Eduardo Granzotto comes in one championship with the confidence that comes from conquering a heavy favorite opponent. The Brazilian Grappler regards his IBJJF World Championship victory as validation instead of Fortuin.
He looks at Fabricio Andrey in a bantam weight entry Grappling Rematch up One Fight Night 36 On Friday 3 October live from Bangkok, Thailand. The 22-year-old Checkmat product makes his promotion debut to prove that his earlier victory was not a coincidence.
Granzotto shocked the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu community when he eliminated “Hokage” at the IBJJF World Championships 2025 earlier this year. Critics labeled a stunning upset, but his team never doubted the outcome.
The resident of Rio de Janeiro remained compiled under the characteristic pressure of Andrey before he benefited from defensive possibilities to score crucial points. His methodical approach frustrated the aggressive attacking style of his opponent during their GI meeting.
His promotion debut has huge implications than arranging their personal rivalry. The victory would confirm his status under the elite of Submission Grappling, while it may earn the coveted $ 50,000 performance bonus.
The no-gi format eliminates the handles who helped him to control pacing earlier. But Granzotto welcomes the challenge and regards it as an opportunity to beat Andrey on his own preferred discipline.
“This was certainly one of the big wins that I achieved in my career. I worked a lot on my preparation to increase my technical level for this great day,” he said.
“For the public and some media platforms it was a surprise, but not for me and my team. We knew the ways to win, and we worked really well so that it would happen again [in the rematch]. “
Eduardo Granzotto embraces promotion opportunities against Fabricio Andrey
Eduardo Granzotto spent years grinding for his breakthrough moment on the largest stage of martial arts. The Checkmat representative did not hesitate when a championship with the opportunity was called to tackle a well -known opponent.
His game plan remains unchanged despite the control format differences. Granzotto is planning to use methodical security work to neutralize Andrey’s electrical attacks and at the same time create submission options by scrambling.
The young Brazilian hints with new techniques that have been specially developed for their no-gi-rematch. His training was aimed at surprise attacks that were designed to get his opponent overwhelmed when the action warms up.
Granzotto acknowledges that the format shift promotes the explosive style of Andrey without gi -handles to slow down the pace. But trust flows through him once he had proven his superiority before, before the enormous pressure.
“Insight into the right moment for every decision during the fight is very important. For every attack, a defense and an answer,” he said.
“I know I can do this again, and I’m looking forward to it.”
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