The Craig Jones Invitational 2 (CJI 2) will host a $1 million team tournament in August. Two weeks after the Australasia Trials saw two men earn invites to CJI 2, a second Trials event will be hosted to help complete the line up for Team Europe.
The CJI 2 European Trials will happen in West London, and the Brazilian jiu-jitsu event will start on SATURDAY morning (May 24, 2025) at 9 a.m. ET. There will be a free live stream of the event on the B-Team YouTube channel, which will be embedded below.
The current European Team for CJI 2 has ADCC trials winners Owen Jones and Charles Negromonte taking up their 66 kg and 99 kg slots, respectively. This CJI 2 EU Trials event will host four-man tournaments at the 77 kg, 88 kg and the over 99 kg to determine their final three representatives for August.
Quick results: Team Europe final CJI 2 line up
- 66 kg: Owen Jones — 2023 ADCC Trials winner
- 77 kg: (Trials winner)
- 88 kg: (Trials winner)
- 99 kg: Charles Negromonte — 2024 ADCC Trials winner
- +99 kg: (Trials winner)
- Coach: Faris Benlamkadem
CJI 2 European Trials BJJ Brackets
Four-man tournaments in three divisions will award the final slots for Team Europe at CJI 2. Late replacements have also been revealed, after Tarik Hopstock and Arya Esfandmaz have pulled out, and will be replaced by Yigit Hanay and Thomas Bracher, respectively.
Official CJI 2 European Trials brackets are below:
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CJI 2 European Trials free live stream, how to watch, start time
The CJI 2 Australasia Trials will happen Saturday, May 24, 2025, at the Los Banditos Grappling Club, in West London.
For those in the US, the event will start at 9 a.m. ET. There will be a free live stream of the event on the B-Team YouTube channel, which will also be embedded here once it becomes available.
CJI 2 European Trials Full results
Super Fights
Christian Ozbek vs. Mussab Tayub
Mazen Azab vs. Linus Schrenk
Thomas Clifford vs. Tommy Grealish
-77 kg tournament
Ellis Younger vs. Pawel Jaworski
Tom Barry vs. Yigit Hanay
Finals:
-88 kg tournament
Ben Bennett vs. Taylor Pearman
Paul Ardila vs. Mohammed Avtarhanov
Finals:
-99 kg tournament
Tom Bracher vs. Marcin Maciulewicz
Heikki Jussila vs. Philippe Geyer
Finals:
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