The IBJJF World Championship are just around the corner, kicking off May 28th from the Walter Pyramid in Long Beach, California. The black belts will take the mats on the final two days and compete for the right to call themselves the best in the world but leading up to that will be the colored belt divisions all battling to prove they are the future. Athletes at blue belt, purple belt, and brown belt have been producing some of the craziest matches, finishes, and rivalries all year long and now things will climax at Worlds.
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We have selected some of the most impressive and successful colored belt athletes from the registration, grapplers that we think fans should keep an eye on.
Brown Belt
Men's Rooster
- Vitor Crizel
- Melquisedeque Moura
- Alex Mendez
- Bernardo Rosalba
- Joonhyuk Jang
- Washington Ferreira
Men's Light-Feather
- Felipe Goulart
- João Vitor Alves
- Batyr Tenizbay
- Luiz Gomes
- Amit Burshtein
- Jason Chih
Men's Feather
- Alex Vazquez
- Felipe Leonardo
- Igor Moreira
- Julio Cesar
- Gabriel Nascimento
- Bruno Marllon
- Kai Amarante
- Afif Khan
Men's Light
- Youness Bennouali
- Rian Oliveira
- Jaewoon Park
- Aron Hernandez
- Andre Cruz
- Bernardo Gatti
- Willian Arimura
- Enzo Yamasaki
- Lucas Oliveira
- Marcos Vinicius
- Seiilkhan Bolatbek
Men's Middle
- Rafael Gamba
- Dominic Manno
- Emerson Feitosa
- Mateus Alexandrino
- Luan Marques
- Caio Carreira
- Jesiah Tubby
- Corey Dorsey
- Joao Venancio
- JJ Bowers
Men's Medium-Heavy
- Caleb Nascimento
- Enzo Lopes
- Marcio Italo
- Luan Veras
- Tanino Kauan
- Matheus Paiva
- Felipe Lacerda
- So Shirasaka
- Sebastian Sonntag
Men's Heavy
- Jeferson Tijolo
- Mauro Lucas
- Lucas Bonis
- Matheus Paulo
- Seth Kiefer
Men's Super Heavy
- Luiz Rigo
- Omar Nada
- Tiaguinho Nascimento
- Luiz Benigno
- Blake Brown
- Rogerio Drews
Men's Ultra-Heavy
- Nata Tenca
- Thierry Felipe
- Joao 'Bolinho' Victor
Women's Rooster
- Lumara Santos
- Michal Baly
- Rachel Shim
Women's Light-Feather
- Emily Leyva
- Sana Ndiaye
- Isabella Agdeppa
Women's Feather
- Kellen Arraes
- Libby Genge
- Karina Lagrana
- Isabella Fortes
- Tarciane Santos
Women's Light
- Nikolett Kis
- Nati Maguerroski
- Julianna Wong
- Larissa Antunes
Women's Middle
- Luandra Barbosa
- Eliza Nascimento
- India Risby
- Mariah McKennitt
- Taylor Pedersen
Women's Medium-Heavy
- Lauriane Stavacz Afonso
- Maria Clara Barreto
- Livia Barasine
- Peyton Letcher
Women's Heavy
- Hazel Butcher-Salazar
- Greta Notaro
- Anna Vyrginnia da Silva Rocha
- Danielle Olafson
Women's Super-Heavy
- Yasmim Santana
- Mairead Rowland-Coman
- Kacie Brann
Purple Belt
Men's Rooster
- Ricardo Yoshito
- Eiki Suzuki
- Luan Henrique
- Corbin Ratheau
Men's Light-Feather
- Hawann Hennye
- Jon Anderson
- Pedro Fontes
- Yeremay Martin
- Ethan Wong
- Erik Hudson
- Gabriel Fonseca
Men's Feather
- Fernando Paiva
- Gabriel Matos
- Iryan Brooks
- Stuart Carmody
- Guy Burshtein
- Bernardo Ramires
- Ezequiel Oliveira
Men's Light
- Kellyson Carlos
- Damiano Grillo
- Anthony Silva
- Moises Souza
- Cauã Rocha
- Jorjao Fernandes
- Jared Wade
Men's Middle
- Lucas Yan
- Gabriel Guerrero
- Jake Holman
- Moussa Kadi
- Gabriel Victor
- Leonardo da Costa
- Myles Javelosa
- Miguel Paiva
Men's Medium-Heavy
- Kaike Righetti
- Luis Henrique
- Victor Rodrigues
- Jhonatan Motta
- Abdullah Nada
- Toto Bezarra
Men's Heavy
- Freddy Lele
- Oli Silvestro
- Mateus Cardoso
- Dione Munis
- Jack Bidwell
- Italo Poli
Men's Super Heavy
- Luca Veras
- Lincoln Santos
- Luan Camargo
- Renan Martins
- Jose Victor
- Vlad Dragomir
- Brycen Cook
Men's Ultra-Heavy
- Rodrigo Dantas
- Yan Goulart
Women's Rooster
- Isabella Souza
- Luna Hime
- Maya Youngblood
- Maria Eduarda de Faria
Women's Light-Feather
- Natalee Funegra
- Fernanda Moura
- Thaina Guimaraes
- Miranda Allen
- Kaleah Pyles
Women's Feather
- Isis Maciel
- Alexa Herse
- Giada Pedretti
- Jeniffer Tenorio
- Noemie Gluck
- Lara Haddad
Women's Light
- Pairin Sullivan
- Fiona Levi
- Austyn Quintela Sonnier
- Madison Taggart
- Annabelle Christie
Women's Middle
- Mia Montesinos Perdomo
- Ana Fernandes
- Faith Howard
- Maria Eduarda
- Zoe Kerr
- Hanna Hepworth
- Rana Muratoglu
Women's Medium-Heavy
- Bia Alves Venancio
- Ilorrany Prado
- Asami Yanagi
- Ola Aleksandra Moranda
Women's Heavy
- Tori-Anna Frances Hamilton
- Raika Castro
- Julia Blackburn
Women's Super-Heavy
- Agatha Nigro
- Carolina Granzotto Vidal Lima
Juvenile 1 Blue Belts
Men's Rooster
- Jamal Jahlan
- Daniel Kalihman
Men's Light-Feather
- Gabriel Asenjo
- Titus Ortiz
- Enzo Costa
Men's Feather
- Paulo Emmanuel
- Lucas Emanuel
- Xavier Torres
Men's Light
- Mickey Whelan
- Rai Bertolazo
- Aleilson Oliveira
Men's Middle
- Isaque Lima
- Gustavo Teixeira
- Vinicius Silva
Men's Medium-Heavy
- Davi Ledesma
- Felippe Gabriel
- Soulayman Hadjeris
Men's Super-Heavy
- Gustavo Henrique
- Daniel Lee
Men's Ultra-Heavy
- Hallysson Marcelino
Women's Light-Feather
- Ester Pacheco
Women's Feather
- Eduarda Jobim Rodrigues da Silva
Women's Light
- Katerina Starodub
- Isabella Flores
Women's Middle
- Maya Padilla
- Beatriz Silva de Carvalho
Women's Medium-Heavy
- Alejandra Boixander
- Beatriz Rodrigues Araujo
- Mharya Valentina
Women's Heavy
- Deborah Melo
- Brendha Vale
- Anna Beatriz de Souza Lopes
Women's Super-Heavy
- T'Ana Isabella Adamos
Juvenile 2 Blue Belts
Men's Rooster
- Andrew Nguyen
- Miguel Pereira
Men's Light-Feather
- Victor Dias
- Jason Carey
- Donghyuk Kim
- Yuri Suda
Men's Feather
- JP Tran
- Luciano Henrique
- Kaua Gomes
Men's Light
- Arthur Rodrigues
- Kaua Diogo
- Kai McKinney
- Roi Shtoff
- Asafe Alves
Men's Middle
- Benjamin Lopes
- Bryan Dalpra
- Wenderson Maia
- Rawan Rashid
- Jaxson Freeman
- Davi Barbaroti
Men's Medium-Heavy
- Bernardo Bernert
- Gabriel Henrique
- Ivan Moreno
- Asher May
Men's Heavy
- Vertti Puurtinen
- Luis Felipe
- Heitor Jose
Men's Super Heavy
- Zain Chaudhry
Men's Ultra-Heavy
- Mateus Dias
Women's Feather
- Verona Pesca
- Kimberly Vallejo
- Aubrey Gonzalez
- Yasmin Brechiani
Women's Light
- Nina Jacob
- Kendra Vega
- Gianna Cruz
- Natalia Rodriguez
Women's Middle
- Clara Huon
- Bia Silva Carvalho
- Nathalia Estevao Albuquerque
- Jaqueline Hasse
- Maya Alexandra Race
- Jasmine Gray Sopena
Women's Medium-Heavy
- Ana Bispo
- Vitoria Dias
- Gabriela Pestana
- Sophie Rose Melnyk
Women's Heavy
- Rafaela Ayumi
Women's Super-Heavy
- Mazzie Hetzel
- Sophia Motta
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