Kaizen 2 is scheduled for October 5th, 2024 and the promotion has announced a series of great superfights for the lineup. The event will also feature two different no gi grand prix tournaments in the under and over 80kg weight classes, with a €1000 grand prize in each division. There will also be €125 bonuses for both fight of the night and submission of the night, so it will likely attract some top talent from around Europe. Competitors still have the ability to sign up for either bracket so the final roster has not yet been confirmed, but it already includes grapplers from the UK, Netherlands, and Poland among other countries.
Although the grand prix tournaments will open the show, there will also be two superfights taking place prior to the finals. Top brown belt prospects Naim Mojahed and Giuliano Spera will face off first, followed by the only women’s BJJ match of the night between Naomi McGowan and Heather Doyle. Once the finals of the two grand prix tournaments are done, it’ll be time for the first big-name superfight. Multiple-time ADCC veteran Patrick Gaudio will be taking on one of the biggest rising stars in the European submission grappling scene right now; Marcin Maciulewicz.
The co-main event will take place after that and it will feature exciting Brazilian competitor Marcelo Fausto as he faces one of the most innovative grapplers in Europe, the inventor of the Tarikoplata; Tarik Hopstock. The main event is another battle between Brazil and Europe too, although the stakes are a little higher in this one. Multiple-time IBJJF World Championship medalist Rider Zuchi is making the trip all the way to the Netherlands for a rematch with fellow top contender, Portuguese black belt Bruno Lima. Zuchi won their first meeting on points, so Lima will be eager for revenge and Zuchi will be looking to improve upon his last performance.
Kaizen 2 Full Lineup
Rider Zuchi vs Bruno Lima
Marcelo Fausto vs Tarik Hopstock
Patrick Gaudio vs Marcin Maciulewicz
Over 80kg No Gi Grand Prix Final
Under 80kg No Gi Grand Prix Final
Naomi McGowan vs Heather Doyle
Naim Mojahed vs Giuliano Spera
Over 80kg No Gi Grand Prix Opening Rounds and Semi-finals
Under 80kg No Gi Grand Prix Opening Rounds and Semi-finals
The full lineup of superfights for Kaizen 2 was announced in a series of posts to the promotion’s official Instagram account: