In an unfortunate turn of events, 2x gi World Champion Caio Terra has been forced to pull out of this weekend's big event.

Here's what Caio had to say about the situation:

"I got severely injured and won’t be able to compete. My ribs popped and I kept training for one month with so much pain, I couldn’t even play half guard. Then Thursday I started feeling pain in my shoulder; I went to the doctor and found out I had torn a muscle. I can’t even lift my arm up. 

I didn’t want to make it a big deal. Our team has so many people who have a good chance and I don’t want to be a distraction. The attention should be on them.”

Rest up, Caio – we hope to see you back on the mats soon!

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