The number one promotion in Brazil, Aspera FC, made a big announcement today on a press release to the brazilian media. The organization announced the "ROAD TO KSW", a one-night only 4-man tournament in the Lightweight division where the winner is going to sign a multi-fight deal with KSW.
 
The UFC vet Ivan "Batman" Jorge (26-6), the hot prospects Guilherme "Carcaca" Miranda (14-4) and Fernando "Sagati" Aparecido (7-1) and the explosive striker Renato "Pezinho" Gomes (16-8) are the official contestants for the Tournament that takes place at Aspera FC 41 on July 9th in Sao Jose, Santa Catarina, Brazil. The show is going to be broadcasted live by Esporte Interativo Channel in Brazil to an average of 3 to 4 million viewers while the fans worldwide can watch it via GFL.TV.
 
"It is a pleasure to get this cooperation with KSW. I know Martin (KSW CEO) for a long time and i admire his way of doing business and how he made KSW become one of the biggest promotions in the world. I picked four of the best lightweights in Brazil to make sure that we will provide KSW with nothing but the prime of Brazilian MMA with our tournaments." said Aspera FC president Marcelo Brigadeiro. "I am very excited about it. We are talking about a cooperation between the number one promotion in Brazil and the number one promotion in Europe, how could that go wrong?"
 
Aspera FC currently has the deepest roster of fighters in Brazil including the KSW vets Maiquel Falcao, Fabiano "Jacarezinho" Silva and Jorge "Michelan" Bezerra.