsu star Craig Jones announces special invitational tournament, dumps $1 million cash prize on Joe Rogan’s desk

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The world of high-level jiu-jitsu competitors simply grew just a little extra fascinating.

Australian grappling ace Craig Jones is a longtime black belt and elite competitor, a two-time silver medalist on the Abu Dhabi Fight Membership (ADCC) match, broadly considered the best stage in jiu-jitsu competitors. Jones won’t be returning for the 2024 ADCC occasion, nevertheless, as a result of he’ll be holding his personal invitational match scheduled for August 16 and 17, immediately competing towards the ADCC occasion.

Why? On the Craig Jones Invitational (CJI) web site, Jones described his match as “A nonprofit devoted to elevating sport and athlete compensation, whereas concurrently elevating cash for charitable causes.“ In different phrases, Jones isn’t impressed by the prizes supplied by ADCC and different organizations like IBJJF and is making an attempt to boost the stakes. He’s providing up a $1 million grand prize in two separate weight courses, above and underneath 80 kilograms.

As a part of the promotional effort, Jones appeared on the Joe Rogan Expertise MMA Present podcast. He wouldn’t reveal his monetary backer, however Jones did supply one type of proof that he’s secured funds: dumping $1 million in chilly laborious money throughout Joe Rogan’s desk! It surprised the UFC coloration commentator, who remarked, “I’ve by no means seen 1,000,000 {dollars} in a single place! I’ve by no means even seen 1,000,000 greenback test.”

Jones has already satisfied a number of high abilities like Nicky Ryan, Mason Fowler, and Nicky Rodriguez, to leap ship from ADCC to the CJI. Former Final Preventing Championship (UFC) Middleweight king Luke Rockhold shall be there competing too! Oh, and Jones himself shall be grappling legendary feminine grappler and undefeated MMA fighter Gabi Garcia in a wild tremendous combat match up.

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