Single matches, blue to black
No bracket draw, no waiting around for a division to fill. One hand-matched opponent at your rank and weight — a real test, win or learn.
Applications Open — Arch City 2
ARCH CITY
ARCH CITY
INVITATIONAL
Who's ready to compete? The St. Louis–based Midwest talent showcase returns to O'Fallon, Missouri — invitational single matches from blue to black belt, plus a $1,000 cash bracket, filmed for YouTube in front of a live crowd.
DateSaturday, Jan 23, 2027
LocationO'Fallon, MO
FormatSingle matches · Blue–Black
Cash Bracket$1,000 on the line
StatusApplications open
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Our Mission · About Arch City
A Midwest showcase,
built in St. Louis.
Arch City Invitational is a St. Louis–based jiu-jitsu invitational built to showcase the Midwest's talent. The region's grapplers put in the same work as anyone in the country — Arch City exists to give them a stage of their own: a live crowd, cameras rolling, and a card that treats every competitor like the main event.
This isn't an open tournament. The card is made up of single matches, hand-matched from blue belt to black belt by rank, weight, and style — one opponent, one match, all eyes on your bout. And headlining the night, a $1,000 cash bracket puts real money on the line.
Based in St. Louis and hosted just across the river in O'Fallon, Missouri, Arch City draws schools from across Missouri, Illinois, and the wider Midwest. You don't just enter Arch City — you get selected for it.
One match. One opponent.
Make it count.
$1,000 cash bracket
The headline bracket of the card, with $1,000 in cash on the line. The Midwest's best, matched up with something real at stake.
Your match, on film
Every bout is filmed for the Arch City YouTube channel in front of a live crowd — a stage built for your highlight reel.
ARCH CITY 2 — JAN 23
Competitor spots are limited and the card is built from applications. Sponsorship packages are open too — from $500 to the $2,500 Title Sponsorship.
