Legendary MMA fighter Demetrious Johnson says that earning gold at the IBJJF Masters Worlds is one of his top career accomplishments. Last week, all-time MMA great Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson made a splash in the jiu-jitsu world, winning gold in the featherweight brown belt division at the IBJJF Masters Worlds.
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Longtime MMA champion Demetrious Johnson won gold in the brown belt division at the IBJJF Masters Worlds. Former UFC flyweight champion and current ONE flyweight MMA champion Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson put on the gi to compete in his first-ever BJJ competition and took home gold at the 2023 IBJJF
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Check out the full tournament line-up for the IBJJF Absolute GP, featuring Nicholas Meregali and Victor Hugo. This Friday, September 1, eight elite gi jiu-jitsu competitors will square off in the IBJJF Absolute Grand Prix with a $40,000 cash purse on the line. Competing in the tournament will be reigning
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World-class 18-year-old competitor Cole Abate has been promoted to BJJ black belt by Guilherme Mendes. One of the most promising and talented young grapplers in the history of jiu-jitsu is now officially a black belt. Over the weekend, 18-year-old Art of Jiu-Jitsu product Cole Abate was awarded his black belt
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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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Watch Jansen Gomes defeat Tainan Dalpra in the final of the middleweight division at the 2023 IBJJF Worlds. Checkmat black belt Jansen Gomes enjoyed arguably the biggest, most impressive performance of any competitor at the 2023 IBJJF Worlds, which took place over the weekend in Long Beach, California. In the
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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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We look back at notable performances from Tainan Dalpra, Victor Hugo, and others at the 2023 Brasileiros. The 2023 Brasileiros – one of the four “grand slam” tournaments on the IBJJF calendar – took place last week, with adult black belts competing over the weekend. For the most part, the
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Several top athletes, including Brianna Ste-Marie and JT Torres found success at the IBJJF Miami and Chicago Opens. Over the weekend, a number of jiu-jitsu’s top gi and no-gi athletes competed at IBJJF Opens in both Miami and Chicago. Below, we highlight strong performances from several high-profile competitors. IBJJF Miami
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Mica Galvao has accepted a USADA sanction following a positive test for banned substances and has been stripped of his 2022 world title. Elite BJJ black belt Mica Galvao hasn’t competed in the IBJJF since he won gold at the 2022 IBJJF Worlds, and for good reason. On Wednesday, the
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