Copa Podio held a random draw in Sao Paulo, Brazil on Saturday night. 2016 Middleweight Grand Prix contestants Erberth Santos and Leandro Lo were there to pick the names for the two groups, of which each athlete is a member. 

The Green Group was chosen by Leandro Lo and contains the following athletes: 

• Claudio Calasans 
  
• Erberth Santos 
  
• Diego Borges 
  
• Dan Borovic 
  
• John Combs 
  

The names for the Yellow Group were drawn by Erberth and are as follows: 

• Leandro Lo 
  
• Nicholas Meregali 
  
• Victor Estima 
  
• Dillon Danis 
  
• Max Gimenis 
  

How The Copa Podio Grand Prix work

Copa Podio Grand Prix rules means that each group acts as a round-robin where everyone in that group fights each other. 

Points are awarded for how athletes win their matches. 5 points are given for a submission victory, 3 for winning by points, 2 for a victory by advantages, and 1 point goes to each athlete for a draw. 

After both groups are completed, the two athletes with the most points in each group will advance to the semi-finals. 

The athlete with the most points from the yellow group will fight the athlete with the second most points from green, and vice versa. 

The overall winner will have needed to fight six times to be crowned champion.