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.

Chegando ao estado de São Paulo na noite deste sábado, dia 3 de agosto, o BJJStars 13: Vikings Edition alinhou mais um memorável torneio com alguns dos principais nomes do cenário competitivo do Jiu-Jitsu.

The 2024 ADCC World Championship is less than a year away and coming to Las Vegas in August 2024.

ADCC is less than a month away and the elite of the elite will take the mats to fight for the right to call themselves best in the world. For fans of grappling, the greatest technicians on Earth will be taking the mats - including the best of the best when it comes to guard passing.

ADCC is not a jiu-jitsu tournament - it is a grappling tournament that more heavily mixes in a bias for wrestling and competing on the feet. Where past years may have been full of collar-tie push/pull marathons, those grapplers have largely been lapped by a more aggressive and technical generation of stars who fight for the takedown in a more exciting way.

The biggest jiu-jitsu show in Brazilian is returning in a few weeks as BJJ Stars has announced the full card for BJJ Stars 13: Vikings Edition. BJJ Stars is the biggest super fight organization currently operating in Brazil and their thirteenth edition continues their strong tradition of packed cards. This 'Vikings'-themed night will feature IBJJF & ADCC World Champions and be headlined by Mica Galvao facing ADCC Champion & UFC veteran Davi Ramos in no-gi.

Mais um duelo chega ao explosivo card do WNO 23, evento que irá sacudir a cidade de Arlington, no Texas, no dia 10 de maio. Diogo “Baby Shark” Reis retorna aos tatames do Who's Number One para encarar o escocês Shay Montague, que chega à divisão dos penas para fazer sua primeira luta no WNO.

The 2022 ADCC Champion Diogo "Baby Shark" Reis will make his return to the WNO stage at WNO 23 when he takes on rising Scottish grappling star Shay Montague. The featherweight tilt will be Baby Shark's first match since losing his WNO Championship by injury, and Montague's WNO debut. WNO 23 will be going down May 10th in Arlington, TX.

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.

To his fans, he's Baby Shark. To his opponents, the Megalodon.

Baby Shark para os fãs, Megalodon para os adversários. Diogo Reis se tornou uma força a ser batida nos duelos sem kimono, e é com este embalo que o atleta parte para lutar em mais uma edição do Tezos Who's Number One.

Alliance is one of the most historically successfully organizations in competitive Brazilian jiu-jitsu, and every year they crown champions and earn medals in the Pyramid. In 2023, Alliance saw strong results again with black belts like Fellipe Andrew, Melissa Cueto, and Isaac Doederlein, and colored belts like Eduardo Alves and Helena Crevar, bringing home accolades.

CheckMat always sends one of the strongest teams to the IBJJF World Championships, and in 2023 they delivered again with two champions in the black belt division. Jansen Gomes had the run of the tournament, beating two defending world champions on his way to gold, and Sam Nagai won his first world title at black belt by defeating two familiar foes. Relive all the best moments from CheckMat below.