Competitors
Superfight
Andre Galvao (defending champion) vs Felipe Pena (2017 absolute champion)
Men -66kg
South American Trials Winner: Ruan Alvarenga (BRA)
2nd European Trials Winner: Thomas Halpin (IRE)
Asia-Oceania Trials Winner: Kenta Iwamoto (JPN)
2nd North American Trials Winner: Nicky Ryan (USA)
Invited: Geo Martinez (USA)
Invited: Augusto "Tanquinho" Mendes (BRA)
Invited: Shane Jamil Hill-Taylor (USA)
Invited: Paulo Miyao (BRA)
Invited: Gianni Grippo (USA)
Invited: Pablo Mantovani (BRA)
Invited: Keith Krikorian (USA)
Invited: Bruno Frazatto (BRA)
Invited: Matheus Gabriel (BRA)
Invited: Kennedy Maciel (BRA)
Invited: Richard Alarcon (USA)
Invited: Tye Ruotolo (USA)
Men -77kg
2017 champion: JT Torres (USA)
1st European Trials Winner: Ross Nicholls ( GBR)
1st North American Trials Winner: Jon Satava (USA)
2nd North American Trials Winner: John Combs (USA)
South American Trials Winner: Servio Tulio (BRA)
2nd European Trials Winner: Mateusz Gamrot (POL)
Asia-Oceania Trials Winner: Lachlan Giles (AUS)
Invited: Vagner Rocha (BRA/USA)
Invited: Oliver Taza (CAN/LEB)
Invited: Edwin Najmi (USA)
Invited: Renato Canuto (BRA)
Invited: Lucas Lepri (BRA)
Invited: Celso Vinicius (BRA)
Invited: DJ Jackson (USA)
Invited: Dante Leon (CAN)
Invited: Garry Tonon (USA)
Men -88kg
1st European Trials Winner: Adam Wardzinski (POL)
1st North American Trials Winner: Alec Baulding (USA)
2nd North American Trials Winner: Josh Hinger (USA)
South American Trials Winner: Gabriel Almeida (BRA)
2nd European Trials Winner: Ben Dyson (GBR)
Asia-Oceania Trials Winner: Keller Locke-Sodhi (AUS)
-99kg 2nd North AmericanTrials Winner: Mason Fowler (Switches with Keenan Cornelius)
Invited: Craig Jones (AUS)
Invited: Rustam Chsiev (RUS)
Invited: Mike Perez (USA)
Invited: Murilo Santana (BRA)
Invited: Gabriel Arges (BRA)
Invited: Matheus Diniz (BRA)
Invited: Jon Blank (USA)
Invited: Valdir Araujo (BRA)
Invited: Pedro Marinho (BRA)
Men -99kg
1st European Trials Winner: Perttu Tepponen (FIN)
1st North American Trials Winner: Tim Spriggs (USA)
South American Trials Winner: Paulo Jose Barauna (BRA)
2nd European Trials Winner: Mraz Avdoyan (GER)
2017 88kg champion: Gordon Ryan (moves up to -99kg)
1st North American Trials Winner: Aaron "Tex" Johnson (USA)
Invited: Ben Hodgkinson (AUS)
Invited: Vinny Magalhaes (BRA)
Invited: Patrick Gaudio (BRA)
Invited: Lucas "Hulk" Barbosa (BRA)
Invited: Jackson Sousa (BRA)
Invited: Paul Ardila (USA)
Invited: Fellipe Andrew (BRA)
Invited: Vinicius "Trator' Ferreira (BRA)
Invited: James Puopolo (USA)
Invited: Dan Martinez (USA)
Men +99kg
2017 champion: Marcus Buchecha Almeida (BRA)
1st European Trials Winner: Eldar Rafigaev (Moldova)
2nd North American Trials Winner: Nick Rodriguez (USA)
South American Trials Winner: Antonio Braga Neto (BRA)
2nd European Trials Winner: Mateusz Juskowiak (POL)
2017 champion: Yuri Simoes (moves up to +99kg)
Invited: Orlando Sanchez (USA)
Invited: Roberto "Cyborg" Abreu (BRA)
Invited: Jared Dopp (USA)
Invited: Kaynan Duarte (BRA)
Invited: Victor Hugo (BRA)
Invited: Mahamed Aly (BRA)
Invited: John Hansen (USA)
Invited: Eliot Marshall (USA)
Invited: Max Gimenis (BRA)
Invited: Hudson Taylor (USA)
Women -60kg
2017 champion: Beatriz Mesquita (BRA)
North American Trials Winner: Jena Bishop (USA)
European Trials Winner: Livia Giles (POL)
Asia-Oceania Trials Winner: Rikako Yuasa (JPN)
Invited: Bianca Basilio (BRA)
Invited: Elvira Karppinen (FIN)
Invited: Ffion Davies (GBR)
Invited: Catherine Perret (BRA)
Women +60kg
2017 champion: Gabi Garcia (BRA)
North American Trials Winner: Amanda Leve (USA)
South American Trials Winner: Carina Santi (BRA)
European Trials Winner: Stephanie Egger (SUI)
Invited: Jessica Flowers (BRA)
Invited: Tayane Porfirio (BRA)
Invited: Nathiely de Jesus (BRA)
Invited: Ana Carolina Vieira (BRA)