The third event in the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Tour series goes down November 12-13 in Rio de Janeiro, with a live broadcast of the event on FloGrappling. 

Following the huge events in Los Angeles and Tokyo, the Grand Slam Tour goes to jiu-jitsu's spiritual home of Brazil, and the local athletes are out in force. 

Almost 2,000 competitors have signed up to compete in both the gi and no-gi divisions. Among the big names scheduled to compete are: 

• Felipe Pena
• Xande Ribeiro 
• Nathiely Jesus 
• Romulo Barral 
• Beatriz Mesquita 
• Gabriel Arges 
• Talita Alencar 
• Faisal Al Ketbi 
• Luiza Monteiro 
• Patrick Gaudio
• Jose Junior
• Celsinho Vinicius
• Ricardo Evangelista
• Gabriel Rollo Pontes
• Max Gimenis
• Gabriel Lucas
• Victor Honorio 
• Jhonny Loureiro Souza
• Manuel Ribamar
• Dimitrius Soares Souza
...and dozens more. 

FloGrappling will live-stream all 13 mats across Nov. 12-13, with matches later uploaded to the site for easy viewing. 

Fighting For Medals, Cash Prizes and Ranking Points

The top-ranked male black belt athlete at the end of the 2016-217 season will receive a prize of $25,000 (women in the brown-black ranking will receive $10,000). These huge rewards are being hotly contested between a number of top black belts. 

Gabriel Arges currently leads the ranking race with 460 points, accumulated in the L.A. and Tokyo Grand Slams. Close behind is Jose Junior with 420 points, and Xande Ribeiro is in third with 360. 

Nathiely Jesus is top of the female brown-black ranking table with 400 points. Talita Alencar trails with 260 points, and Luiza Monteiro has 200. 

With the UAEJJF rewarding athletes so handsomely, we are seeing athletes following the tour in the hopes of collecting as many ranking points as possible.

How to Watch Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Rio de Janeiro

On TV: Now available on Roku and Apple TV 4 -- download the FloSports app today.
STREAMING: Available only on FloGrappling for $20 monthly or $150 yearly. A yearly FloPro subscription provides access to ALL FloSports sites. SIGN UP HERE