Craig Jones Forcefully Kisses Opponent Gabi Garcia, Fans Outraged Alleging Him of Sexual Harassment

This weekend at the Craig Jones Invitational event (CJI), Australian grappler Craig Jones and Brazilian mixed martial artist Gabi Garcia will compete against one another in an intergender encounter. However, a video of Craig Jones kissing Gabi Garcia during the weigh-in has gone viral on social media ahead of the bout.

Gabi Garcia vs Craig Jones: the fight and controversy

This weekend at the Craig Jones Invitational event (CJI), Australian grappler Craig Jones and Brazilian mixed martial artist Gabi Garcia will compete against one another in an intergender encounter. However, a video of Craig Jones kissing Gabi Garcia during the weigh-in has gone viral on social media ahead of the fight.

The two warriors exchanged threatening glances as Garcia, who was bigger and heavier than Craig, towered over her opponent. However, Jones grabbed Garcia by the head and kissed her, shocking her.

The Brazilian fighter was in shock with Jones running away laughing. Garcia then blasted Jones stating, “You’re a b***h, man Really?. F**k you, you crossed the line.”

CJI Tournament: Craig Jones Invitational

The tournament is named after Craig Jones, who is an Australian grappler, and Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt legend. Jones is also a two-time ADCC silver medalist who decided to start his promotion to pay fighters better. It also allows intergender fights promoting equality.

CJI is a nonprofit grappling event that is organized by the Fair Fight Foundation. During Joe Rogan’s podcast Jones spoke about bringing in $1 million (₹8 Crores) cash in a bag, which he plans to present to the fighters.

Latest update after the controversy

It prompted Jones to post on Instagram, where he purportedly stated that the reason the grappling fight was called off was because “Brazilians can’t take a joke.” Doubts have surfaced, nevertheless, considering the comedic character of the match’s buildup and Jones’s apparent lack of seriousness.

Some question whether this is just another publicity gimmick to get people excited about the next fight or whether Jones has really hurt Garcia too much to turn around.