Above: Rafael Lovato Jr. and Lucas Leite will compete in a superfight at the World Jiu-Jitsu Expo.

LONG BEACH, California — Last month, the World Jiu-Jitsu Expo announced that Rafael Lovato Jr. would be facing 2012 Pan black belt champion Kayron Gracie in a gi superfight at their inaugural event, which is set to take place on Satuday at the Long Beach Convention Center in Long Beach, California.

Above: Rafael Lovato Jr. and Kayron Gracie will compete in a superfight at the World Jiu-Jitsu Expo.

LONG BEACH, California — Earlier this month, the World Jiu-Jitsu Expo announced that Nick Diaz would be returning to his Jiu-Jitsu roots to face world champion Braulio Estima in a no-gi superfight at their inaugural event next month in southern California.

Now it appears, the World Jiu-Jitsu Expo led by event president Renzo Gracie, will be adding two more world-class superfights to the event's already stellar lineup.

Photo (left to right): Justin Rader (black belt), Robert Harper (black belt), Rafael Lovato Jr. (black belt), Rafael Lovato Sr. (black belt), Travis Serna (black belt), and Jesse Sunderman (brown belt).

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma — On Saturday, January 21st, Lovato's Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma had a very special belt promotion ceremony that literally doubled the number of Black Belts gracing the Sooner State's premier Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Submission Grappling academy.

At this weekend's UFC Fan Expo in Houston, Texas, two OTM sponsored fighters Rafael Lovato Jr. and Justin Rader both won thier matches.

Congratulations to them both!  We look forward to seeing them both in the upcoming No-Gi worlds.