2022 IBJJF featherweight world champion Isaac Doederlein has officially been invited to compete in the IBJJF's exclusive November event, The Crown, where he'll compete in a four man bracket for $15,000 and ultimate bragging rights as the best featherwight in jiu-jitsu today.

Doederlein joins his new Alliance teammate, Fabricio Andrey, in the bracket of four. But the two, who do not train together, and — surprisingly — have never competed against each other, are game to square off if they hit in the bracket. 

Doederlein has been a mainstay on the IBJJF podium for every major event he's competed in in the past five years. Featherweight has proven to be one of the most competitive divisions in jiu-jitsu in the last decade; there has not been a repeat champion since Rafael Mendes ended his streak in 2016. Still, Doederlein has stayed toward the top, with a 2022 Worlds gold, then a 2023 Brasileiros gold, winning heaps of matches with his legendary straight ankle lock.

IBJJF's The Crown, presented by FloGrappling, will feature four male and two female divisions, each with $15,000 on the line and the ultimate bragging rights. The winner of each division is, without a doubt, the best of the best.

In total, the federation will award $120,000 in prizes to the winners, a record for the organization's single-event prize allotment. An event of this magnitude can only take place in the mecca of jiu-jitsu, the Walter Pyramid in Long Beach, CA, on Nov. 19, only on FloGrappling.