Grapplefest 19 is scheduled for October 11th, 2025 and after a pretty lengthy hiatus, the promotion is returning with an excellent card. It’s been about a year and a half since they last put an event together but they’re not holding anything back for this one. The preliminary card will feature a number of rising stars from all across the UK circuit like Olivia Marlow and Rickson Crossan, so there’s plenty to look forward to even before the more established competitors hit the mats. Then when the main card begins, several members of Pedigo Submission Fighting are making the trip to Liverpool, England to face some of the best that Europe has to offer.
Brad Schneider is first up for the Daisy Fresh grapplers and he will be facing fellow submission-hunter and Grapplefest veteran Kris Leeson. ADCC veteran Brandon Reed is up after him and his elite wrestling will probably be on full display, as he takes on Switzerland’s Phillipe Geyer. Then Max Hanson will be taking on one of the top grapplers in Scotland, Seany Stewart, in what ahould be a very entertaining match between two fast-paced competitors. The co-main event then sees Michael Pixley facing Jean Maltese in the final match for the team and what will probably be the toughest test too.
The final match of the night is the only one with a title on the line, and it actually features two of the promotion’s existing champions. Adele Fornarino is already the reigning Grapplefest bantamweight champion and she actually won the title over two years ago back at Grapplefest 16. Now she moves up to the featherweight division in the hunt for her second title, and she is up against the current champion Julia Maele. Maele also won her title a while ago back at Grapplefest 14 and she will now have to overcome one of the biggest challenges of her career if she wants to leave with it.
Full Grapplefest 19 Card
Adele Fornarino v Julia Maele – For the featherweight title
Michael Pixley v Jean Maltese
Max Hanson v Seany Stewart
Jacob Couch v Ben Bennett
Brandon Reed v Philippe Geyer
Kris Leeson v Brad Schneider
Dave Weston v Brad Boyden
Marta Doblas v TBC
Will Kaye v Jake O’Driscoll
Shane Curtis v Max Livingston
Miro Pentti v Fraser Clarke
Preliminary Card
Zander Williamson v Roope Lindfors
Brodie Greco v Max Armstrong
Josh Roberts v Alex Moura
James Coggs v Gavin Stewart
Bobby Sandhu v Steven Stokes
Ben Swainston v Ash Gibson
Jay Ross v Marco Bryden
Mark Wynne v Robbie Diserens
Brittany Harder v Lana Campbell
Rickson Crossan v Jordan Celicia
Lucy Wynne v Hayleigh Heather
Alfie Murphy v Awais Hussain
Adam Clare v Robbie Donoghue
Sean Rigby v Robbie Ferguson
Ashlie Fowler v Lily Wayman
Barry Munroe v Yaseen Morris
Layla Szymanska v Olivia Marlow
Leon DeRoeck v Tommy Turner
Toby Colling v Tony Wood
Mason Cook v Dani Morales
Keirin Hart v Ryan Kelly
Jack Rimmer v Matthew Wood
The full Grapplefest 19 live event, including every match on the main and preliminary card above, is available to watch on October 11th, 2025 and tickets for it are available here.
