Just about two weeks ago, I had the pleasure of competing in one of the biggest BJJ tournaments of my life – the 2024 ADCC World Championships.

Without exaggeration, the talent pool for this -66kg division at ADCC 2024 is as deep as it has ever been. Every name is a championship-caliber grappler who had to rise above a field of hungry contenders just to make it here.

Dois atletas renomados do Jiu-Jitsu foram anunciados para o próximo card do Who's Number One. Felipe "Preguiça" Pena e Rafael Lovato Jr. estarão frente a frente no dia 10 de maio, no WNO 23, evento que acontece em Arlington no Texas. O combate entre as feras será sem-kimono, na divisão de pesos pesados.

Veteran champions Felipe Pena and Rafael Lovato Jr. are set to face off at WNO 23 in a heavyweight no-gi super fight. The two WNO veterans have won at the highest levels throughout their careers and both are ranked in the top-10 in the world for no-gi grappling.

A king, A hulk, a baby shark and a teenage phenomenon are all headed to WNO 21 in November 2023.

After initially being set to compete against each other in early October, Rafael Lovato Jr. will challenge Pedro Marinho for his WNO light heavyweight title at Tezos WNO 21: Marinho vs Lovato Jr. The two will face off in the co-main event in a match that will mark Marinho's second title defense.

Rafael Lovato Jr. beat Riccardo Evangelista at Tezos WNO 20: Night of Champions on Oct. 1 at the Bayou Music Center in Houston and he did it in style.

Tezos WNO light heavyweight champion Pedro Marinho has had to withdraw from his scheduled title defense against Rafael Lovato Jr. on the upcoming Tezos WNO 20: Night of Champions card. Now Rafael Lovato Jr. will face off against Ricardo Evangelista.

Tezo WNO 18: Meregali vs Marinho  ended with a flurry as matches picked up momentum with Rafael Lovato Jr.'s incredible submission win against Elder Cruz.

Nicholas Meregali, one of the top Brazalian jiu-jitsu heavyweights in the world, will face Tezos WNO no-gi light heavyweight champion Pedro Marinho in the main event at WNO 18: Meregali vs. Marinho on May 18 at the Criterion in Oklahoma City.

The Tezos WNO 18: Meregali vs Marinho card is approaching fast this Thursday evening in Oklahoma City and betting lines have been released for the card through BetOnline.ag. Let’s take a look at those, what they mean for the matches, and detail a few lines to keep an eye on.

For the first time since January 2020, gi competition is returning to Tezos WNO on May 18 in Oklahoma City, OK.

The IBJJF European Championships returns later this month, and with it, the 2023 IBJJF grand slam season. The four major events that make up the grand slam — Euros, Pans, Brasileiros and Worlds — are some of the most renowned in the jiu-jitsu universe. But to win each of them in the same year is a feat that few have ever managed, especially at the black belt level.

Rafael Lovato Jr.’s MMA record moves to a perfect 12-0-0  after securing a first-round submission win over Taiga Iwasaki at Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2022 x Ganryujima held in Tokyo, Japan at the Ryōgoku Sumo Hall earlier today.

As the dust settles after the 2022 ADCC World Championships, ADCC has released the winners of their four prestigious awards given out at every ADCC Worlds. The awards are for best athlete, best takedown, best match and fastest submission.