BJJ Phenom and ADCC Medalist Helena Crevar has been promoted to brown belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu by her Professor John Danaher over the weekend, another step in her journey to the top of the grappling world. Crevar has had a busy 2024, winning gold medals and setting records and now she will get a fresh opportunity in her gi competitions in 2025.

Teenage phenom Helena Crevar continued the strong start to her WNO career when she outlasted Leilani Bernales in a 15-minute judge's decision on Dec. 4 at the Bayou Music Center in Houston during WNO 25.

WNO 25 in Houston on Dec. 4 will feature fighters of all shapes and sizes, both men and women, and the whole night at the Bayou Music Center should make for another memorable installment in the legacy of the Who’s Number One franchise.

Marcado para chegar ao Bayou Music Center na cidade texana de Houston no dia 4 de dezembro, o WNO 25 promete trazer mais um card explosivo para fazer a alegria dos fãs da arte suave. Com alguns dos principais nomes do Jiu-Jitsu sem kimono prontos para mostrar suas habilidades no evento, a organização anunciou em suas redes sociais mais um duelo, revelando que Helena Crevar e Leilani Bernales irão se encarar na divisão de peso-pena do torneio.

ADCC's youngest medalist ever is ready to return to the WNO stage when Helena Crevar takes on world-ranked opponent Leilani Bernales in super fight action at WNO 25: Duarte vs Jimenez. Helena had an incredible 2024, winning silver in the -65kg division in what is the youngest medalist performance in history. She will take on Bernales, who has been a consistent threat to the elite in the no-gi scene.

The -65kg Women's weight class at the 2024 ADCC World Championships is shaping up to be one of the most competitive divisions.

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 ADCC World Championships are approaching fast, and the -65kg women's division is now complete with 8 standout grapplers who will vye for gold in this new weight class. With division expanding from 2 to 3 and the addition of an absolute, this stands to be the biggest ADCC ever for the women athletes.

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

The upcoming Tezos WNO 21: Marinho vs Lovato card will feature Gordon's junior teammate Helena Crevar facing ADCC World Championship veteran Julia Maele. The 145lb bout will be Crevar's second under the WNO banner after her successful debut at WNO 19, and mark the debut of Norwegian grappler Julia Maele.

After an injury to her original opponent, Team New Wave phenom Helena Crevar will now face rising Australian grappler Healy Dayan on the preliminary card of Tezos WNO 19: Meregali vs Duarte presented by Fat Tire. With Ally Wolski out, Dayan takes the match on only a few weeks notice against the juvenile blue belt absolute world champion Crevar. The August 10th event will be going down in Austin, TX and streamed on FloGrappling with prelims also airing live on Combate in Brazil.

The undercard for Tezos WNO 19 on August 10 in Austin, TX is set to feature four bouts, with seven of the eight competitors making their Tezos WNO debuts.

UFC Fight Pass Invitational 4 took place tonight at the UFC Apex and delivered with high-level grappling action headlined by Craig Jones and Felipe Pena, with Craig winning by escape time over the former ADCC absolute champion. In the co-main event, UFC veterans Glover Teixeira and Anthony rematched from their 2020 UFC bout, with Teixiera winning by decision. Nick Rodriguez defeated three men in the same night, including Dan Manasoiu in the finals, to win the $30,000 grand prize. Also on the card, Nicholas Meregali defeated Cyborg Abreu, Helena Crevar won in dominant fashion, and Roman Bravo-Young grappled Alex Perez to a draw.

The ADCC made an enormous change this week, announcing the women's weight classes will be reclassified from -60kg and +60kg to -55kg, -65kg, and +65kg. This has totally shaken up the board for the upcoming Trials and next year's World Championships. Every athlete involved has a decision to make on going up or down, and it will benefit some more than others. Here are 13 athletes on the cusp on contention that the move could potentially hugely benefit.

This weekend's ADCC Dallas Open is nearly at full capacity, with every advanced division full of tough, experienced grapplers looking to gain experience with the organization and ruleset before Trials and Worlds season begins. Most brackets will have a strong mix of established names and dark horse grapplers who can shake up their division, with all action being streamed live this weekend exclusively on FloGrappling.