Polaris 33 took place on September 13th, 2025 and the results would see either South America or Asia & Oceania secure their place in the final of the Polaris Squads Intercontinental Championship later this year. Both teams already knew their prospective opponents too, as Team Europe beat North America in the other semi-final at Polaris 31. There was also a title on the line in a superfight during the half-time break, as the promotion was crowning a new middleweight champion. Owen Livesey put on an excellent performance against Tommy Langaker in that match, eventually getting the submission with an arm-triangle choke to win the vacant belt.
Asia & Oceania immediately ran away with the Squads match, as Lucas Kanard rattled off three decision wins to give them a comfortable lead. He also returned to win another decision in the second half and became their most successful competitor. Kenta Iwamoto was their other big factor, as he won three matches over the course of the night and put a stop to South America’s biggest run with a kneebar in the dying seconds of his final match. Igor Tanabe and Mohammed Avtarhanov both made a big contribution to the team score too, as they each won two matches with one by submission to earn extra points.
Hejraat Rashid was the only other Asia & Oceania Squad member to get a win, and his submission was still an important part of getting their score to an impressive 16 points. South America were never actually in the lead but Gabriel Sousa went on an incredible run that brought them level for the first time when the second half began. He submitted two opponents and beat one by decision to score 6 points all on his own, while Charles Negromonte was the other major player with 4 points from two decisions and a submission win. They put up two-thirds of the team’s points on their own, while Jean Maltese, Jorge Gabriel, Romao Carvalho, and Samuel Nagai all got one win each and they fell just short with 15 points in total.
Polaris 33: South America vs Asia & Oceania Full Results
Owen Livesey defeats Tommy Langaker via Submission – Arm-triangle Choke
Livesey becomes the Polaris middleweight champion
South America vs Asia & Oceania
Lucas Kanard defeats Jorge Gabriel via Decision – Judge’s Decision
Lucas Kanard defeats Gabriel Sousa via Decision – Judge’s Decision
Lucas Kanard defeats Samuel Nagai via Decision – Judge’s Decision
Jean Maltese defeats Lucas Kanard via Decision – Judge’s Decision
Igor Tanabe defeats Jean Maltese via Decision – Judge’s Decision
Igor Tanabe defeats Romao Carvalo via Submission – Armbar
Charles Negromonte defeats Igor Tanabe via Submission – Kneebar
Charles Negromonte defeats Tommy Yip via Decision – Judge’s Decision
Kenta Iwamoto defeats Charles Negromonte via Decision – Judge’s Decision
Kenta Iwamoto defeats Gabriel Sousa via Decision – Judge’s Decision
Samuel Nagai defeats Kenta Iwamoto via Decision – Judge’s Decision
Asia & Oceania leads South America 8-5 at half time
Mohammed Avtarhanov defeats Samuel Nagai via Submission – Rear-naked Choke
Romao Carvalho defeats Mohammed Avtarhanov via Decision – Judge’s Decision
Hejraat Rashid defeats Romao Carvalho via Submission – Rear-naked Choke
Gabriel Sousa defeats Hejraat Rashid via Submission – Armbar
Gabriel Sousa defeats Igor Tanabe via Submission – Heel Hook
Gabriel Sousa defeats Tommy Yip via Decision – Judge’s Decision
Kenta Iwamoto defeats Gabriel Sousa via Submission – Kneebar
Charles Negromonte defeats Kenta Iwamoto via Decision – Judge’s Decision
Lucas Kanard defeats Charles Negromonte via Decision – Judge’s Decision
Jorge Gabriel defeats Lucas Kanard via Decision – Judge’s Decision
Mohammed Avtarhanov defeats Jorge Gabriel via Decision – Judge’s Decision
Jean Maltese defeats Mohammed Avtarhanov via Decision – Judge’s Decision
Asia & Oceania defeats South America 16-15 and advances to the final
Preliminary Card
Ross Nicholls defeats Paul Redmond via Decision – Judge’s Decision
Sam Gibson defeats Jack Tyley via Decision – Judge’s Decision
Injana Goodman defeats Gamila Kanew via Submission – Heel Hook
Christian Ozbek defeats Ollie Webb via Submission – Ankle-lock
Julia Livesey defeats Hayley Carter via Decision – Judge’s Decision
Jamie Scott defeats Andy Roberts via Decision – Judge’s Decision
Chris Otokito defeats James Whiston via Decision – Judge’s Decision
Yaseen Morris defeats Isa Rahman via Submission – Buggy Choke
Hugo Dvorecky defeats Tommy Grealish via Decision – Judge’s Decision
Jacob Gkatzoflias defeats Amir Marouani via Decision – Judge’s Decision
Thomas Clifford defeats Bobby Lane via Decision – Judge’s Decision
Tara Thornton defeats Pia Hagen via Submission – Dead Orchard
The full Polaris 33: South America vs Asia & Oceania main card replay, including the above results, is available to watch on UFC Fight Pass and the preliminary card is available to watch on their official YouTube channel:
