The +65kg Women's weight class at the 2024 ADCC World Championships is set to be one of the highlights of the competition, featuring a lineup of top-tier competitors.

Today we are focusing on the +65kg division, the heaviest of the new women's weights. This is an important bracket - whoever wins here will also be favored for the absolute taking place on Sunday. The returning champion is Amy Campo, but she has a field full of elite talent all eager to knock her off.

With a little over a month until the debut of the prestigious gi event, IBJJF's The Crown, the federation has announced the four competitors who will be competing in the women's super-heavyweight division. All four have won an IBJJF black belt World Championship in the past.

Rafaela Guedes of Atos will be in action at Tezos WNO 20: Night of Champions, defending her heavyweight title against Nathiely de Jesus.

After four years away from the IBJJF World Championship stage, Nathiely de Jesus makes her return to reclaim her spot on top of the Brazilian jiu-jitsu world. The 2018 and 2019 black belt absolute world champion hasn't fought at Worlds since that 2019 bracket, in the time since focusing on starting a family.

Tainan Dalpra looked flawless in his 30-minute superfight against Isaque Bahiense at the Tezos FloGrappling IBJJF GP, tallying 19 points and more than a dozen advantages, and certifying yet again that he is at the top of the middleweight division and the pound-for-pound charts.

Após uma explosiva noite de lutas em Austin, no Texas, os fãs conheceram os novos campeões do GP dos Leves e GP dos Pesos Pesados, além dos vencedores das super lutas.

The Tezos IBJJF Flograppling Grand Prix is set for March 3 in Austin, Texas. The women’s heavyweight bracket, complete with four world champions, includes Andressa Cintra, Ana Carolina Vieira, Melissa Cueto, and the return of Nathiely De Jesus.

The IBJJF No-Gi Pans Championship on October 14-16 in Garland, TX will feature more than 30 of the top female black belt competitors of today. We expect to see the final brackets later tonight, (update: they're here!) but no matter how they take form, the favorites — women like Nathieley de Jesus, Ana Rodrigues and Elisabeth Clay — will remain the same. Here are the top women to watch this weekend.

Many familiar and unfamiliar names will enter their bid for the IBJJF No-Gi Pans Championships this weekend. While athletes may still move between divisions, whatever way the women’s divisions shape up is sure to deliver exciting matches in both brown and black belt divisions.

The return of Worlds, the growth of WNO, and the emergence of a new generation of champion grapplers– just a handful of the high points of a rollercoaster 12-month period that rarely took its foot off the gas pedal. Of course, there were also less positive happenings; confrontations, team splits, and more.

The most anticipated gi event of the year draws nearer. 10 days from now grapplers from around the world will convene in Anaheim, CA for the 2021 IBJJF World Championship.

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Fight to Win will Return to Austin, TX for the third installment of the all-female grappling card. In the main event, Nathiely De Jesus will take on Kendall Reusing in a gi matchup. Earlier in the night, Luiza Monteiro will face Vedha Toscano, and Maria Malyjasiak will take on Hannette Staack.

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