Pablo (left) at 2010 Worlds. Photo: Regis Chen.

Another major champion will help Asian Jiu-Jitsu to reach new heights. According to our collaborator in Japan, Fernando Fereira, Pablo Silva (Gracie Barra-BH) is confirmed to compete September 11 at the noble Budokan stadium in Tokyo at the upcoming Asian Jiu-Jitsu Championship.

Pablo was crowned world champion for the first time this year, in the light featherweight division, after shutting out with colleague Samuel Braga. Don’t miss GRACIEMAG.com’s coverage of the Asian Champinoship, nor the best pictures from it in the next issue of GRACIEMAG.

Mike Fowler is in it again. Photo: Ray Santana.

The team of Professor Lloyd Irvin is getting ready to invade Tokyo with around thirty athletes. The Japanese capital is set to host the Asian Jiu-Jitsu Championship on the coming 11^th and 12^th of September.

Heading the team are last year’s absolute champion Mike Fowler, black belt revelation “JT” Torres and Professor Stephen Roberto. Besides the beasts from team Lloyd Irvin, another of the black belts to compete is Abmar Barbosa (Drysdale), who recently had stellar performances against Kron and Kayron Gracie at the Jiu-Jitsu Pan-American in California.

Super heavyweight champion of Brazil Igor Silva (GF Team) is also signed up and is one of the favorites at black belt.

With some action-packed matches expected, who do you think takes the absolute?

Find out more about the most important Jiu-Jitsu championship in Japan, here.