Check out the results and video highlights from the adult black belt divisions at the 2024 IBJJF Worlds, which took place over the weekend. The dust has settled on another edition of the IBJJF Worlds, the most prestigious gi jiu-jitsu tournament in the sport. Black belts competed on Saturday and
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We look back at the major takeaways and standout performances from the black belt divisions at the 2023 IBJJF Worlds. The 2023 IBJJF Worlds took place last week in Long Beach, California, with black belts competing over the weekend. Now that the dust has settled on the most prestigious gi
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We dive into seven big matches that could potentially go down this weekend at the 2023 IBJJF Worlds in Long Beach, California. The 2023 IBJJF Worlds – the most significant gi tournament of the year – is already underway, and black belts are set to compete on Saturday and Sunday.
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Welsh grappler Ffion Davies has made it to the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt World Championship finals, being the first British/Welsh grappler to ever do so. If you take a look at the previous winners of the black belt divisions at the World Championships, there is one common occurrence –
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To the delight of jiu-jitsu fans and practitioners everywhere, the IBJJF announced on Thursday the dates for the 2022 Worlds. The organization also announced that the tournament will be returning to its longtime home venue — the Walter Pyramid in Long Beach, CA. The 2022 Worlds will take place on
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The fallout from Nicholas Meregali’s disciplinary disqualification from the 2021 IBJJF Worlds continues. Victor Hugo — the man that Meregali was facing when he gave the finger to someone in the audience — didn’t take kindly to Meregali’s reaction to the disqualification and is now offering to face Meregali in
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At the 2021 IBJJF Worlds, top black belt competitor Nicholas Meregali was disqualified from the competition after making an obscene gesture during his ultra-heavy semifinal match against Victor Hugo. Meregali was initially awarded the victory, but was subsequently disqualified and forced out of scheduled finals matches in both the absolute
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Mikey Musumeci is the most accomplished American competitor in the gi, ever. After a year in which he competed exclusively in no-gi competition, Musumeci put the gi back on to compete at the 2021 IBJJF Worlds, capturing his fifth IBJJF black belt world title and his fourth in the gi.
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Felipe Pena has taken off the gi for good. At the 2021 IBJJF Worlds, Pena captured absolute gold then announced his retirement from gi competition. After a disappointing loss to Erich Munis in the super-heavyweight division, Pena looked impressive in the absolute division, winning three matches against accomplished competitors. In
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Going into the 2021 IBJJF Worlds, many predicted returning 2019 world champion Nicholas Meregali to take home double gold. Meregali seemed poised to do exactly that, winning his way to the finals of both the absolute and ultra-heavyweight divisions. But in his ultra-heavyweight semifinal match against Victor Hugo, Meregali was
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