The 2025 edition of the IBJJF Brazilian National Championship, also known as IBJJF Brasileiro, is here, which means thousands of athletes are headed back to Sao Paulo for a week of top-tier jiu-jitsu.

The BJJ Stars 15 Grand Prix continues to fill out with some of the best in the world, as PJ Barch and Jonnatas Gracie both enter the fray, as announced on Instagram. The tournament goes down as part of the Sao Paulo-based super fight series on April 26th, airing exclusively on FloGrappling (outside of Brazil, where it's available on pay-per-view).

Former IBJJF black belt World Champion Tye Ruotolo will put the gi back on to enter IBJJF Worlds at middleweight. Tye is a former world champion at lightweight who is known for his aggressive style, scrappy demeanor, and twin brother, and with this entry he sets up potential collision courses with champions like Mica Galvao and Tainan Dalpra.

Mica Galvão has announced that he will be moving up to middleweight for the 2024 IBJJF World Championships. The WNO welterweight champion had previously competed at lightweight in his IBJJF campaigns, including his gold medal run at the 2022 Brazilian Nationals.

The IBJJF will hold its inaugural premier event, The Crown, on Nov. 19; and the middleweight division is filled with four of the most exciting, active competitors in the world. Tainan Dalpra, Pedro Maia, Andy Murasaki, and Mauricio Oliveira will vie for the Crown and the prize money.

Jansen Gomes did what few expected and emerged from the 2023 IBJJF World Championships black belt middleweight division with the gold medal after stunning performances in victory over Tainan Dalpra and Tye Ruotolo.

Tainan Dalpra and Tye Ruotolo are the top two seeds in this weekend's black belt middleweight division at the 2023 IBJJF World Championships. Since Tye made his decision to move up from lightweight to middle, there has been a buzz around the potential clash of 2022 IBJJF World Champs. How will their unique styles and strategies pair on the mat? Let's take a look at three keys to victory for the fight.

In a late move, 2022 IBJJF Lightweight World Champion black belt Tye Ruotolo has registered himself for the 2023 World Championships - up at middleweight. The weight move was unexpected but opens up a ton of interesting matchups for the exciting young champion, who may face exciting matchups with world and Pan champions like Tainan Dalpra and JT Torres.

IBJJF world champions Tainan Dalpra and Isaque Bahiense are slated to face off in the main event superfight of the next IBJJF FloGrappling Grand Prix, coming to Austin, TX on March 3.

Three IBJJF world champions will try to fend off some of the next generation’s fastest rising talent in the BJJ Stars 8 middleweight grand prix next weekend in Sao Paulo.

Gabriel Sousa will return to the Tezos WNO mats after a second-place run at the WNO Championship when he faces Keith Krikorian at the top of the free prelims card in Frisco, TX on March 25 for Tezos Who’s Number One: Musumeci vs Martinez presented by Fat Tire.

Three free preliminary matches will start the show on Friday, January 21 for WNO: Craig Jones vs Pedro Marinho.  Those matches will be streamed for free on YouTube and Facebook.

Less than one month out from the first IBJJF World Championship since 2019, eight invited athletes had an opportunity to compete in a high-stakes event in Las Vegas. The winner would take home $20,000 and no doubt enjoy a huge confidence boost going into Worlds.

The IBJJF has announced the completed heavyweight Grand Prix coming to jiu-jitsu con on Nov 13, and it’s certainly a clash of the titans.

The IBJJF Middleweight GP has fully taken shape with four incredible athletes set to throw down for the cash prize of use $20,000.