UFC FPI 11: New CJI-style rules, Mikey Musumeci co-main canceled due to ‘huge’ UFC project

UFC Fight Pass Invitational 11 (UFC FPI 11) happens this Thursday, May 29, 2025, and there will be a couple of big changes to the event and the Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) promotion as a whole.

The card will still be headlined by the top two female BJJ stars in the world in Ffion Davies vs. Adele Fornarino. The Mikey Musumeci co-main event has been scrapped though, and there will also be a new rule set for UFC FPI events moving forward.

Below is everything you need to know about UFC FPI 11.

Mikey Musumeci vs. Geo Martinez scrapped from UFC FPI 11 due to BJJ TUF?

Mikey Musumeci vs. Geo Martinez was supposed to co-headline UFC FPI 11, but the match has since been removed from the BJJ card.

“This same week of the match I am doing another huge project with @ufc that I am incredibly excited to share and announce with you guys super super soon,” Musumeci wrote on Instagram. “but it benched our match from happening this week!”

“I would like to apologize to Geo and anyone looking forward to this match. I already gave Geo my word that we can do the match later in the year!!! The first half of the year started slow, but wait until you guys see what we’re working on; I will be back competing VERY soon . Thank you everyone that supports me ❤️”

Musumeci’s “huge project” with the UFC likely is reported The Ultimate Fighter-style show adopted for BJJ that’s about to be filmed.

BJJ star turned promoter Craig Jones recently posted screenshots of rules sent to grapplers about to join the reality show, then criticized the UFC’s business practices and show format that has long “died.”

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UFC Fight Pass Invitational adopts CJI-style rule set

The UFC Fight Pass Invitational ruleset has been completely revamped, and will now have three five-minute rounds and a 10-point must system will be in place for judging. Stalling and passivity will also be penalized.

• 10-9: When an athlete wins by a close margin.
• 10-8: When an athlete is overwhelmingly dominant throughout the round.
• 10-7: When an athlete is completely dominant throughout the round, to include near-bout ending sequences.

Judges will prioritize submission attempts and then offensive action, with duration of control having the least amount of weight when scoring bouts.

If this sounds familiar, it’s because the Craig Jones Invitational (CJI) has already been using this ruleset. Craig Jones of course wouldn’t just let this news pass, as he took a jab at the announcement.

Jones openly stated that he was copying the MMA/UFC scoring system for his own BJJ promotion to try and draw in more casual fight fans to the sport.

UFC themselves kept their arguably more complicated jiu-jitsu ruleset for almost a year after, but now they seem to finally agree with what Craig Jones had in mind. The change now keeps the scoring systems similar across the two sports under the UFC banner, and would conceivably make it a lot easier to understand for casual fight fans.

The only criticism from CJI rules is that five minute rounds could lead to less finishes in a slower paced jiu-jitsu match, as they’ll have less time to work by the time they hit the mat. UFC FPI is just coming from 6 minutes with a 3-minute overtime though, so it shouldn’t be that big a difference on their case.

It’ll also be interesting to see if UFC FPI eventually puts the other revolutionary change CJI has implemented (and borrowed from Karate Combat). By putting up pit walls, it nearly eliminated all those repeated resets seen in BJJ, and pushed more consistent action in matches. It clearly helped improve the entertainment value, but if UFC wants to shift to a pit too though, technically CJI and Karate Combat already share the patent on that fighting surface.

UFC FPI 11: Ffion Davies vs. Adele Fornarino fight card

Despite losing Mikey Musumeci and its co-main event, UFC FPI 11 will still have a good BJJ card top by an excellent main event. Ffion Davies vs. Adele Fornarino is arguably the best match to put on the sport today, as it features two ADCC champions and the consensus top two pound-for-pound female grapplers in the world.

It’s a coup for the UFC to book this match up before other jiu-jitsu organizations, and this really should’ve been for the UFC’s inaugural BJJ title.

There are also two other really good women’s matches on the line up. In the co-main event, Raquel Canuto will try to remain undefeated at UFC FPI, when she takes on reigning ADCC champ and six-time IBJJF world champ Ana Viera. ADCC trials winner Alex Enriquez will also be on the card against Jasmine Rocha.

Also on UFC FPI 11, the always entertaining William Tackett will take on second generation BJJ star Achilles Rocha.

The full UFC FPI 11 fight card is as follows:

• Ffion Davies vs. Adele Fornarino
• Raquel Canuto vs. Ana Viera
• William Tackett vs. Achilles Rocha
• Mason Fowler vs. Christiano Troisi
• Francisco Lo vs. Enrico Said
• Jasmine Rocha vs. Alex Enriquez
• Keven Carrasco vs. Sebastian Oyervidez
• Cobey Fehr vs. Ty Costlow

UFC FPI 11: Ffion Davies vs. Adele Fornarino – How to watch, live stream, start time

UFC Fight Pass Invitational 11 will happen on Thursday, May 29, 2025, at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. As its name suggests, the BJJ event will be streamed live on UFC Fight Pass. UFC FPI 11 will start streaming on the promotion’s media platform starting at 8 p.m. ET.

You can also watch a preview of the event on the video embedded below:

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