Early Look at Registrations: Most Promising IBJJF No-Gi Worlds in Years?
Early Look at Registrations: Most Promising IBJJF No-Gi Worlds in Years?
The list of names signed up for the 2018 IBJJF World No-Gi Championship promises some of the most competitive divisions we've seen in years.
The list of names signed up for the 2018 IBJJF World No-Gi Championship promises some of the most competitive divisions we've seen in years.
No-Gi Worlds will take place on Dec 14*-16, 2018 in Anaheim, California.
*The IBJJF may schedule matches for December 14 if the number of athletes registered exceeds capacity to fit the event in two days
You will be able to watch the entire event LIVE or On Demand ONLY on FloGrappling. Every mat will be live streamed and you can switch between mats to follow friends or zero in on the best action from the biggest names.
Shortly after each match is over, they are available to watch On Demand in the FloGrappling event archive. Go to the event page, click Videos and then search by name.
Registration for the 2018 IBJJF World No-Gi Championship runs until December 6, so we're far from seeing the final list. Even still, eager competitors have already put their names forward and we've got some seriously stacked divisions to look forward to.
Three of the men's divisions stand out for the sheer depth of talent.
Ultra-heavyweight contains two ADCC champions (Gordon Ryan and Cyborg), a five-time No-Gi World Champion (again, Cyborg), an ADCC silver medalist (Jared Dopp), two ADCC Trials winners (Adam Sachnoff and Tex Johnson) and a judo Olympic gold medalist (Satoshi Ishii).
Lightweight is the biggest black belt division with 19 registered competitors, including 2016 World champion Marcio Andre.
Heavyweight is also looking particularly stacked with Jackson Sousa (2013 World champ), Arnaldo Maidana (2017 World champ), Thiago Sa (2015 silver), three-time ADCC veteran James Brasco, ADCC Trials winner Tim Spriggs, plus Patrick Gaudio, Devhonte Johnson and Nick Schrock.
Three-time World No-Gi champ Pati Fontes (2015, 2016, 2017) returns to go for a fourth straight championship gold in the female light-featherweight division.
Nathiely de Jesus, who took double gold in 2016, is signed up, as is ADCC champ and two-time World No-Gi champ Michelle Nicolini.
Scroll down for the current list of registered competitors (list subject to change).
Male competitors
BLACK / Adult / Male / Rooster | |
| Cícero Lívio Ribeiro Saldanha Paiva | Ares BJJ Brasil |
| Lucas dos Santos Pinheiro | Atos Jiu-Jitsu |
| Tomoyuki Hashimoto | Carpe Diem |
| Perez R. Figueroa Jr. | Team Redzovic |
| Nobuhiro Sawada | Tri-Force Jiu-Jitsu Academy |
| Total: 5 | |
BLACK / Adult / Male / Light-Feather | |
| Adriano da Silva Moraes | American Top Team - West Palm Beach |
| Rene Eduardo Lopez | Brasa CTA |
| Windson Ramos da Silva | CheckMat USA |
| Chris Russell | Fredson Paixao BJJ Las Vegas |
| Alex Ecklin | Masterskya |
| João Pedro Oliveira Rodrigues | Soul Fighters Texas |
| Total: 6 | |
BLACK / Adult / Male / Feather | |
| Matheus Evangelista Gonzaga | Alliance Bernardo Faria |
| Samir José Chantre Dahás | Ares BJJ |
| Scott Dance | BJJ Revolution Team |
| Tomoshige Sera | Carpe Diem |
| Matheus Gabriel Pinheiro Barros | Checkmat Dallas - Keiser Girao |
| Adam Paul Ferrara | GF Team |
| Jacob Michael Ferrara | GF Team Ohio |
| Pablo Mantovani Dutra | Guetho Jiu Jitsu |
| Charles Denny Murdock | Roberto Traven BJJ |
| Joseph Robert Breslin | SBG Ireland |
| Total: 10 | |
BLACK / Adult / Male / Light | |
| Paul Barch | 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu |
| Lachlan S. Giles | Absolute MMA Australia |
| Frederico Augusto Alves Silva | Alliance Charlotte |
| Johnny Joachin Tama Apolinario | Alliance Ecuador |
| Felipe Linhares Arruda | Alliance Maryland |
| Caio Rigante Nunes | Alliance SP |
| Masahiro Iwasaki | Carpe Diem |
| Filipe Rodrigues da Cunha | Cascão Jiu Jitsu BR |
| Pierpaolo Chiappe | Fernando Terere Jiu-Jitsu |
| Gialysson Adão Silva Freitas | GF Team |
| Ítalo Silva Lins de Albuquerque | GF Team International |
| Vinicius Wingerter de Lima | GF Team International |
| Cody James Orrison | Gracie Fighter |
| Adam Jones | Lin Martial Arts |
| Francisco Cuneo | Lotus Club International |
| Marcio Andre da Costa Barbosa Junior | Nova União |
| Daniel Seth Davis | Open Mat Mixed Martial Arts |
| Rodrigo Lamounier de Freitas | Rodrigo Freitas Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Rafael Domingos Benedito | Zenith BJJ - Las Vegas |
| Total: 19 | |
BLACK / Adult / Male / Middle | |
| Issa Able | Ares BJJ |
| David Garmo | Detroit Jiu-Jitsu Academy |
| Darragh O'Conaill | ECJJA |
| Enrico Daniel Cocco | Fight Sports |
| Robert G. Malof | GF Team Ohio |
| Michael Ray Trasso | Gracie Humaita San Diego Competition Team |
| Rennick Keolani Kama Jr. | LEAD BJJ |
| Williams Silva Lima | Omar Salum Jiu-Jitsu |
| Vegard Arentz Randeberg | OXY |
| Enrique D. Galarza | Silver Fox BJJ |
| Lucas Rocha de Freitas | ZR Team Association |
| Total: 11 | |
BLACK / Adult / Male / Medium-Heavy | |
| Thomas Alban Jules Loubersanes | Atos Jiu-Jitsu |
| Abner Soares de Souza | Brazilian Top Team |
| Ezra Zendt Lenon | Cavalo Team |
| Kalil Muriel Da Silva Nascimento | Fight Sports |
| Kit James Dale | Maromba Academia International |
| Nicholas Greene | Ralph Gracie |
| Nicholas Patrick Calvanese | TAC Team BJJ |
| Alika K. Angerman | Zenith BJJ |
| Total: 8 | |
BLACK / Adult / Male / Heavy | |
| Thiago Sá Fortes Silva | CheckMat |
| Jackson Sousa dos Santos | CheckMat Fight Zone London |
| Jason Rene Selva | CheckMat USA |
| Arnaldo Maidana de Oliveira | Checkmat Woodland Hills |
| James Richard Brasco | Fight Sports |
| Patrick Pontes Moura Santos Gaudio | GF Team |
| Nick Schrock | Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu |
| Timothy-Michael Spriggs | Team Lloyd Irvin |
| Devhonte M. Johnson | Unity Jiu-jitsu |
| Total: 9 | |
BLACK / Adult / Male / Super-Heavy | |
| Charles Kilyan Mcguire | American Top Team BJJ |
| Kaynan Casemiro Duarte | Atos Jiu-Jitsu |
| Jorge Andres Escudero Barba | CheckMat |
| Luiz Fernando de Azevedo Panza | CheckMat USA |
| Francisco Carlos de Leon | Gracie Barra New Mexico |
| James Richard Puopolo | Lovato Jiu-Jitsu |
| Ruben Araújo Fonseca | Netto Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Total: 7 | |
BLACK / Adult / Male / Ultra-Heavy | |
| Adam Bruce Sachnoff | 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu |
| Jared Lynn Dopp | Alliance |
| Roberto de Abreu Filho | Fight Sports |
| Evangelos Moumtzis | Gracie Barra Greece |
| Satoshi Ishii | Paraestra Tokyo |
| Gordon F. Ryan III | Renzo Gracie Academy |
| John Leslie Hansen | Rodrigo Vaghi BJJ |
| Aaron Michael Johnson | Unity Jiu-jitsu |
| Total: 8 |
Female competitors
BLACK / Adult / Female / Light-Feather | |
| Liwia Gluchowska | Absolute MMA Australia |
| Patrícia Maria N. Fontes dos Santos | CheckMat USA |
| Miriam Cardoso Cerqueira | Elite Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Redmond |
| Fiona M. Watson | Fight Club |
| Sofia Rosa Amarante | Fight Sports |
| Rita Lynne Gribben | Gracie Humaita South Bay |
| Total: 6 | |
BLACK / Adult / Female / Feather | |
| Heather H. Raftery | Atos Jiu-Jitsu |
| Kristin Mikkelson | Brazil 021 International |
| Nathalie Wan Soares Veras Ribeiro | CheckMat USA |
| Jessica Cristina C. A. dos Santos | Elite Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Redmond |
| Total: 4 | |
BLACK / Adult / Female / Light | |
| Michelle Zonato Nicolini | CheckMat |
| Jena Rae Bishop | Gracie Humaita San Diego Competition Team |
| Total: 2 | |
BLACK / Adult / Female / Middle | |
| Luanna Alzuguir Marton Moraes | Alliance SP |
| Ana Carolina Vieira Srour | GF Team |
| Leoni Munslow | New School BJJ |
| Total: 3 | |
BLACK / Adult / Female / Medium-Heavy | |
| Alejandra Gonzalez | Carlson Gracie Team |
| Claudia Fernanda Onofre Valim Doval | De La Riva JJ |
| Total: 2 | |
BLACK / Adult / Female / Heavy | |
| Nathiely Karoline Melo de Jesus | Unity Jiu-jitsu |
| Maria Malyjasiak | Zenith BJJ |
| Total: 2 |