Adam Wardzinski continued the momentum in his historic season, winning the dangerous heavyweight division at IBJJF's second annual edition of IBJJF's The Crown presented by FloGrappling at the Walter Pyramid in Long Beach.

Follow along for real-time results, updates, & more from IBJFF's The Crown, live from the Walter Pyramid in Long Beach, CA, on Nov. 19.

Sometimes the greatest ability is availability. João Nicolete will step in to replace Mateus Rodrigues at IBJJF's The Crown on under 24 hours notice, after Rodrigues had to withdraw for medical concerns.

The IBJJF is back with their premier invitation event The Crown, a tournament that brings together champions, veterans, and up-and-comers to battle it out for supremacy at the end of the IBJJF gi season. With expanded brackets and lots of prize money on the line, this year's event is looking to be bigger and better than last year's inaugural edition. Who has the edge leading into Sunday's action? Let's take a look at every division by favorites, contenders, and darkhorses.

The IBJJF's big new show is back as The Crown returns for 2024, with a lot to be excited about for the invitation-only show that goes down in the Walter Pyramid on November 17th. Last year saw six champions earn the right to wear The Crown and now in 2024 we will have rivalries, 2024 World Champions in the same brackets, and some of the most exciting black belts in the world ready to put on a show.

The IBJJF is BACK with their mega event The Crown, which aims to bring together the elite of the elite to fight for supremacy across six combined divisions. Last year saw six athletes claim their right to pound-for-pound status as they navigated a field of champions. In 2024, the brackets will double in size and winning will be even harder.

The IBJJF made the announcement last week on Instagram, in the following post;

The field is set at The Crown for lightweight, with all eight participants announced on Instagram last week by the IBJJF. The bracket will be headlined by defending Crown champion and reigning World champion Luiza Monteiro, who announced her retirement from Worlds after taking gold. Now she will return to the Pyramid for perhaps the last time with one last chance at the top of the podium.

The IBJJF's The Crown is back and bigger than ever! This premier gi event aims to bring together the best of the best to fight for the gold medal, prize money, and consideration as one of the absolute top black belts on Earth. Everything goes down live on November 17th in the Walter Pyramid, Long Beach, CA and will be aired exclusively on FloGrappling.

The Crown is returning November 17th in the Walter Pyramid and the IBJJF has announced who the eight women who will vie for the gold at super-heavy. The division is led by the dominant force that is Gabi Pessanha, last year's Crown champion and the winner of her last 138 matches. She is the undisputed queen of the game - tho in November she puts it on the line again against a tough field.

The participants in IBJJF's The Crown have been determined at heavyweight and the class will be headlined by multiple World Champions and medalists in a stacked field. Going down November 17th, The Crown will feature six weight divisions that bring together the best champions and representatives from the season to face off for money and glory.

The IBJJF has announced the full eight-person field for the 2024 middleweight bracket at The Crown, with multiple world medalists and top-ranked contenders set to take the mats. The field is headlined by returning finalists Tainan Dalpra and Andy Murasaki, with a strong mix of young talent and veterans.

The IBJJF has announced the full eight-person field for the 2024 featherweight bracket at The Crown, with multiple world champions and medalists ready to face off for supremacy.