Mica Galvao has received an official invite to compete at the CJI (Craig Jones Invitational) event from Craig Jones himself…However, Mica will not compete for the $1 million prize.

Why?
Well, it appears that the focus this year is on winning the ADCC title instead.

Galvao explained why in a post on IG:

“At the beginning of the year, I had the idea to make as much money as possible to have a stable life and support my family. I planned to stay off the IBJJF circuit and focus on professional grappling events. However, you guys encouraged me to wear the kimono and convinced me that I should focus on building my legacy at this point. I won the European, Pan, Brazilian, World Cup, and Grand Slam titles, each under five minutes per fight. We invested a lot in this project, but I believe we will reap the benefits.

Now, I’m attempting something that has only been done once before by the master @cobrinhacharles: winning all the major kimono events and the biggest grappling event in the same year. I can’t pass up the opportunity to try this. ADCC is every athlete’s dream, and @mojassim80 has done an incredible job making ADCC such a prestigious and desired brand. Additionally, @craigjonesbjj has introduced an amazing new proposal with a million-dollar prize. This will undoubtedly elevate the sport, and I would love to participate in this moment as well.

If the @cjiofficial event were just a day before ADCC, I would definitely compete in both. However, since I have to choose one, I’ll go with ADCC. There’s no right or wrong decision; what matters is the moment, and my moment is to build my legacy. I support both ADCC and CJI and hope they both succeed and grow, providing more opportunities for athletes. ✊🏽”

Mica’s father Melqui Galvao explained further in a recent interview:

We received the invitation for Mica [from Craig Jones].

As I was talking there, I think his idea is fantastic.
Give a million dollars for -80kg category and give a million dollars for the over 80 category.

It will make the competition better, it will make the sport grow.

However, the timing is a big issue, as it’s coinciding with the same date as the ADCC is taking place:

I just don’t agree that it should be the same date as the ADCC.
I think if he [Jones] booked it a week later, it would be perfect.

And as far as the prize money is concerned, Melqui believes his son will earn much more than $1 million over the years of his career.
In other words, they’re more focused on long-term objectives:

Speaking of Mica, we’re after this year of legacy.

Mica is 20 years old, we really believe that he will compete at least until he 35…
So, he has a career of at least 15 years.

We believe he is going to make a lot more than a million dollars over those 15 years.

So, this year Mica is going to ADCC.

 

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