NAGA CHICAGO GRAPPLING CHAMPIONSHIP WHEN: SATURDAY, May 22nd (9 AM TO 6 PM) WHERE: Cicero, IL (Morton East HS Gym) WHAT: Over 100 Gi & No-Gi Grappling Divisions! MORE INFO: Kipp Kollar at (860) 632-2753 EMAIL: President@Nagafighter.com WEBSITE: www.NAGAFighter.com NO GI DIVISIONS: Use standard NAGA Rules GI DIVISIONS: Use standard BJJ Rules EXPERT DIVISIONS: $2,000.00 Purse
EXPERT DIVISIONS FOR $2,000 CASH & CHAMPIONSHIP BELTS: $1,000 purse to each of the Expert Pro No-Gi Division Winner. Weight Classes are Under 175 lbs and 175 lbs. and Above.
These Expert Divisions will be limited to 8 competitors for each weight class. Please contact Kipp Kollar at 860-632-2753 if you have a team member you would like to recommend for this division. Only one team member per weight class will be allowed.
UNDER 175 lbs. EXPERT DIVISION ($1,000 Purse): Pro Fighter #1 = Fabio Holanda (Brazilian Top Team) Pro Fighter #2 = Joe Scarola (Renzo Gracie) Pro Fighter #3 = Jack McVicker (McVicker's Martial Arts) Pro Fighter #4 = Manuel Soares or JZ Calvacante (American Top Team) Pro Fighter #5 = Diego Saraiva (Novia Uniao) Pro Fighter #6 = Eric Muhammed (Combat-Do) Pro Fighter #7 = Jay Buck (Gilbert Grappling) Pro Fighter #8 = TaDarius "The Madador" Thomas vs. Drew Fickett (Arizona Combat Sports)
OVER 175 LBS. EXPERT DIVISION ($1,000 Purse): Pro Fighter #1 = Mark Adams (Jorge Gurgel) Pro Fighter #2 = Mike Whitehead (Miletich Martial Arts) Pro Fighter #3 = Jeff Monson (American Top Team) Pro Fighter #4 = Don Richards (Caique) Pro Fighter #5 = Sean Bansfield (Saulo Ribeiro JJ) Pro Fighter #6 = Jeff Serafin (McVicker/Megaton BJJ) Pro Fighter #7 = Mike Rethmeyer vs. Jorge Oliveira (Ralph Gracie) Pro Fighter #8 = Terry Martin (Combat-Do)
SUPERFIGHTS: Jens Pulver "Little Evil" (Miletich Martial Arts) vs. Marcos "Parrumpinha" Damatta (American Top Team)
Master Bob Schirmer (Combat-Do)vs. Danny Ives (Bolao)
John Stutzman (Jorge Gurgel) vs. Jeff Curran
EVENT SCHEDULE 9:00 A.M. Registration, weigh-in 11:00 A.M All Kids and Teen (Gi & No-Gi Divisions) 12 Noon Adult Advanced & Intermediate No-Gi Divisions Early Afternoon Adult Beginner No-Gi Divisions Mid –Late Afternoon Adult Advanced & Intermediate Gi, Adult White Belt Gi Divisions Late Afternoon – End - Superfights, Expert Divisions
$3,000.00 OXYDOL CHALLENGE By far, the most exciting grappling match on the planet is the OXYDOL Challenge. OXYDOL, a major sponsor of the NAGA CHICAGO event, will give all amateur competitors an opportunity to win $3,000.00 that day. Amateur grapplers participating in the NAGA Chicago event will be able to enter their name into a drawing. One lucky competitor's name will be randomly picked from a hat; that grappler will go up against ...
WADE ROME (American Top Team)
6'1' 290 Pounds
6x Pan American Jiu-Jitsu Champion
2x Arnold World Gracie Pro Division Champion (Should be 3)
2x US National Jiu-Jitsu Champion Music City Grappling Champion
RSF Super HWT MMA Champion
Overall Grappling record of 88-5
Rules of the match:
Follow normal NAGA rules. If the Amateur fighter picked is over 200lbs, then he must fight Wade for 8 minutes without getting tapped. If he is under 200lbs, then he only has to fight 6 minutes against Wade.
If the selected fighter can go the time limit without getting tapped by Wade, then he takes home a cool $3,000.00 purse! If Wade taps them then he takes home $1,000.00.
WOW, Jens and Parrumpinha....can Jens hang?? Looks like I might have to make it out to this years NAGA, anyone care to join me? Alex? Gary? Dwayne? Mr Carter? Lets go....yo!
