Overall, it’s a great tournament with great value for the price. The staff is always lovely and the experience is always fun.

Best tournament series on the west coast of North America.

You guys are the real MVP’s!

Very well run and liked how it was all finished up earlier in the day. Great job to the AVA organizers/team!!

It was so much fun . Thanks to the AVA team.

The organization and logistics were smooth as possible. The fights were almost exactly on time and the atmosphere was fantastic.

You guys are killing it, best run tournament and format I’ve been too.

My personal experience with AVA has been excellent. I always make their tournaments a priority over other tournaments on the same weekends. Communication from the organizers are great.

My favourite feature is matches can’t end in draws. Somebody has to win if it means overtime, but yet, submissions in regulation are worth more, so it discourages stalling and encourages action.

AVA was great as I was able to get guys my age and my weight and forced wins instead of draws. This really improved my confidence and helped me enjoy my competing journey.

I recommend AVA not only for the reasons I have already listed but that they try to find a solution that works for everyone.