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Ryan Aitken Ran A Gauntlet To Win The Main Character 185lb Championship

Ryan Aitken Ran A Gauntlet To Win The Main Character 185lb Championship

Ryan Aitken won a stacked bracket to claim the Main Character middleweight title and Sophia Cassella pulled an upset over Jasmine Rocha to become champion

Nov 14, 2023 by Joe Gilpin
Ryan Aitken Ran A Gauntlet To Win The Main Character 185lb Championship

If you aren't familiar with the Austin-based Main Character Jiu-Jitsu events, you are missing out on an exciting new promotion that is putting on events stacked with talent. Over the weekend, they held another event and crowned an inaugural 185lb Champion in Ryan Aitken, who won four matches in a night to claim first place.

In ten minute EBI matches, Ryan defeated JB Betchtloff, Kade Tsitos, Oliver Taza, and PJ Barch in consecutive bouts with submissions through the first two rounds. Ryan was most recently in action at the ADCC East Coast Trials where he made it to the quarterfinals before losing to eventual runner-up Elder Cruz in an exciting competitive clash.

The bracket was 16-man single elimination and included some really notable names like PJ Barch, Oliver Taza, Davis Asare, Hunter Colvin, and Chris Wojcik, but it was Aitken who emerged victorious.

That wasn't the only action of the evening, as Main Character hosted several super fights and crowned a new 125lb champion when Sophia Cassella defeated Jasmine Rocha in an upset to claim gold. Cassella scored her win with an armbar submission in overtime.

Full Results

  • 185lb Championship Tournament Finals - Ryan Aitken def. PJ Barch by EBI OT - Escape time
  • 125lb Women's Championship - Sophia Cassella def. Jasmine Rocha by submission (EBI OT - Armbar)
  • Kevin Beuhring def. Oscar de Los Santos by submission (heel hook)
  • 185lb Championship Tournament Semifinals - PJ Barch def. Hunter Colvin by submission (EBI OT - Rear naked choke)
  • 185lb Championship Tournament Semifinals - Ryan Aitken def. Oliver Taza by EBI OT - Escape time
  • Ana Mayordomo def. Lauren Sears by submission (triangle choke)
  • 185lb Championship Tournament Quarterfinals - PJ Barch def. Davis Asare by submission (heel hook)
  • 185lb Championship Tournament Quarterfinals - Hunter Colvin def. Chris Wojcik by EBI OT - Escape Time
  • 185lb Championship Tournament Quarterfinals - Oliver Taza def. Felipe Cesar via EBI OT - Triangle choke
  • 185lb Championship Tournament Quarterfinals - Ryan Aitken def. Kade Tsitos via EBI OT - Rear naked choke
  • Mona Bailey def. Maggie Jones via submission (shoulder lock)
  • 185lb Championship Tournament First Round - PJ Barch def. Matheus Chedid via submission (kneebar)
  • 185lb Championship Tournament First Round - Davis Asare def. Elijah Carlton via submission (toe hold)
  • 185lb Championship Tournament First Round - Hunter Colvin def. Caleb Crump via submission (kimura)
  • 185lb Championship Tournament First Round - Chris Wojcik def. Nathan Haddad via EBI OT - rear naked choke
  • 185lb Championship Tournament First Round - Oliver Taza def. Micharl Esquivel via submission (heel hook)
  • 185lb Championship Tournament First Round - Felipe Cesar def. Jonathan Wilson via EBI OT - escape time
  • 185lb Championship Tournament First Round - Ryan Aitken def. JB Bechtloff via submission (rear triangle)
  • 185lb Championship Tournament First Round - Kade Tsitos def. Fedor Nikolov via EBI OT - escape time
  • Reese Lafever def. Yazan Hajeh via submission (heel hook)
  • Marissa Pacelli def. Katie Hooven via submission (heel hook)
  • Jennifer Rivera def. Charise Parra via submission (toe hold)
  • Michael Sainz def. Julian Salcido via submission (rear naked choke)