Metamoris has done it again.
The self-proclaimed world's premier grappling league, which features 20-minute, submission-only jiu-jitsu matches, has landed a prestigious member of mixed martial arts (MMA) royalty, Kazushi Sakuraba, to headline Metamoris 5 in Long Beach, Calif., on Nov. 22, 2014.
And "The Gracie Hunter" will do it against a familiar legendary foe, Renzo Gracie.
In fact, Metamoris made the amazing announcement in style, releasing the slick video trailer above earlier this afternoon. The showdown will be be a rematch of their epic fight at PRIDE 10 back in 2000, during which Sakuraba submitted a stubborn Gracie in round two via kimura ... and snapping his arm in the process.
It was the first, and only, time Gracie was submitted in his MMA career.
In addition to the main event, Metamoris 5 will also feature top-ranked Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Welterweight title contender, Rory MacDonald, who will put his grappling skills to the test when meets J.T. Torres in the co-featured match of the night.
Torres (25) -- a well-known established jiu-jitsu practitioner, has numerous accolades to his credit, including winning gold medals at the World No-Gi and Pan No-Gi championships, among many others grappling tournaments around the world.
MacDonald, meanwhile, isn't exactly known for his submission skills; however, he does have a black belt in the discipline and has five submissions to his credit. That includes one over Mike Guymon back at UFC Fight Night 20, his lone submission victory inside the Octagon.
But, before "Ares" steps onto the Metamoris mat -- like Brendan Schaub before him did -- he'll take on Tarec Saffiedine in the main event of UFC Fight Night 54, which goes down on Oct. 4, 2014, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Cool stuff.
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