CJI 2, Day 1: Live results, video highlights | $1 million team tournament and women’s semis
The Craig Jones Invitational 2 happens over two days this weekend at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Day 1 of CJI 2 kicks off the highly anticipated opening round match ups TONIGHT (Saturday, August 30, 2025), while Day 2 will conclude the two lucrative tournaments and host the Craig Jones vs. Chael Sonnen rematch the next day (Sunday, August 31, 2025).
The no gi Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) event will stream LIVE on YouTube, starting at 9 p.m. ET. You can watch the live stream for free here or on the video embedded below.
This post will focus on all the CJI 2 match ups unfolding on Day 1, which will kick off the opening rounds of both the stacked $1 million team tournament, and the star studded $100,000 four-woman tournament.
CJI 2, Day 1 free live stream
CJI 2, Day 1 Quick Results
$1 million team tournament quarterfinal rounds:
New Wave def. Team Americas by unanimous decision (40-36, 39-37, 39-36)Atos vs. Team Europe10th Planet vs. Team AustralasiaB-Team vs. Daisy Fresh$100,000 women’s tournament semi-final rounds:
Helena Crevar vs. Adele FornarinoAna Vieira vs. Sarah GalvaoDay 1: CJI 2 full results, fight card, and video highlights
CJI 2 Team tournament quarterfinals
New Wave vs. Team Americas — New Wave def. Team Americas by unanimous decision (40-36, 39-37, 39-36)
New Wave roster: Dorian Olivarez, Mica Galvao, Vagner Rocha, Giancarlo Bodoni, Luke Griffith
Team Americas roster: Gavin Corbe, Deandre Corbe, Elijah Dorsey, Taylor Pearman, Pat Downey
Luke Griffith (New Wave) vs. Pat Downey (Team Americas) ends in draw — both eliminatedVagner Rocha (New Wave) vs. Elijah Dorsey (Team Americas) ends in draw — both eliminatedGiancarlo Bodoni (New Wave) def. Gavin Corbe (Team Americas) by submission (rear naked choke)Taylor Pearman (Team Americas) def. Giancarlo Bodoni (New Wave) by technical submission (heel hook) Taylor Pearman (Team Americas) vs. Dorian Olivarez (New Wave) ends in draw — both eliminatedMica Galvao (New Wave) vs. Deandre Corbe (Team Americas) ends in draw — both eliminatedNew Wave def. Team Americas by unanimous decision (40-36, 39-37, 39-36)Atos vs. Team Europe
Atos roster: Diego Pato, Ronaldo Junior, Lucas Barbosa, Kaynan Duarte, Felipe Pena
Team Europe roster: Owen Jones, Pawel Jaworski, Paul Ardila, Charles Negromonte, Marcin Maciulewicz
Lucas Barbosa (Atos) vs. Pawel Jaworski (Team Europe) ends in draw — both eliminated10th Planet vs. Team Australasia
10th Planet roster: Geo Martinez, Alan Sanchez, PJ Barch, Ryan Aitken, Kyle Boehm
Team Australasia roster: Fabricio Andrey, Kenta Iwamoto, Lucas Kanard, Declan Moody, Belal Etiabari
B-Team vs. Daisy Fresh
B-Team roster: Ethan Crelinsten, Jozef Chen, Chris Wojcik, Nick Rodriguez, Victor Hugo
Daisy Fresh roster: Max Hanson, Dante Leon, Jacob Couch, Michael Pixley, Brandon Reed
CJI 2 Women’s tournament semi-finals
Helena Crevar vs. Adele FornarinoAna Vieira vs. Sarah GalvaoFor the latest Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) and grappling-related news click here.
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