RISE Invitational 5: New York's Best Set To Throw Down

Rise invitational returns to Long Island, NY for it’s 5th submission only event showcasing the very best east coast grappling talent.

Sep 27, 2018 by Chase Smith

RISE Invitational 5: New York's Best Set To Throw Down

Rise Invitational returns to Long Island for its fifth submission only event showcasing the very best east coast grappling talent. We'll see athletes from Renzo Gracie / Danaher Death Squad, Marcelo Garcia Academy, and more battling for no-gi supremacy.

Read on to see the three matches that we're most looking forward to.

Watch RISE Invitational 5 LIVE Sept. 28

Mansher Khera vs Jason Rau

Though he didn’t get the results he wanted, Mansher Khera had one of the very best performances of his career at the inaugural KASAI Pro in December of 2017. Since then the young black belt has shifted his focus to MMA, training at Team Alpha MAle with the likes of Urijah Faber and grappling monster Dustin Akbari.

Meanwhile, Jason Rau has been working hard at making himself a household name in submission grappling. He's coming off a solid performance at KASAI, with big wins over Victor Silverio and PJ Barch. Craig Jones has described Jason Rau as one of his toughest training partners at Renzo Gracie Academy and

Khera showed excellent leglock awareness at Kasai Pro 3, and Rau will need to pull out all of his tricks he intends to defeat the well-rounded Khera.

Nick Ronan vs Matheus Lutes

Matheus Lutes is a rapidly ascending athlete representing Marcelo Gracia Academy. The brown belt had a fantastic performance at KASAI Pro 3 in August and went on to win x gold at No-Gi pans after facing some monsters in the absolute division.

He’ll be facing Nick Ronan, a member of RGA / DDS and leglock machine. Ronan submitted Alex Miller.

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Frank Rosenthal (RGA) vs Jimmy Santiago (Scarecrow BJJ)

Yet another fire matchup featuring a Danaher Death Squad athelte, this time featuring Frank Rosenthal & Jimmy Santigo of Scarecrow Ji-Jitsu.

Frank Rosenthal has been racking up wins on the local circuit, culminating with a heel-hook submission win at KASAI Pro 2. Jimmy Santiago is looking for a breakout performance this weekend, and a win over Frank Rosenthal could give Santiago the leverage needed to get himself in a main event match.