The Metamoris 6 card has just been announced and with Josh Barnett, Cyborg Abreu, Roberto Satoshi, Clark Gracie etc..It is truly amazing, however  the event for the second time in a row is on the same time and day (May 9th 2015) as Copa Podio Heavyweight Grandprix.

The audience will once again be split between the two instead of being able to have everyone watching both shows. Copa Podio anounced their date before Metamoris. On the Copa Podio Facebook, dated February 28th:

The Metamoris 6 card was announced a few days by Sherdog.com on March 4th:

This is the 2nd time that both events are on the same day and same time. Last time was in November during Metamoris 5 and Copa Podio middleweight Grand Prix.

Eddie Bravo Invitational (EBI) and Polaris Pro Invitational are two other major invite only elite tournaments, and they have (according to sources close to their events) had their athletes approached by Metamoris in efforts to sign them to exclusive contracts.

According to Jerry Tsui of JiuJitsutimes.com, Marcelo Mafra was forced to drop out at the last minute of last weekend’s EBI 3 and Garry Tonon was asked to sign an exclusive contract with Metamoris, which he refused:

Marcelo Mafra, the 2014 IBJJF Adult Black Belt World Champion, was a last-minute scratch from the third edition of the Eddie Bravo Invitational. Mafra was replaced by UFC veteran Javier Vasquez who put on a strong performance in a losing effort again Darragh O’Connell in the first round. The loss of Mafra took place sometime between the release of the bracket this past Wednesday and the event today.

When I asked a high-level representative from EBI why Mafra was replaced in the tournament, I was told the following points:

-Ralek Gracie and Metamoris signed Mafra to an exclusive deal resulting in the last minute withdrawal from EBI 3.
-Garry Tonon was offered an exclusive deal with Metamoris from Ralek Gracie that also included dropping out of EBI 3. Garry declined to accept the deal.
-The source speculated that Ralek Gracie and Metamoris were purposely trying to hurt the EBI 3 event by poaching talent away just prior to the event.

At the end of the day, there is enough room for all these great pro events. Let’s hope that all events can schedule so that the fans can enjoy watching them with weeks apart.

The 20 minute submission only format has not always made for exciting matches but let’s just say that Metamoris has the ability to put together the huge dream matches that people want to see: Roger Gracie vs Buchecha, Galvao vs Ryron, Eddie Bravo vs Royler Gracie and now Sakuraba vs Renzo.

Copa Podio have featured top competitors which you can also see when watching the IBJJF worlds or World Pro. Their shorter match format and stalling penalties makes for exciting match ups.
If you prefer 20 minutes submission only, unusual and grudge matches, more no gi focused, buy the Metamoris PPV. If you like sport Jiu-Jitsu with today’s top competitors and more Gi focused, buy the Copa Podio PPV.

If you love Jiu-Jitsu in all shape and forms, buy both PPVs and watch them at the same time on 2 separate screens!