Organized by Submission Challenge
January 16, 2027 in St. Joseph, Missouri hosts Submission Challenge, a no-gi grappling tournament open to all skill levels. The event is part of Submission Challenge's recurring circuit across Missouri and Kansas.
Submission Challenge heads to St. Joseph, Missouri with its trademark submission-only format — double elimination with a third-place bracket, ISOF Standard rules, and EBI-style sudden-death overtime for matches that go to time without a tap-out. The event takes place January 16, 2027 in St. Joseph, MO. Divisions include Youth (4-12), Teens (13-17), adult Novice-through-Black-belt brackets, and Masters/Directors/Executive divisions for competitors 30 and older, with adults able to enter gi, no-gi, or Absolute. Registration can be edited through Smoothcomp up until the Thursday before the event, and weigh-ins happen at 8am on the day of competition.
Registration deadline: January 15, 2027
Submission Challenge is a submission-only jiu-jitsu tournament series using double elimination with EBI-style overtime rules, and serves as the official qualifier for Team USA Grappling at the ICO (International Combat Organization) World Championship. It has run 100+ events across the US for competitors ages 4 to 74.
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