Here's Graciemag's preview of the event.
And here's a preview put together by Budo Videos
Going into the tournament, there are a lot of great storylines. But at this point, THE story is Kron at middleweight, in his first competition as a black belt.
The category for some time has had the status of being the stage for great Jiu-Jitsu matches. One need only recall Terere and Nino, in 2000; Shaolin and Terere, in 2001; Marcelinho versus Andre Galvao, in 2006; just to name a few. Last year, Brasa dominated the category, with the final being shut our by Lucas Leite (who took the title) and Galvao. This year, renewal is complete. For what he has done in the brown belt division, and the way he's done it, Kron Gracie enters as the new favorite, in spite of it being his debut at black.I'll post results as they come in. I'm not sure if we have any guys going down to L.A. or not. But as always it should be an incredible event.
