Craig Jones

So we created this division and people were invested in picking a side. So we need to leverage storylines like that to invest people's time and energy into actually watching the event, whether the match is exciting or not.

So we created this division and people were invested in picking a side. So we need to leverage storylines like that to invest people's time and energy into actually watching the event, whether the match is exciting or not.

Yeah. And really, I mean, like that would be one angle of really why I'm trying to fight these exclusive contracts is like Taka versus Cade Rotolo is one of the most exciting matches in history. If both these guys get locked down to exclusive contracts, we may never see that rematch. But in terms of making grappling exciting, yeah, that is a tall order to do.

Yeah. And really, I mean, like that would be one angle of really why I'm trying to fight these exclusive contracts is like Taka versus Cade Rotolo is one of the most exciting matches in history. If both these guys get locked down to exclusive contracts, we may never see that rematch. But in terms of making grappling exciting, yeah, that is a tall order to do.

Yeah. And really, I mean, like that would be one angle of really why I'm trying to fight these exclusive contracts is like Taka versus Cade Rotolo is one of the most exciting matches in history. If both these guys get locked down to exclusive contracts, we may never see that rematch. But in terms of making grappling exciting, yeah, that is a tall order to do.

But I believe the quintet format is what will make it exciting. The last man standing style where we have teams, right? Because if there's inactivity in jiu-jitsu, it's boring. When nothing's happening, it's boring. However, imagine like, because it's going to be different weight divisions. Imagine it's Nicky Rod versus a smaller guy like Fabrizio Andre. So there's a massive weight discrepancy.

But I believe the quintet format is what will make it exciting. The last man standing style where we have teams, right? Because if there's inactivity in jiu-jitsu, it's boring. When nothing's happening, it's boring. However, imagine like, because it's going to be different weight divisions. Imagine it's Nicky Rod versus a smaller guy like Fabrizio Andre. So there's a massive weight discrepancy.

But I believe the quintet format is what will make it exciting. The last man standing style where we have teams, right? Because if there's inactivity in jiu-jitsu, it's boring. When nothing's happening, it's boring. However, imagine like, because it's going to be different weight divisions. Imagine it's Nicky Rod versus a smaller guy like Fabrizio Andre. So there's a massive weight discrepancy.

But when you're taking the weight of the team on your shoulders as that smaller guy, Suddenly him surviving, simply surviving against the bigger opponent now becomes exciting. So I think we can, what Sakuraba did that made Quintet so exciting is you can create a style of rules that somewhat makes the boring parts exciting. Just survival might mean that your team wins this series.

But when you're taking the weight of the team on your shoulders as that smaller guy, Suddenly him surviving, simply surviving against the bigger opponent now becomes exciting. So I think we can, what Sakuraba did that made Quintet so exciting is you can create a style of rules that somewhat makes the boring parts exciting. Just survival might mean that your team wins this series.

But when you're taking the weight of the team on your shoulders as that smaller guy, Suddenly him surviving, simply surviving against the bigger opponent now becomes exciting. So I think we can, what Sakuraba did that made Quintet so exciting is you can create a style of rules that somewhat makes the boring parts exciting. Just survival might mean that your team wins this series.

So we're trying to reinvent that. Sort of how grappling's viewed to even make those boring parts exciting.

So we're trying to reinvent that. Sort of how grappling's viewed to even make those boring parts exciting.

So we're trying to reinvent that. Sort of how grappling's viewed to even make those boring parts exciting.

So we've got Atos, New Wave, Tenth Planet, B Team, Pedigo. And then we decided just due to the difficulty, like there's a lot of teams out there, but they might not be able to fill five divisions. We decided to add in three region-based teams. So the Americas, Australia and Asia, and Europe and the UK.

So we've got Atos, New Wave, Tenth Planet, B Team, Pedigo. And then we decided just due to the difficulty, like there's a lot of teams out there, but they might not be able to fill five divisions. We decided to add in three region-based teams. So the Americas, Australia and Asia, and Europe and the UK.

So we've got Atos, New Wave, Tenth Planet, B Team, Pedigo. And then we decided just due to the difficulty, like there's a lot of teams out there, but they might not be able to fill five divisions. We decided to add in three region-based teams. So the Americas, Australia and Asia, and Europe and the UK.

So sort of those will be filled with region-based guys because it was about making sure that we get all the good athletes in there. Because if a lot of teams, like say a classic example would be Levi, who made it to the final against... Blue guy? Blue hair? The blue hair guy against Cade Rotolo last year. He trains at my old team, Absolute MMA. It'd be tough for them to put in five guys.

So sort of those will be filled with region-based guys because it was about making sure that we get all the good athletes in there. Because if a lot of teams, like say a classic example would be Levi, who made it to the final against... Blue guy? Blue hair? The blue hair guy against Cade Rotolo last year. He trains at my old team, Absolute MMA. It'd be tough for them to put in five guys.

So sort of those will be filled with region-based guys because it was about making sure that we get all the good athletes in there. Because if a lot of teams, like say a classic example would be Levi, who made it to the final against... Blue guy? Blue hair? The blue hair guy against Cade Rotolo last year. He trains at my old team, Absolute MMA. It'd be tough for them to put in five guys.