Early Look: IBJJF 2022 No-Gi World Championships Is Stacked
Early Look: IBJJF 2022 No-Gi World Championships Is Stacked
All signs point to a thrilling conclusion for the IBJJF 2022 season.
The IBJJF 2022 No-Gi World Championship is set to run December 7-12 in Anaheim, California, and over the course of the week athletes from around the world will look to capture gold in the final major tournament of the year.
The divisions are loaded with athletes looking to capture gold at one of the most prestigious tournaments in no-gi grappling. Let's jump in and look a some of the big names currently registered in every division.*
*List is current as of publishing - roster updates will occur as the registration period continues.
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Men Black Belt Divisions
Rooster
- Osamah Ali Ali Almarwai
- Nobuhiro Sawada
- Christopher Duyquan Tran
Light-Feather
- Tomoyuki Hashimoto
- Cleber Sousa
- Edwin ‘Junny’ Ocasio
- Wilson Nunes
Featherweight
- Josh Cisneros
- Adam Benayoun
- Ashley Williams
- Richard Alarcon
- Zachary Lecates
- Gavin Corbe
Lightweight
- Ellis Younger
- Deandre Corbe
- Kieran Kichuk
Middle
- Italo Moura
- Jefferson Guaresi
- Celso Vinicius
- Alan Sanchez
Medium-Heavy
- Benji Silva
- David Garmo
- John Combs
- Hunter Colvin
- Felipe Cesar Silva
Heavyweight
- Pedro Rocha
- Adam Wardzinski
- Vagner Rocha
- Devhonte Johnson
- Charles Negromonte
- Diego Ramalho
Super-Heavy
- Elliot Kelly
- Fellipe Trovo
- Joe Dierkheising
- Levi Moura
- Arnaldo Maidana
Ultra-Heavy
- Roberto ‘Cyborg’ Abreu
- John Hansen
- Victor Hugo
- Austin Baker
- Helton Junior
Women's Black Belt Divisions
Rooster
- Giulia Gregorut
- Mariana Rolszt
Light-Feather
- Andreza Sousa
- Jessica Crane
Feather
- Amanda ‘Tubby’ Alequin
- Nicole Sillivan
- Alex Enriquez
Lightweight
- Bianca Basilio
- Brianna Ste-Marie
- Thamiries Monteiro
- Jasmine Rocha
- Erin Johnson
- Morgan Black
- Claire North
Middleweight
- Elisabeth Clay
- Rachel Ranschau
- Vanessa Griffin
Medium-Heavy
- Melissa Stricker
- Amy Campo
- Bridget Mceliece
Heavyweight
- Leticia Cardozo
- Luciana Moto
- Graciele Carvalho
Super-Heavy
- Alison Tremblay
- Fernanda Mazelli