KASAI Elite Grappling Championships has announced the main-event superfight for KASAI Pro 2 as KASAI world lightweight champion Renato Canuto faces Eddie Cummings in a non-title matchup at 160lb.

KASAI Pro 2 goes down April 14 at the Greenpoint Terminal Warehouse in Brooklyn, New York.

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“Renato and Eddie possess very different styles, which is why this is such a compelling matchup,” KASAI CEO Rich Byrne said. “What they have in common too, however, is that they are both ferocious competitors; they have the ability to overwhelm their opponents; and they are two of the most exceptional talents in the sport.” 

Cummings, a New York native, is a two-time winner of the Eddie Bravo Invitational at 145lb and a Fight To Win champion. A pioneering member of the Danaher Death Squad under renowned instructor John Danaher at Renzo Gracie Academy, "Wolverine" is known for a tenacious approach to heel-hook attacks, with a lethal 91 percent finish rate in all competitive wins.

Canuto returns to KASAI for the first time since December 2017, when he won an eight-man tournament featuring the world’s greatest grapplers at 155lb to claim the inaugural KASAI World Lightweight Championship.

In addition to Canuto vs. Cummings, KASAI Pro 2 will showcase a round-robin tournament at 185lb to crown KASAI’s first world middleweight champion. 

Names already confirmed to compete include DJ Jackson, Richie Martinez, Matheus Diniz, Craig Jones, Dante Leon, and Nick Calvanese, who won KASAI’s middleweight qualifier last weekend.

KASAI Pro 2 takes place April 14 and is streaming LIVE On Demand ONLY on FloGrappling.