Description
MBTC 6 is a 5v5 Quintet style team tournament featuring high level grappling, professional production, and a full livestream broadcast. Teams compete in an 8 team single elimination bracket using a winner stays in format. The Blue Belt division will battle for a custom Tiger Skull Team Trophy, while the Purple Brown division will compete for a trophy and a winner take all $2000 cash prize. The event features professional commentary, athlete interviews, photographers and videographers capturing the action, and matches streamed live on YouTube. Spectator tickets are $30, while kids, black belts, and two coaches per team receive free entry.
Date:
Saturday June 6th 2026
Location:
Covina Womens Club
128 S San Jose Ave
Covina, CA 91723
Registration:
Team registration must be completed by coach/team manager.
Early Bird Registration $500 by April 20th
Late Registration $750 by May 16th
If you are a solo athlete without a team and would like us to help create a hybrid team for you. Fill out this google form and we will contact you soon. https://forms.gle/qcvYnpT9wVsnswm47
Blue Belt Team Registration Link:
https://www.redbeltgym.com/document?data=1O8RQ4dKKrLz/bWF0LWJlYXN0
Purple/Brown Team Registration Link:
https://www.redbeltgym.com/document?data=UK3riI31Y9uX/bWF0LWJlYXN0
Blue Comp Schedule:
Blue Belt Teams
9:30 AM – 11:00 AM Blue Belt Weigh Ins
11:30 AM – 11:45 AM Mandatory Blue Belt Rules Meeting (Backstage)
11:55 AM Blue Belt Teams Report Matside
12:10 PM Blue Belt Bracket Begins
Blue Belt Bracket Ends Approximately 4:15 PM
Purple/Brown Comp Schedule:
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM Purple Brown Weigh Ins
3:00 PM – 3:15 PM Mandatory Purple Brown Rules Meeting (Backstage)
4:30 PM Purple Brown Teams Report Matside
4:50 PM First Purple Brown Match Begins
Approximately 9:00 PM Purple Brown Bracket Ends
Tournament Format
- Bracket: 8 teams, Single Elimination
- Team slots are limited to 8 teams per division.
- Total combined weight of a 5 man team is 925 lbs
- 6 athlete roster (including substitute): 1110 lbs total combined weight
- No weight allowance
- Seeding: Based on the combined competition experience of the starting 5 athletes.
Quintet-Style Team Match Rules (5 vs 5)
- Matches are Sub Only 5 vs 5, winner-stays-in format.
- Individual matches are 4 minutes.
- Submission = winner stays in, 1 minute rest; losing team sends next athlete.
- If no submission in regulation time, both athletes are eliminated.
- A team wins by eliminating all five opponents.
- If the team match ends in a draw, each coach selects one athlete on the opposing team for EBI Overtime (6th man substitute may be selected.)
- 3 rounds of EBI OT determines the winning team.
- Substitution only allowed before a new round begins (in between quarter finals and semi finals)
- Once a sub enters, that lineup is locked for the rest of the event
Special "GET DOWN" Rule
GET DOWN RULE (Standard EBI Rule): If both athletes remain standing for 30 seconds without a takedown, the match will be paused and a coin flip will determine who chooses the position.
First Get Down: The winner of the coin flip chooses top or bottom Cocoon (bottom athlete seated with butterfly hooks and a body lock, top athlete has knees and hands on the mat).
All Future Get Downs: The match will restart in Mount position (top athlete in full mount, bottom athlete with feet on mat, arms crossed).
The match then continues from the selected position.
This rule is now a standard part of the EBI ruleset to keep matches moving and prevent extended stalling on the feet.
Lifting Rule
If the top athlete lifts the bottom athlete above knee height, the match will be stopped and reset on the feet.
Example: If a bottom athlete locks a triangle or closed guard but the top athlete stands and lifts them above knee height, the position will be reset.
This rule is for safety and acknowledges the potential of a slam. If the top athlete can lift their opponent, a slam is possible, so the match is reset instead. This also encourages the bottom athlete to control the position and avoid being lifted.
Legal & Illegal Techniques for Team Matches
Blue Belts
- No Twisting Leg Locks or Knee Locks (Heel Hook, Toe Hold, Aoki, Woj, Knee bar, Calf Slicers)
- Straight ankle locks, Reaping, Groin stretches (electric chair, banana split) are allowed
- All Upper Body Submissions Allowed
Purple/Brown Belts
- All Subs Legal
PROHIBITED BY ALL
- Slamming
- Guard jumping / flying submissions
- Can-opener neck crank
- Hand to Mouth smothering
- Grinding Knuckles or Forearm into face
- Small-joint manipulation (≤ 3 fingers/toes)
