Kairos Pro Jiu-Jitsu 2 has just been announced and the promotion is bringing their unique ruleset to a whole new weight class for their second event. Their debut event took place almost two years ago now and it was a huge success, bringing together some of the best female grapplers in Europe at under 65kg. This next tournament will be contested at under 55kg instead, giving the lighter women an opportunity to win the £2,000 grand prize. Kairos Pro Jiu-Jitsu 2 is set for April 27th, 2025 and although the competitors haven’t been announced yet, it shouldn’t take long for the promotion to start revealing the lineup.
The bracket will consist of 10 competitors and the reason that the promotion pick such an unusual number is because they don’t use a simple knockout tournament format. Instead, the roster is split in half and each of the two groups of 5 women will compete in a round-robin format to determine the finalists. The two women who do the best across their 4 matches and win their respective groups will then meet in one final match with everything on the line. Not only does that make Kairos a gruelling event requiring a high level of consistency, but there’s another unique challenge involved.
The most unusual aspect of the Kairos ruleset is that is both a gi and no gi tournament at the same time. A coin is flipped at the beginning of each match that decides whether it will be in the gi or no gi, meaning that everyone competing has to be prepared for both options. It’s an interesting take on the sport and it adds an element of unpredictability to the tournament, as different competitors will favor one over the other. Vanessa English had to win tough matches under both formats to win their first event, and it’ll be interesting to see who comes out on top this time around.
There’s no shortage of talent available at under 55kg for Kairos to choose from for their second event, but there’s a few names that stand out as excellent choices. Ashley Bendle is one of the best in the UK in both gi and no gi in that weight class, and there’s some serious talent further afield in Europe. Julia Maele is a former ADCC Trials winner who has done well in the gi, so she would be a good choice too. One of the early favorites, if she chooses to enter, would be Margot Ciccarelli. She’s one of the best gi grapplers in the world and her transition to no gi last year was incredibly successful, but it remains to be seen if she will enter.
Kairos Pro Jiu-Jitsu announced the details for their second event in a recent post to their official Instagram account:
