Andre Galvao has informed FloGrappling that he will not compete in the upcoming EBI 6 openweight tournament in April. 

The Atos co-founder, who is an IBJJF world champion and a four-time ADCC champion, was one of the biggest names to compete in the 16-man submission-only tournament. 

Galvao cites a lack of training partners in the run-up to the tournament, which will leave him unprepared for the no-gi competition. 

The black belt, who is the head coach at Atos in San Diego, has committed to helping his team with their preparations for major tournaments such as the 2016 IBJJF Pans and Abu Dhabi World Pro. 

It is gi season, and I really want to focus on my students and my team

– Andre Galvao

The line-up for the event now contains 13 names following the withdrawal of Galvao and Roberto Cyborg, with the list of entrants below (click for bios and videos of matches)

• Yuri Simoes
• Garry Tonon
• Richie ‘Boogeyman’ Martinez
• Eddie Cummings
• Dean Lister
• Vinny Magalhaes
• DJ Jackson
• Matheus Diniz
• Fabian Bolanos
• Rustam Chsiev
• Bruno Bastos
• Evandro Nunes
• Lucas Rocha

For more about how Eddie Bravo created the EBI, watch our documentary series 'Building an Empire': Part 1 / Part 2