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RCI 1 / SUBMISSION HIGHLIGHTS

ROCKET CITY INVITATIONAL

EARN
THE FINISH.

No points. No judges’ decision.
Submission-only grappling. Built in Rocket City.

RCI 2 tickets · $25 ↗Step onto the mat ↗
NO-GISUBMISSION ONLYEBI OVERTIME
10TH PLANET HUNTSVILLEHUNTSVILLE, ALABAMASCROLL TO THE ACTION ↓

01 / NEXT ON THE MAT

OCTOBER 17, 2026

THE FIRST MATCH STARTS IN

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Saturday, October 17 · Doors 6:30 PM · Matches 7:00 PM Central

RCI 2

THE WELTERWEIGHT BRACKETS

Two 170 lb brackets. One mat. Every match has to find a winner.

WHENSaturday, October 17Doors 6:30 PM · Matches 7:00 PM CT
WHERE10th Planet HuntsvilleHuntsville, Alabama
Get tickets · $25 ↗Add to calendar +

General admission is $25 per person. Card, Venmo, and Cash App payment options are below.

01

8-MAN / 170 LBS

AMATEUR

White & blue belts

$200BRACKET WINNER6 MIN REGULATION
02

8-MAN / 170 LBS

PRO

Purple, brown & black belts

$500BRACKET WINNER10 MIN REGULATION
FASTEST SUBMISSION OF THE NIGHT$250 + TROPHY

“Pro” identifies the upper-belt division. Both divisions are amateur competition.

02 / BE THERE

RCI 2 · OCTOBER 17

MAT SIDE.
LIVE.

$25 / GENERAL ADMISSION

See RCI 2 at 10th Planet Huntsville. Pay securely by debit or credit card. Venmo and Cash App are also available.

Card checkout collects your name and email. Keep your Stripe payment confirmation; RCI can verify the paid order under your full name. Choose 1–8 tickets in card checkout.

USING VENMO OR CASH APP?

  1. Choose your quantity. Enter the full name your admission will be under.
  2. Send the total. Include the payment note below so RCI can match your payment.
  3. Get confirmed. Email your payment details. RCI will verify payment and reply with admission confirmation.

Questions before paying? Contact RCI for availability or ticket questions.

SECURE CARD CHECKOUT

Buy tickets · $25 each ↗

Debit and credit cards. Opens Stripe’s secure payment page. Choose 1–8 tickets; full name and email collected there.

OR PAY WITH VENMO / CASH APP

TOTAL TO SEND$25

Pay with Venmo ↗@Chuck10pPay with Cash App ↗$Chuck10p

Payment opens separately. Enter the total and note yourself, and check the recipient handle before sending. For Venmo, mark this as a purchase when available.

Already paid? Confirm your tickets

AFTER YOU PAY

Opens an email draft to rocketcityinvitational256@gmail.com. Review it, attach your payment screenshot if useful, and press Send. Admission is confirmed only after RCI verifies your payment and replies. No automatic ticket is issued here.

03 / THE RCI EXPERIENCE

UP CLOSE. ALL IN.

ONE MAT.
ALL EYES.

A single competition square, spectators close to the action, and a broadcast that brings the mat to you. RCI puts the athletes—and the finish—at the center of the show.

Follow the action on Instagram ↗
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BLACK-BELT REFEREES

Experienced black-belt referees oversee the action on the mat.

02

LIVE PRODUCTION

Multiple camera angles, live commentary, and an announcer bring every match into focus.

03

HEAR FROM THE WINNERS

Post-match winner interviews take you beyond the finish and into the athletes’ stories.

04

FEEL THE ROOM

Stage lighting, spectators close to the mat, and a high-energy atmosphere built for submission-only grappling.

04 / ATHLETE INQUIRIES

STILL BOOKING SUPER FIGHTS

YOUR NEXT
TEST.

Want on the RCI 2 card? Send your belt, weight, and team. Matchups and available bracket spots are confirmed directly by the promoter.

Amateur & Pro brackets
$100 entry
Super fights
$50 entry

Super fight winner receives their $50 entry back. An inquiry does not reserve a spot or confirm a bout.

Opens your email app with your details. You review and send it. No form data is stored on this website.

05 / KNOW THE FORMAT

THE PATH TO THE FINISH

THE
RULESET.

Regulation

No-gi, submission-only. Amateur regulation is 6 minutes; Pro regulation is 10 minutes. No points are scored.

EBI overtime

If there is no submission in regulation, the match goes to EBI overtime: three rounds, with a maximum ride time of two minutes per overtime round.

Bracket format

Single elimination. RCI 2 features 170 lb Amateur and Pro brackets, each with an eight-athlete target field.

How do spectator tickets work?

General admission is $25 per person. Card checkout lets you buy 1–8 tickets at a time and collects your full name and email through Stripe. Keep your payment confirmation for check-in. With Venmo or Cash App, include your full name and ticket quantity in the payment note, then email payment details using the ticket form. RCI verifies payment and replies with admission confirmation. Contact RCI before paying if you need availability or refund information.

Before you compete

Adult competitors must complete the RCI participant waiver and the 10th Planet Huntsville gym waiver. Contact RCI for the full rules, permitted techniques, weigh-in details, and final bout confirmation.

06 / IN OUR CORNER

THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE SHOW

BUILT TOGETHER.

Local support. A shared love for the sport.

PUT YOUR BUSINESS BESIDE THE ACTION

PARTNER WITH RCI.

Explore event and broadcast sponsorship opportunities.

Let’s talk sponsorship ↗

KEEP UP WITH RCI

THE MAT. THE MOMENTS. THE NEXT CARD.

DON’T MISS
THE FINISH.

ON THE HORIZON

RCI 3

185 lb brackets.
February target · Date to be confirmed.

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