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Grappling Bulletin: ADCC Season Begins, Tye In MMA, WNO 30 Bracket, & More

Grappling Bulletin: ADCC Season Begins, Tye In MMA, WNO 30 Bracket, & More

Here's everything happening in BJJ, including WNO 30, ADCC Trials, Tye Ruotolo, UFC BJJ, & More

Sep 8, 2025 by Joe Gilpin
Grappling Bulletin: ADCC Season Begins, Tye In MMA, WNO 30 Bracket, & More

Get a quick rundown of everything happening in Brazilian jiu-jitsu in just a few minutes

What's Happening In Jiu-Jitsu

-Five men qualified for the ADCC World Championships at the European, African, & Middle Eastern Trials over the weekend in Warsaw, Poland. They include the youngest Trials winner ever Niko Mikuliszyn and WNO veteran Declan Moody. Every match is still available exclusively on FloGrappling.

ADCC QUALIFIERS

  • -66kg: Niko Mikuliszyn
  • -77kg: Magomed Dhzarbaev
  • -88kg: Pawel Jaworski
  • -99kg: Declan Moody
  • +99kg: Marc Macqueen

-WNO 30 will feature an eight-man open weight grand prix bracket. We are currently looking for eight of the most exciting grapplers in the world who want their shot at a big cash prize.

-BJJ Stars added Gabriel Sousa, Ethan Crelinsten, and Ruan Alvarenga to their upcoming GP. They have also announced several matches for their upcoming card, including;

  • Diego SodrĂ© x Rerisson Gabriel
  • Leo Ferreira x Fellipe Andrew
  • Maycon Gabriel x JosĂ© Victor
  • Jessica Caroline x Giovanah Oliveira

-Craig Jones released a video explaining why B-Team should be considered the rightful winner of CJI 2, featuring head judge Miha Perhavic.

-Tye Ruotolo won his MMA debut, submitting Adrian Lee in the second round at ONE Fight Night 35 with a rear naked choke

-WNO Double Champion Mica GalvĂ£o & Olympic Wrestling Champion Amit Elor announced they are expecting their first child. Congratulations to the happy family.

-The B-Team will officially rebrand as Simple Man Martial Arts, with much of the same leadership team staying intact. The major change here is that Craig will not be involved.

-ADCC & IBJJF World Champion Rodolfo Vieira will face NCAA Wrestling & U23 UWW Champion Bo Nickal at UFC 322, going down in New York on November 15th.

-UFC BJJ announced much of their next card, including a 155lb title bout between Carlos Henrique and Matheus Gabriel.

-IBJJF World Champion Mahamad Aly will face Iwo Baraniewski on next Tuesday's DWCS, with a contract to fight in the UFC on the line.

-Main Character held a side event that featured some really good grapplers. Two results to highlight are Simple Man's Nick Mataya submitting #10 ranked middleweight Francisco Lo & Natasha Druggan defending her promotional title by darce choke over Vitoria Assis.

-Natalie Salcedo hit a nasty dead orchard-style armbar at ONE Fight Night 35, creating a wicked hyperextension for the submission win.

-Elder Cruz announced a move to Toledo, OH, where he will now represent Adamas Jiu-Jitsu and Pedigo Submission Fighting

-Full squads were announced for Polaris 33, featuring teams from South America and Asia/Oceania.

What's Coming Up In BJJ

  • September 20th: BJJ Stars 17 will be going down in Sao Paulo, Brazil with a -70kg GP and some fun super fights in the gi, including Rerisson Gabriel and Diego SodrĂ© and Leo Ferreira vs Fellipe Andrew.
  • September 20th: Ocean BJJ Pro Championship is happening again at -80kg and +80kg, with champions Tarik Hopstock and Luccas Lira in the mix the defend their titles.
  • October 3rd: IBJJF No-Gi Pans is happening, one of their no-gi majors, and it returns to New York City after a 5-6 year hiatus. Stars like Helena Crevar and Elijah Dorsey are already locked in for the event.

Partner Event Signups

IBJJF - You can find sign up information for  thePan No-Gi Championships HERE.

ADCC - You can follow this link to sign up for the ADCC Opens coming to your area.

Fight 2 Win - You can apply to be on an upcoming F2W card here.

LIJJN - You can apply to be on an upcoming card here.

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