The IBJJF has updated their official schedule for the 2018 World Championships.  Check out the full run of show below.  

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Thursday – May 31: White & Blue Belts

Thursday Kicks off the event with the white and blue belt divisions.  

• White Adult (Weight divisions) 
• White Masters (Weight divisions)
• Blue Adult Male and Female (Weight divisions and Open Class) 

Friday – June 1: Purple Belt Men & Women + Select Brown Belts

Elite action begins on Friday.  We're especially fired up to see Cicero Costha / Unity's crew of purple belt murderers like Thalison Soares and Jonas Andrade.  Other standouts at faixa roxa include Guthierry Barbosa, Conner DeAngelis, and more. (See our pound-for-pound purple belt rankings here.)

Fridays' brown belt action will see run through light-featherweight category, meaning we'll we'll see top 15 P4P athletes  Kennedy Maciel, Gabriel Sousa, Carlos Oliveira.  (See Brown Belt P4P rankings here)

• Purple Adult Male and Female (Weight divisions and Open Class)
• Brown Adult Female (Weight divisions  and Open Class)
• Brown Adult Male (Rooster to Feather)

Saturday – June 2nd: Black Belt Absolute, Brown Belts, Juveniles

The moment that everyone's been waiting for: the first day of black belt competition! Any divisions with 9 or more athletes  – plus the black belt absolute division – are set to run up to the semi-finals.  Leandro Lo, Buchecha, Meregali, Cornelius, JT Torres, Caio Terra, and many, many more will all make their first appearance at Worlds today.

We'll also see the heavier brown belt divisions finish up, and the future of jiu-jitsu with the juvenile blue belt divisions. 

• Blue and Purple Juvenile (Weight divisions and Open Class)
• Brown Adult Male (Light to Open Class)
• Black Adult (Weight divisions and Open Class)

Sunday – June 3rd: Black Adult (Weight divisions and Open Class)

Sunday is where legends are born: it's time for the black belt semi-finals and finals.   Will anyone defeat Buchecha? Can Keenan Cornelius win his first black belt world title? Is it time for another American World Champion? All these questions and more will be answered; we can hardly wait.

Watch on your desktop  

Every mat will be streamed live on FloGrappling.com. Our player allows you to switch between all 12 mats, meaning you can search out the best divisions and best matches and watch them live. 

Every match is automatically recorded and uploaded to our archive, meaning you can go back and look for you favorite athletes or the most talked-about matches. 

Watch on mobile

By downloading the FloSports IOS app fans everywhere can watch live events, access breaking news and articles, and view highlights across the entire digital network of sports sites, including wrestling, MMA, basketball, football, track and more. 

 You can even get notifications when key events are about to start, meaning you won't miss out on any of the action. 

Download the app here. 

Watch on the big screen 

 The Flsports apps on Roku and Apple TV gives you direct access to live events as well as our premium documentaries and more. 

 FloSports apps are free to download and include both free and premium content – FloPRO subscribers can view live events on their TV screens from the comfort of their living room.  

When to watch

 The 2018 World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship will take place in California, and matches start every day at 9am local time. 

Mobile app users will get notifications when the event starts, and we'll announce the start of each day on our Facebook and Instagram pages.  

How to follow the action

 The IBJJF publish all brackets and a live-updated running order for every mat here. You can filter by division, gender and even search for specific athletes. 

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May 31 to Jun 3 | Long Beach, CA