Helena Crevar will now be facing Sula-Mae Lowenthal in a rematch for the vacant featherweight title in the main event of Polaris 34 on November 1st, 2025. It’s a huge opportunity for Lowenthal, and not just because it’s a title-shot in the biggest promotion in Europe. It’s also a shot at one of the top-ranked grapplers in the world right now, as Crevar has recently cemented her place at the very peak of the sport. She has been considered one of the most exciting prospects in Jiu-Jitsu but she completed her rise to the top very recently, winning the biggest prize in women’s history at CJI 2.
Lowenthal on the other hand might not be as well-known globally as Crevar, but she has had her own breakout moments over the last two years. She won the ADCC Asia and Oceania Trials 2024, beating some top competitors and securing her place on the biggest stage in the sport in the process. She then made her debut at ADCC 2024 alongside Crevar, but she went out in the opening round while Crevar went on to win a silver medal. Crevar already holds a Polaris title too, as she won the vacant lightweight belt at Polaris 28 last year and this will be an attempt at becoming a double champion.
They have actually shared the mats together on opposing sides too, as they were both competing in the first ever female Squads event at Polaris 32. Crevar was the Captain for the North American Squad and Lowenthal was on the European Squad, but they didn’t actually face each other until the very last match. North America were leading 11-9 and Crevar had already won 3 matches in a row to bring them that lead, so it was really the final chance for Europe. With just over 90 seconds on the clock, Lowenthal leapt right into mount and relentlessly threatened Crevar with submissions. She couldn’t find the finish but won the decision and although Europe still lost, the team celebrated her incredible performance with her.
It was such a short match that it’s very hard to extrapolate what a full 5-minute round would look like, never mind 5 of those rounds. It’s unlikely that Lowenthal comes out quite as aggressively as she did when she knew she only had 90 seconds to work, but she’s also seen that the higher pace she can bring might allow her to keep Crevar under pressure. It’ll definitely be interesting to see how Lowenthal approaches the rematch, but also how Crevar does too. Now that she has felt what Lowenthal can bring to the table, she may well change her approach slightly to help combat that.
Polaris announced the news that Helena Crevar was going to face Sula-Mae Lowenthal for the featherweight title at Polaris 34 in a recent post to their official Instagram account:
