If you wanna bet on Craig Jones defeating Gabi Garcia at the Craig Jones Invitational (CJI) this weekend at Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, you’re going to need to wager $5000 to win … a measly $100. Conversely, a $100 bet on the Brazilian jiu jitsu champ will return a whopping $1800, if you have the stones (and the financial means) to part with a Ben Franklin.
BetOnline.ag has Jones as the -5000 favorite against +1800 for the underdog Garcia.
Jones and Garcia will be one of several “Super Fights” at the “Sin City” grappling tournament this weekend, a two-day affair that also features past and present UFC stars like Luke Rockhold and Mackenzie Dern, among others. We’ll have live results and updates from Las Vegas starting TONIGHT (Fri., Aug. 16, 2024) at 6 p.m. ET right HERE with a live stream of the festivities HERE.
“I’ve trained with Craig a few times and he hasn’t submitted me,” Garcia told MMA Fighting. “I’m lighter now because I was cutting weight for a MMA fight [in May], so he’s probably heavier than me, but I’m strong. And I’ve told him already, ‘Craig, I have no responsibilities here. I’m going there to beat you and shock the world.’ But reality is, men are stronger.”
“The truth is, I don’t think I’ll submit him because he’s really good, but don’t expect me to go easy on him,” Garcia said. “It’s been a long time. He’s pissing me off for so long I want to smash him. He calls me all the time, he posts about me all the time. Give me a break, Craig! If I get to a good position, I’ll control the match instead of exposing myself [to a submission] for nothing, of course.”
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