The 6th edition of the Emerald City Invitational, taking place this weekend is set to feature tow 135 lb tournaments: a 32-athlete male bracket and a 16-athlete female bracket in the EBI rules format.

Dan Manasoiu won the open weight Emerald City Invitational tournament on Saturday, Nov. 5 in Atlantic City, NJ, collecting the $5,000 prize with two submissions in regulation and one in overtime.

Every sport undergoes regular generational change. The careers of athletes are finite, and the window for high-performance is often very short. That means there is an ever-changing cast of characters who compete for the top spot. In recent months we have seen the arrival of a few significant names – and this means the no-gi scene is looking better than ever as we head into ADCC 2022.

The bracket for the Emerald City Invitational lightweight tournament, with a grand prize of $10,000, has been released, and it promises to deliver some energetic matches with no shortage of submission attempts.

The fourth edition of the Emerald City Invitational is ready to launch on Saturday, March 12, in Atlantic City, NJ.The main event, an eight-man 155 lb bracket with a $10,000 grand prize, will feature EBI-rules veterans, ADCC West Coast Trials favorites, and the reigning Emerald City Invitational 145 lb champion.

Emerald City Invitational proved to be one of the most exciting events on the scene in their first edition in April, and is back with an explosive featherweight bracket for their second event on August 7.

Here's how to watch the 2021 Emerald City Invitational on FloGrappling.

**Updated: Oliver Taza was previously included on this list. As of Monday, April 5, he has pulled out of the bracket.