2025 is already heating up, as some big names are putting the gi back on and entering the IBJJF European Championships. Action will be going down in late January, live from Lisbon, Portugal exclusively on FloGrappling when the top competitors try to begin their year with strong momentum. In total, there are 15 IBJJF World Champions in the mix at Euros - including ten 2024 World gold medalists & 5 of 6 Crown champs!

With 2024 coming to a close, it's time to reflect on one of the biggest years in grappling history. There was so much great action and so many elite athletes putting on incredible performances that we expanded our pool of nominees to eight - eight men who exemplified the highest level of the sport.

In the second year of the ultimate event, The Crown has named six new kings and queens of grappling exciting on a Sunday full of action that came to you live from Long Beach, CA on November 17.

In the second year of one of the biggest Gi grappling events on the calendar, The IBJJF Crown has been filled with plenty of action and excitement.

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 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.

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.

ADCC is where we saw the heel hook really evolve into the dominant submission hold we see today and where leg locking truly became an art. Now, every competitor needs to have serious skill in recognizing and defending leg locks or they risk losing (and potentially losing very quickly).

The 2024 ADCC field at -66kg is complete, with the additions of stars like Gabriel Sousa, Diego Pato, and Josh Cisneros to round out the field of 16. Those 3 are all returning top-4 place winners from the prior ADCC and will likely be seeded highly coming into the tournament. Currently, Pato sits at the #1 spot in our 145lb no-gi rankings, and Gabriel Sousa is fifth.

Após o sucesso da vigésima terceira edição na última sexta-feira, o Who's Number One revelou parte das lutas que irão compor o card do WNO 24, que chega à capital texana de Austin no dia 20 de junho. Com duelos anunciados durante a transmissão do WNO 23, foram confirmadas as batalhas entre Victor Hugo contra Luke Griffith na divisão dos pesados, Diego Pato contra Fabricio Andrey pelo cinturão dos penas, Jacob Couch contra Francisco Lo no peso médio e Cole Abate encarando Ethan Crenlisten na categoria de peso leve.

Two of the top pound-for-pound grapplers on Earth will face off when Dante Leon defends his 155lb championship against 145lb champion Diego "Pato" Oliveira on Feb. 9 at WNO 22 in Costa Mesa, CA. This will mark Dante's first title defense and Pato will be aiming to become a WNO two-division champion with the victory.

With only a few days until the action kicks off, interest is reaching a fever pitch in the card on Tezos WNO 21: Marinho vs Lovato. While there have been some changes to the card, there are still three incredible title fights including the first featherweight defense of Diogo "Baby Shark" Reis. The ADCC & WNO Champion will be facing off with a familiar foe when he takes on Diego "Pato" Oliveira in fifteen minute super fight action.

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

Diogo 'Baby Shark' Reis is coming back to Tezos WNO to defend his 145lb championship against rival Diego 'Pato' Oliveira on Tezos WNO 21: Marinho vs Lovato Jr. These two top athletes have met in high profile matches in gi and no-gi, through different rulesets and promotions, and now will look to settle the score on the WNO mats in Austin, TX this Nov. 30.

Two-time world champion Diego "Pato" Oliveira has been invited to compete in the IBJJF's premiere event, The Crown coming to Long Beach, CA and streaming live on FloGrappling on Nov. 19.