Ffion Davies sponsors women’s-only competition to double prize pool
Top pound-for-pound grappler Ffion Davies announced that she is personally sponsoring the Warehouse Jiu-Jitsu women’s only competition.
Ffion Davies is putting her money where her mouth is.
Widely recognized as the sport’s top pound-for-pound competitor and longtime advocate for women’s jiu-jitsu, Davies recently announced that she is sponsoring the upcoming Warehouse Jiu-Jitsu women’s blue and purple belt competition. With her backing, the event’s prize money has been doubled from £5,000 to £10,000, likely making it the highest-paid female blue and purple belt competition ever.
Davies announced her sponsorship on Instagram.
The event is set to take place on Saturday, October 18, 2025, in Liverpool, England. The tournament winner will take home £8,000, while second and third place will win £1,500 and £500, respectively. Fans can follow the Warehouse BJJ Instagram page for the lineup of competitors.
As a multiple-time IBJJF world champion in both gi and no-gi competition, as well as an ADCC, Polaris, and Who’s Number One world champion, Davies has firmly established herself as Europe’s most accomplished grappler and one of the sport’s pound-for-pound all-time greats. And while she has competed sparingly over the past couple of years, she hasn’t tasted defeat since late 2023.
Earlier this year, Davies returned from a relatively long stay on the sidelines to earn a narrow, hard-fought decision victory over fellow pound-for-pound standout Adele Fornarino at the UFC Fight Pass Invitational. In her most recent outing, the 30-year-old won her first IBJJF Masters world title.
Davies is currently spending much of her time coaching at the new London academy, Arma BJJ. She is slated to battle Margot Ciccarelli in November at Polaris 34.
Throughout her climb to the top of the sport, Davies has been a vocal advocate for women’s grappling, often calling for equal pay and opportunities for female competitors. Those efforts have certainly brought about some level of change, even prompting Polaris to hold its first-ever women’s Grand Prix in early 2023.
