A new era began at the UFC APEX, as two teams of lightweight and welterweight grapplers went head-to-head in the inaugural season of UFC BJJ: Road to the Title.
Heading up the two teams are multiple-time world champion Mikey Musumeci and rising star Rerrison Gabriel, who will face off at the end of the season for the inaugural bantamweight title.
Meanwhile, the lightweights and welterweights will enter into a seeded elimination tournament to crown UFC BJJ's first champions at 155 and 170 pounds.
Episode 1: A Swift Statement
In the first episode of UFC BJJ: The Road to the Title, the athletes gathered at the UFC APEX and got a pre-tournament pep talk from UFC President and CEO Dana White.