This Sunday, July 18, the Submission Underground (SUG) 25 will take place. It’s going to be a stacked and extremely exciting card! Here’s the full line-up preview.
SUBMISSION UNDERGROUND 25 MAIN EVENT: MARINHO VS. VARELA
Pedro Marinho is a Gracie Barra representative. He impressed with his first SUG performance; gaining a pair of submission wins over Andrew Sidelinger and Roberto Jimenez. He has an aggressive style with a Guillotine as his power-move.
Andy Varela, on the other hand, is a 10th Planet representative and an eight-match veteran of the SUG. Back in April this year, he lost his SUG title match against Mason Fowler; but then bounced back with a win over Rafael Domingos.
CO-MAIN EVENT: NAJMI VS. KENNEDY
A black belt under Romulo Barral, Edwin Najmi is one of the most entertaining Jiu-Jitsu athletes; but hasn’t competed since 2020, when he lost to Kody Steele by decision.
Jeremy Kennedy is an MMA veteran. He has 20 professional MMA fights across the UFC, Bellator, and the PFL. This is his first major grappling competition.
THE REST OF THE SUG 25 CARD:
- Tag Team Impact vs. Tag Team BTT
- Joey McKay vs. Keith Krikorian
- Gustavo Pires vs. Nicholas Maximov
- Colton Vaughn vs. Tanner Weisgram
- Zachary Minteer vs. Aaron Tiegs
- Kevin Shaughnessy vs. Zach Schneider
- James Zeng vs. Ighor Horta
- Josiah Iwamizu vs. Alex Larmey
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