LAS VEGAS – UFC Fight Pass, the world’s leading streaming service for combat sports, recently announced the entire UFC Fight Pass Invitational 4 roster, presenting five submission grappling matches and an eight-man elimination Brazilian jiu-jitsu tournament featuring some of the biggest names in combat sports. UFC Fight Pass Invitational 4 will stream live and exclusively on UFC Fight Pass on Thursday, June 29, at 9 p.m. ET.

Opening the main card will be lifelong jiu-jitsu athlete Emily Fernandez, who is coached and cornered by fifth-degree black belt and nine-time Black Belt World Masters champion Bruno Bastos. Fernandez will face the impressive 16-year-old double gold IBJJF world champion Helena Crevar, who is coached by John Danaher. Cornering Crevar will be Gordon Ryan, Brazilian jiu-jitsu superstar and three-time ADCC world champion.

Also featured on the main card will be Cyborg Abreu, a seven-time champion in no-gi competition, against Nick Meregali, the reigning Pan IBJJF champion, and former UFC flyweight title contender Alex Perez squaring off against Roman Bravo-Young, the former 2021 and 2022 NCAA wrestling champion from Penn State.

The main event will highlight Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt and ADCC world champion Felipe Pena vs. IBJJF no-gi world champion Craig Jones, while in the co-main event, former UFC light heavyweight champion Glover Teixeira will go head-to-head with Anthony Smith, a formidable UFC light heavyweight.

UFC Fight Pass Invitational 4 will also showcase an eight-man Brazilian jiu-jitsu submission-only absolute tournament, with the winner being awarded a $30,000 grand prize.

The tournament roster is as follows:

  • Haisam Rida
  • Dan Manasoiu
  • Felipe Andrew
  • Vagner Rocha
  • Gabriel Arges
  • Fedor Nikolov
  • Nicky Rodriguez
  • Pedro Rocha

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