Andre Galvao attempts the takedown on Romulo Barral at IBJJ Pro League final / Photo by Erin Herle

One of the attractions of the 2014 World Jiu-Jitsu Expo will be the BJJ Pro League.

Sixteen elite athletes will compete for $5K prizes in four weigh divisions.

The BJJ Pro League takes place at the Long Beach Convention Center, this October 19.

If you can’t get to Long Beach to watch it live, you can watch the live PPV stream.

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Keenan Cornelius vs. Jackson Sousa

The IBJJF has released the brackets for the 2014 BJJ Pro League.

The event will consist of four weight divisions with four competitors each.

Each division champion will get a prize of $5K and the second place will get $1K.

The event takes place at the World Jiu-Jitsu Expo, on October 19, in Long Beach.

The brackets are:

Feather

Paulo Miyao vs. Koji Shibamoto

Osvaldo Moizinho vs. Ivaniel Cavalcante

Middle

Vitor Oliveira vs. Claudio Calasans Jr

Francisco Iturralde vs. Otavio Sousa

Heavy

Keenan Cornelius vs. Roberto Alencar

Jackson Sousa vs. Yuri Simões

Ultra-heavy

Gustavo Pires vs. Bernardo Faria

Luiz Panza vs. Ricardo Evangelista

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Keenan Cornelius

The champion is back.

Winner of the medium-heavy/heavy division of the IBJJF Pro League in 2013, Cornelius will return this year to defend his title.

After the recent success at the 2014 American National, Keenan will be most likely in the same division as last year.

Besides Cornelius, the following names are already confirmed in the roster:  Otavio Sousa, Paulo Miyao, Claudio Calasans Jr, Yuri Simões, Felipe Pena, Bernardo Faria, Gustavo Pires, Jackson Sousa, Vitor Oliveira, Ivaniel Cavalcante, Luiz Panza and Ricardo Evangelista, Osvaldo Moizinho.

Here’s Keenan’s final in 2013.

Luiz Panza at Pan 2014

The 2014 Pan superheavy champion, Luiz Panza is confirmed in the 2014 IBJJF Pro League.

Panza will probably compete in the superheavy/ultra-heavy division.

The IBJJF Pro League takes place October 19, at the Long Beach Convention Center, inside the World Jiu-Jitsu Expo.

Besides Panza, the following names are already confirmed in the roster:  Otavio Sousa, Paulo Miyao, Claudio Calasans Jr, Yuri Simões, Felipe Pena, Bernardo Faria, Gustavo Pires, Jackson Sousa, Vitor Oliveira, Ivaniel Cavalcante and Ricardo Evangelista.

For more info, go to Worldjiujitsuexpo.com or ibjjf.com

Ivaniel Oliveira

Bronze medalist in the roosterweight division of the 2014 Worlds, Ivaniel Oliveira is the latest addition to the IBJJF Pro League.

He will be competing in the rooster/light-feather division on October 19, at the Long Beach Convention Center.

The IBJJF Pro League will take place inside the 2014 World Jiu-Jitsu Expo.

Other than Oliveira, the following stars are also confirmed in the event: Otavio Sousa, Paulo Miyao, Claudio Calasans Jr, Yuri Simões, Felipe Pena, Bernardo Faria, Gustavo Pires, Jackson Sousa, Vitor Oliveira and Ricardo Evangelista.