Arena is returning to Cleveland, hosted at local gym Academy 440 this Saturday, August 8th.
Arena Grappling offers a fresh, entertainment-focused take on submission grappling, featuring no-gi matches contested inside an MMA cage. Its signature Endurance Format rewards submissions rather than traditional points, allowing competitors to use the cage for takedowns, escapes and positional control. Fans can watch free matches, follow official divisional rankings or subscribe to Arena+ for full cards, live events and original series such as King of the Cage, Co-Op and Gym Invasion. Competitors can also apply directly for upcoming grappling and MMA cards.
You can check out more on the Official Arena Website.
The card is headlined by Strongstyle’s Emil Fischer against Academy 440’s Tim Laskowski, two big names in the Cleveland jiu jitsu scene.
The full card lists:
Emil Fischer vs. Tim Laskowski
Nikolai Gionti vs. Jordan Markey
Michael Hudak vs. Rob Rizer
Johnny Bergenstein vs. Branden Shields
Daniel Hershberger vs. John Coates
Nicholas Stofan vs. Alex Karayianopoulos
Evan Price vs. Marsalis Alexander
Albert Bryant Jr. vs. Toure Brown
Ameer Aldarraji vs. Connor Cyphert
Matt McDowell vs. Jeffery Cooper
Epifanio Peterson vs. Haazim Abdulwahab
