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Canada’s Best Grapplers Crowned Oct. 30

Plus Saulo Ribeiro vs. Joao Assis

October 30, 2010

Western Fair’s Canada Building

London, Ontario (Canada)

LONDON, ONTARIO (Oct. 21, 2010) – Grapplers Quest is hosting the official 2010 Canadian National

Grappling Championships and Superfight between Jiu Jitsu legend, Saulo Ribeiro, and 2010 World’s Best

Grappler, Joao Assis, on Saturday, October 30 at Western Fair’s Canada Building in London, Ontario. Get

Grapplers Quest is sanctioned by the Ontario Grappling Alliance (OGA) and will be officially crowning 225

2010 Canadian National champions from all types of grappling styles, ages, skill and belt levels, plus giving

away $13,750 in Cash and Prizes.

TEAM CANADA: Each Men’s and Women’s Advanced No-Gi Division weight class offers a custom leather

championship belt plus earn an official spot on Team Canada to face Team U.S.A. on December 4^th in New

Jersey at The World Series of Grappling in the first true Country vs. Country team battle in the history of the

sport. Team Canada’s competitor fees for the World Series USA vs. Canada showdown will be 100%

sponsored by Fight Planet, The Official Fight Shop of Grapplers Quest Canada (http://FightPlanet.ca)

$165 VALUED COMPETITOR BONUS: Pre-Registration discounts and special bonus offers ends, Tuesday,

October 26^th at 11:59 PM. Special bonus offer includes a Limited Edition Tournament Fighter T-Shirt, $25

off at the door pricing, a Free Grapplers Quest DVD, plus Free Entry into the Judo Throwdown or Wrestling

quest-canada plus competitors can register and/or weigh-in at-the-door, Friday, October 29th from 5:00-8:00

PM or doors open at 7:00 AM on Saturday, October 30^th.

Ontario Grappling Alliance President Rohit Seth commented, “This is the quintessential turning point in the

history of Canadian Grappling. We are receiving registrations in numbers as never before, from across North

America. This means that Grapplers Quest will bring all styles of the Grappling art to a single stage. It is

exactly the push we have been hoping and striving for. Athletes will learn more from this event in one day

than they would in months of local training. Best matches will be fought, the personal best of the athlete

will be raised, and new techniques will be practiced back at the Dojo, after the event has long announced its

Champions, who will be marked as first in history to compete in the Canadian Grapplers Quest.”

canada-will-call-ticket and will also be available at the door, Children 5 and under free, $10 for kids 6-17, $20

for Adults for the full day and Superfight. Tournament starts at 10:00 AM with Youth National

Championships (Children and Teens), followed buy Executive (30-39 yrs.) and Masters (40+ yrs.) No-Gi,

Men’s and Women’s No-Gi, and finally the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu divisions. Superfight starts at 1:00 PM. For

Fight Planet owner and editor of GrapplingWeekly.com, Riccardo Ammendolia, added, “Having been to

almost every major competition in the grappling world, it gives me great honor to say, that I am helping

Grapplers Quest with its first competition in Canada. Grapplers Quest has been around for years now and

has produced some amazing competitions and super fights, not to mention, help launch the careers of

some of the most famous Mixed Martial Artists like BJ Penn, Matt Serra, Joe Stevenson, Brandon Vera,

Diego Sanches, Roy Nelson and more. Also, not only is Grapplers Quest bringing their awesome staff to

help run their first event here, but they are putting on one of the most talked about matches in Submission

Grappling, Saulo Ribeiro vs. Joao Assis, a match the world of grappling can’t wait to see and it’s going to

go down on Canadian soil. Don’t miss this event Canada!”

- Press Release from Full Court Press

Subject to change

(10/21/10)