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Grappling Bulletin: WNO 30 Week, Justin Michael, BJJ Stars 18 Card, & More

Grappling Bulletin: WNO 30 Week, Justin Michael, BJJ Stars 18 Card, & More

Catch up on everything that is happening in the world of jiu-jitsu

Oct 20, 2025 by Joe Gilpin
Grappling Bulletin: WNO 30 Week, Justin Michael, BJJ Stars 18 Card, & More

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

What's Happening In Jiu-Jitsu

-Justin Michael won the final spot in the WNO 30 Open Weight Grand Prix, defeating three other men in a single night to earn his big shot against some of the best in the world. Read more here.

-It's WNO 30 week with an open weight GP and full slate of matches for fans to enjoy this Friday, live from Pittsburgh, PA.

-BJJ Stars announced the lineup for BJJ Stars 18, featuring Owen Jones vs Meyram Maquine, Roosevelt Sousa vs Pedro Marinho, Oliver Taza vs Fabricio Andrey, and more

-Team Texas won the women's 3x3 tournament at Main Character Jiu-Jitsu, with members Lauren Sears, Taylor Hishaw, and Trinity Pun. You can watch the full replay on FloGrappling.

-IBJJF held their second ever Kid's Pan No-Gi Championship, with Sainz Team Alpha Miami winning the overall title. There were certainly many future stars in those brackets, full results here.

-Polaris 34 locked in their Team Europe Squad for the team vs team event. It will be Owen Jones, Mateusz Szczeciński, Eoghan O'Flanaghan, Jozef Chen, Taylor Pearman, and Santeri Lilius. That event goes down November 1.

-Mikey Musumeci revealed in an interview with Ariel Helwani that his UFC BJJ contract is up - but he very well may just end up re-signing.

-December 2nd, Majestic BJJ Challenge will air live on FloGrappling's YouTube from Brazil, featuring Fabricio Andrey facing Gabriel Sousa and Luiz Paulo facing Isaque Bahiense in the gi.

-Bill "The Grill" Cooper won at Fight 2 Win over the weekend, you can watch that here

What's Coming Up In BJJ

  • October 24th: WNO makes its Pittsburgh debut! We will feature an eight-man open weight bracket with a big cash prize, and a few other key no-gi super fights.

Partner Event Signups

IBJJF - You can find sign up information for IBJJF competition 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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