Qualifier Recap
Torres Meza and Olivo Sweep Their Divisions as Vegas Crowns Five Qualifiers
Alexis Torres Meza wins three straight by leg lock, Kris Olivo submits three opponents at 170, and Brady Branscum, London Horn, and Shane Rogers complete the Las Vegas champion slate.
Kris Olivo celebrates his 170-pound title at Legends of Gold LV. Frame from the official October 17 broadcast.
LAS VEGAS — Three opponents, three leg-lock finishes. Alexis Torres Meza took the 145-pound title at the Las Vegas Kings qualifier on October 17, while Kris Olivo submitted three opponents at 170 to lead a five-champion afternoon at Legends of Gold LV.
Brady Branscum won the 155-pound division, London Horn claimed 185, and Shane Rogers took 205. The five completed brackets produced 31 contested matches from 36 athletes, with 23 submissions and eight decisions — a 74.2 percent submission rate.
Each champion earns a place in the PGF Season 10 Draft pool.
Las Vegas championship results
| Division | Champion | Runner-up | Final result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 145 lbs | Alexis Torres Meza | Kaimoni Operana | Ankle lock, 2:06 |
| 155 lbs | Brady Branscum | Adam Franck | Decision, 6:00 |
| 170 lbs | Kris Olivo | Garrett Kilpatrick | Heel hook, 5:25 |
| 185 lbs | London Horn | Stephen Martinez | Ankle lock, 5:52 |
| 205 lbs | Shane Rogers | Fedor Nikolov | Decision, 6:00 |
Torres Meza sweeps 145 with leg locks
Bujutsu’s Alexis Torres Meza received an opening bye, then submitted Ryan Fedigan with an inside heel hook in 2:32 and Isaiah Mejia with an ankle lock in 1:11. He finished Kaimoni Operana with another ankle lock at 2:06 in the championship match, completing three submission wins in 5:49 of total match time.
Operana had put together a three-armbar run of his own: 35 seconds against Jonathan Guzman, 1:21 against Samson Phommabout, and a flying armbar at 46 seconds against Ryan Elgarico. Torres Meza stopped that run in the final. Elgarico and Mejia shared bronze, and nine of the division’s ten contested matches ended by submission.
Branscum wins an all-local 155-pound final
Brady Branscum of 10th Planet Las Vegas won both of his contested matches by decision, first against Alexis Ortiz and then against teammate Adam Franck in the final. Both bouts ran the full six minutes.
Franck reached the championship match with rear-naked chokes over Jae Abrams in 3:40 and Noel Cordero in 4:18. Cordero and Ortiz took the two bronze places.
Olivo submits Fekete, Bowers, and Kilpatrick at 170
Kris Olivo of Potential Jiu Jitsu opened with a flying triangle choke over returning PGF veteran Jared Fekete in 2:26, then submitted JJ Bowers with an ankle lock in 1:10. Garrett Kilpatrick awaited in the final after a kneebar over Nicholas Priola and a rear-naked choke over Kekoa Canullo.
Olivo secured the title with a heel hook at 5:25, completing three submission victories in 9:01. All seven matches in the 170-pound bracket ended by submission. Canullo and Bowers shared bronze.
Horn finds the finish with eight seconds left
London Horn of Red Hawk Academy opened his contested run with a six-minute decision over Kevin Crane. In the final, he faced Stephen Martinez of Peerless Jiu Jitsu Academy, who had submitted Lucas Mooney with a triangle choke in just 30 seconds in the semifinal.
Horn finished Martinez with an ankle lock at 5:52 — eight seconds before regulation expired — to claim the 185-pound title. Crane and Mooney shared bronze.
Rogers takes heavyweight gold
Shane Rogers of Hybrid Jiu Jitsu received an opening bye, submitted Ethan Wagner with a rear-naked choke in 2:32, and defeated Fedor Nikolov by decision after six minutes in the 205-pound final.
Nikolov reached the final with a triangle choke over Anthony Hubbard at 1:31 and a decision over Alberto Flores Velazquez. Wagner and Flores Velazquez took bronze. All five divisions used double-bronze brackets, with no third-place bouts; opening byes are excluded from the contested-match totals.
Watch the Las Vegas qualifier
The road to Season 10 continues
The next scheduled official qualifier is the Colorado Wolverines’ November 8 event at Havoc MMA in Westminster. The Season 10 Draft takes place January 17, 2027, ahead of opening day on March 2.