Shane Hill-Taylor is among the strong fighters set to compete in Spyder’s next event. Spyder Invitational
Following up on the February event, which kicked off the promotion’s season in South Korea, the Spyder Invitational is ready to move on to its quarterfinal stage.
The event will be held on July 21st at Olympic park K-Art Hall, in Seoul. Names like Shane Hill-Taylor, this year’s lightweight BJJ world champion, and Kaynan Duarte, a brown-belt absolute world champion recently made black-belt, will join other heavy hitters like Paulo Miyao, AJ Agazarm and Charles Negromonte.
The semifinalists will become known for Spyder’s two tournaments — under and over 76kg. The brackets have been defined for this month’s event, so check them out below and pick your favorites.
Under 76kg
Paulo Miyao (Unity) vs Matheus Gabriel (Checkmat)
AJ Agazarm (Gracie Barra) vs Isung Jang (Wire BJJ)
Shane Hill-Taylor (Lloyd Irvin) vs Jonnatas Gracie (Atos JJ)
Masahiro Iwasaki (Carpa Diem) vs Hugo Marques (Soul Fighters)
Over 76kg
Vinicius Ferreira (Alliance) vs Charles Negromonte (Roger Gracie)
Kaynan Duarte (Atos JJ) vs Matheus Godoy (Alliance)
Craig Jones (Absolute MMA) vs DJ Jackson (Lloyd Irvin)
Vitor Hugo (Ribeiro) vs Tommy Langaker (Kimura)