Rafael Lovato Jr. will put it all on the line in a Superfight at the Fight to Win Pro 3 in Austin, Texas tomorrow night. The legendary World champion grappler will compete in an eight minute no-gi grappling match against streaking UFC Middleweight Riccardo Abreu.

'Demente' competed on The Ultimate Fighter Brazil making it all the way to the semi-finals before dropping a split decision to Márcio Alexandre Jr. Since the show he has gone 1-1 in the UFC. Lovato Jr. has also begun his accent in MMA picking up a pair of wins in LegacyFC last year, putting him in line for a shot at the promotions vacant Middleweight title.

Although both men are working towards glory in MMA, they are no strangers to competitive BJJ. In fact they have met once before in the semifinals of the 2000 Worlds Juvenile Absolute Division. Lovato Jr. posted the video to his youtube page last week.



Both men would go on to make their own stamp on Jiu-Jitsu history, Abreu a 2x Black Belt World Runner Up and World Pro Champion and Lovato Jr. a 4x IBJJF Black Belt World Champion. Without a doubt if Abreu could pull off the upset and taste revenge sixteen years in the making it would be one of the biggest wins of his career.

The Fight to Win Pro 3 card also features a plethora of premier Texas grapplers including Jose Portillo, Travis Newaza, Tommy McCay, Derrick Garza and Travis Moore all whom competed back in December of last year in the 1st Austin Onnit Invitational. 

It's not just the main event that involves MMA standouts, also featured on the preliminary card is Bellator veteran Toby Imada, TUF Winner Colton Smith and recent UFC Welterweight Roger Narvaez who will all trade in their gloves for rash guards.

Fight to Win Pro 3 goes down in Austin Texas on March 4th. Make sure to check back with Flograppling for updates!