Overview

• New Wave defeated Team Americas by unanimous decision in the quarterfinals to book a semifinal with Atos.
• Team Australasia advanced to face B‑Team in the other semifinal, completing the Sunday bracket.
• Giancarlo Bodoni submitted Gavin Corbe by rear‑naked choke before falling to Taylor Pearman by heel hook in later action.
• Other Day 1 finishes included Belal Etiabari over Geo Martinez by ankle lock, Kyle Boehm over Etiabari by heel hook, and Nick Rodriguez over Brandon Reed by rear‑naked choke.
• The event features an eight‑team, five‑athlete format for a $1,000,000 prize plus a separate four‑woman bracket awarding $100,000, with the women’s semifinals set for Helena Crevar vs. Adele Fornarino and Ana Carolina Vieira vs. Sarah Galvao.