With just a handful of professional events in the books, Emerald City Invitational has quickly become one of the premier events in submission grappling. Their 145 lb. tournament back in August 2021 produced some of the best no-gi matches of the year, including Estevan “The Giant Slayer” Martinez’s match with Cameron Mellot and Gianni Grippo’s finals match with Kennedy Maciel. This time, ECI brought the 155 pounders for the main showcase with Jon Calestine, Pedro Serrano, Gabriel Sousa, Adam Benayoun, Josh Cisneros, Jordan Holy, Kieran Kichuk, and 145 lb. champion Gianni Grippo vying for the title and $10,000. The card also featured super fights between some of the most promising female no-gi competitors as Jaidyn Mueller took on Chrissy Briggs and Izabella Frezzo faced Lauren Sears.
Emerald City Invitational IV results, videos: Kieran Kichuk takes title in night of huge upsets
