See all of the pre-fight team scrums from QUINTET Ultra, the submission grabbling tournament, which takes place in Las Vegas, NV on Thursday.
Las Vegas, NV — Fans in town for UFC 245 are in for a treat as quite possibly the biggest QUINTET Ultra event will be held in the fight town in time for fans to get an appetizer of grappling ahead of their entree — UFC 245.
If you aren’t familiar with the way the show works, read this handy guide.
On Wednesday the four teams, with their athletes, weighed in for the event and spoke to the media. All four team scrums can be seen here.
Team UFC
- Anthony Smith (captain)
- Anthony Johnson
- Sean O’Malley
- Clay Guida
- Gilbert Burns
Team Pride
- Kazushi Sakuraba (captain)
- Takanori Gomi
- Gregor Gracie
- Hector Lombard
- Yves Edwards
Team WEC
- Chad Mendes (captain)
- Glover Teixeira
- Mark Munoz
- Cub Swanson
- James Krause
Team Strikeforce
- Gilbert Melendez
- Jake Shields
- Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal
- Gesias Cavalcante
- Renato Sobral
Quintet Ultra will stream live on UFC Fight Pass on Thursday, Dec. 12 live from the Red Rock Casino in Las Vegas. FanSided will be live on-site for all your coverage needs.