In its second event of the weekend, Fight To Win Pro 25 takes place tonight with a card full of exciting match ups and some familiar names.
Headlining the card is a Gi bantamweight title match between multiple time world champion, Mackenzie Dern and No-Gi world champion, Pati Fontes.
These two competitors are two of the very best athletes of their generation and have proven it time and time again. Dern is coming in to this match fresh off a European open gold medal and will be confident that she will walk away having successfully defended her title.
Fontes is no slouch and this is the first time we’ve seen Fontes in a super fight, but having faced Dern previously at a 5ive Grappling event, where she lost via cross collar choke from mount, she knows she’ll be facing an uphill battle to beat Dern in this match.
The co-main sees Jeff Glover looking to defend his lightweight No-Gi title against one of the best grapplers in the game and current UFC fighter, Augusto ‘Tanquinho’ Mendes.
Glover will be coming into this match on the back of a loss at Submission Underground 3 last weekend to another UFC fighter, Chad Mendes. Glover will be keen to get back to winning ways, however he couldn’t have asked for a tougher opponent for his next match.
Holding wins over the likes of Leandro Lo, Gui Mendes, Rafa Mendes and Cobrinha makes Mendes one of the greatest featherweight grapplers of his generation, if not all time. No doubt Glover will attempt to make this match as entertaining as possible, expect Mendes to be all business and get his work done as quickly as possible.
The last fight on the main card is between two accomplished grapplers who like to entertain in Samir Chantre and Gianni Grippo.
Chantre is a No-Gi world champion and is well known in Jiu Jitsu circles for a devastating toe hold that has finished over 14 opponents going back to 2009. Chantre is more well known for his No-Gi exploits, but can more than hold his own in the Gi and has previously beaten Grippo back in 2014, although only by an advantage.
Grippo is a product of the Berimbolo generation and is well known for his De La Riva guard and his use of the Berimbolo to take the back of his opponents. Grippo does have other tools at his disposal but in a Gi match, expect him to constantly look for the De La Riva grips and look to advance to positions from there.
The rest of the card is as follows:
180lbs Black Belt Gi: Joey Medina (Damri BJJ) vs. Jay Pages (Jay Pages BJJ CTA)
190lbs Black Belt Gi: Sean Downie (Lotus Club) vs. Andrew Gardineer (One Jiu Jitsu)
205lbs Black Belt Gi: Steve Judson (GDBJJ) vs. Kelly Rundle (Rundle BJJ)
160lbs Black Belt Gi: David Reilly (Undisputed Tuscon) vs. Diogo Ferreira (Gracie Barra)
220lbs Black Belt Gi: Daniel Priebe (Carlos Farias BJJ) vs. Roger Meija (Casa Grande BJJ)
190lbs Black Belt No-Gi: Daniel Hampton (GDBJJ) vs. Javier Torrez (Gracie Humatia)
150lbs Black Belt Gi: Jonathan Van Buren (Ares BJJ) vs. Paulo Eduardo Freire (Gracie Barra)
145lbs Black Belt Gi: Gerson Atoigue (Ares BJJ) vs. Chris Cariaso (Rise)
110lbs Brown Belt No-Gi: Maria Henderson (MMA Lab) vs. Analilya Calzada (Studio 540)
180lbs Brown Belt Gi: Thomas Keenan (GDBJJ) vs. Mark Christian (Undisputed BJJ)
145lbs Brown Belt No-Gi: Steeyle Levine (10th Planet) vs. Gabriel Medrano (Atos)
145lbs Brown Belt Gi: Josh Rodriguez (GDBJJ) vs. Joe Gomez (Seige MMA)
120lbs Brown Belt No-Gi: Kelsey Gollihar (TNT MMA) vs. Vanessa Wexler (Gracie Barra)
165lbs Brown Belt No-Gi: Aaron Wilson (GDBJJ) vs. Master Gator (Ares BJJ)
190lbs Brown Belt Gi: Matthew Gillette (Power Maracaba BJJ) vs. Jose Muoz (Atos)
175lbs Brown Belt Gi: Joe Murphy (MMA Lab) vs. Robert Johnson (GDBJJ)
185lbs Purple Belt Gi: Jake Watson (Power Maracaba BJJ) vs. Nathan Hagberg (Arizona Combat Sports)
200lbs Purple Belt No-Gi: Kyle Bohem (10th Planet) vs. Andres Alcantar (atos)
160lbs Purple Belt Gi: Tyson Antillion (GDBJJ) vs. Spencer Nolan (Relson Gracie BJJ)
145lbs Purple Belt No-Gi: Lauren Murphy (MMA LAB) vs. Elisa Giddens (Gracie Barra)
155lbs Purple Belt Gi: Tyler Larsen (Universal BJJ CTA) vs. Korey Kerber (Atos)
155lbs Purple Belt No-Gi: Nick Nelson (GDBJJ) vs. Nicholas Larosa (Tnt MMA)
115lbs Purple Belt Gi: Shasta McMurry (Soul Fighters) vs. Destiny Adviento (De Boa One Jiu Jitsu)
145lbs Brown Belt No-Gi: Lauren Murphy (MMA Lab) vs. Elisa Giddens (Gracie Barra)
115lbs Teen Blue Belt Gi: Serena Myers (Carlos Faria BJJ) vs. Hannah Shepherd (Universal CTA)
110lbs Yellow Belt Gi: Jameea Gunn (Lotus Club) vs Alexis Peterson (Maracaba Power MMA)
