Grappling Bulletin: Polaris Deal, WNO Announcements, & More
Grappling Bulletin: Polaris Deal, WNO Announcements, & More
Catch up on everything that is happening in the world of jiu-jitsu, including WNO 31, Polaris, & more!

Get a quick rundown of everything happening in Brazilian jiu-jitsu in just a few minutes
What's Happening In Jiu-Jitsu
-Polaris and FloGrappling entered into a new deal, marking the first partnership in a decade for the two. All Polaris evets starting in 2026 will be on FloGrappling.
-WNO announced two more matches, with Xande Ribeiro set to face Jordan Preisinger and Gabi Pessanha set to face off with Paige Ivette Clymer at WNO 31 in Round Rock, TX.
-IBJJF released video of all the finals from No-Gi Euros on their YouTube channel.
-Claudio Calasans became the first person to win world titles in IBJJF, ADCC, and judo world competition, after winning an age-level world title in the 40-44 year old 81kg bracket.
-ADXC announced the card for ADXC 11, with a double main event at lightweight of Ruan Alvarenga vs Gabriel Sousa and Helena Crevar facing Salla Simola. Daniel 220, a notable youth phenom, will also compete.
IBJJF Roundup
- Alexandre Papa Manara won double gold at the New York Open in the gi for the men. Unity dominated in No-Gi men's black belt, with Natan Chueng and Felipe Cesar Silva closing out the open class after winning their divisions.
- Romulo Rocha won men's black belt gi double gold in Brasilia, Kamilla Kelly won women's double gold. Other champions from the event include Yuri Hendrex, Andressa Giurau, Sabatha Lais, Leo Souza, & more.
- Pawel Jaworski won double gold in the Dublin No-Gi Open, keeping up his winning streak.
- Pedigo black belts like CJ Murdock and Christina Hansen racked up gold medals at the Kansas City Open in both gi and no-gi.
What's Coming Up In BJJ
- ADCC East Coast Trials: November 15-16th, five more tickets get punched to ADCC Worlds with the best from North America coming together for one of the best tournaments of the year.
- BJJ Stars 18: Another big card live from SP on November 22nd, with Yatan Bueno vs Roosevelt Sousa, Oliver Taza vs Fabricio Andrey, Owen Jones vs Meyram Maquine, and more
- IBJJF's The Crown: The IBJJF's biggest invitational event of the year returns again, with six divisions of the best going at it in the Anaheim Pyramid on November 23rd.
- WNO 31: December 5th in Austin, TX, we decide the new heavyweight champion with a major main event match between Luke Griffith and Felipe Pena.
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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