IBJJF 2017 World No-Gi Jiu-Jitsu Championships

See Who’s Through To Semifinals At 2017 IBJJF No-Gi Worlds

See Who’s Through To Semifinals At 2017 IBJJF No-Gi Worlds

Day one of the 21017 IBJJF World No-Gi Championship saw black belt divisions run through to the quarterfinals.

Dec 16, 2017 by FloGrappling
See Who’s Through To Semifinals At 2017 IBJJF No-Gi Worlds

It was wild first day at No-Gi Worlds with a LOT of submission finishes. 

Day one of the 21017 IBJJF World No-Gi Championship saw black belt divisions run through to the quarterfinals. 

The action picks up again on Sunday Dec. 17, recommencing with the semifinals for the men’s divisions and the finals for the women. 

There are 10 male and four female returning black belt No-Gi World champions, with Caio Terra, Joao Miyao, Osvaldo ‘Queixinho’ Moizinho, AJ Agazarm, Rafael Freitas, Josh Hinger, Keenan Cornelius, Lucas Barbosa, Joao Assis, Roberto ‘Cyborg’ Abreu, Patricia Fontes, Talita Alencar, Jessica Flowers and Ana Laura Goncalves all looking to claim another world title for their resume.

Scroll down to find out who’s through to the semifinals… 

Men’s Divisions 

Roosterweight 

Nobuhiro Sawada vs Tokoyuki Hashimoto 

Jimmy Santiago III vs Caio Terra 


Light Featherweight 

Joao Miyao vs Joao Pedro Oliveira 

Lucas Pinheiro vs Rene Lopez 


Featherweight 

Gianni Grippo vs Pablo Mantovani 

Osvaldo ‘Queixinho’ Moizinho vs Silvio Duran 


Lightweight 

AJ Agazarm vs Lachlan Giles 

Renato Canuto vs Rodrigo Freitas 


Middleweight 

Josh Hinger vs Dante Leon

Michael Liera Jr vs Felipe Silva 


Medium Heavyweight 

Keenan Cornelius vs Diego Ramalho 

Murilo Santana vs Charles Negromonte 


Heavyweight 

Roberto Torrelbas vs David Mitchell 

Arnaldo Maidana vs Thiago Sa 


Super Heavyweight 

Lucas Barbosa vs Eliot Kelly 

Joao Assis vs Aaron Johnson 


Ultra Heavyweight 

Roberto ‘Cyborg’ Abreu vs Adam Sachnoff 

Joao Gabriel Rocha vs Jared Dopp 


Absolute 

TBD 


Women’s Divisions 

Light Featherweight 

Patricia Fontes vs Livia Gluchowska 


Featherweight 

Talita Alencar vs Yasmine Wilson 


Lightweight 

Heather Raftery vs Jena Bishop 


Middleweight 

Catherine Fuhro Perret vs Raquel Pa'aluhi Canuto


Heavyweight 

Jessica Flowers vs Ana Laura Goncalves 


Absolute 

TBD