The finals are all set: here are the gold medal matches for 2019 Abu Dhabi World Pro black belt, which will take place on April 26. 

Well hello grappling fans. I'm in the United Arab Emirates for the 2019 Abu Dhabi World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship, where many of the world's best grapplers have assembled for a chance to win one of the most important tournaments on the calendar. 

Spend a few minutes with Ffion Davies and you'll find an intelligent and animated young lady who also happens to be a ferocious and very self-aware competitor.

Relive the action from Day 1 of the 2019 Abu Dhabi World Pro. Catch up on all of the action, including the black and brown belt country qualifiers PLUS action from the blue and purple belts. 

Day one of the black belts at the Abu Dhabi World Pro saw the best of Brazil compete against each other to represent their country in the main brackets.

There is a limit of two competitors per country in each weight division at the Abu Dhabi World Pro. The top-ranked competitor gets placed in the bracket, while the second spot is fought for by all other competitors of the same nationality in a qualifying "Country Bracket". 

The 2019 Abu Dhabi World Pro kicks into full swing on April 24, and some of the most compelling matchups are certain to go down in the stacked women's divisions.

Call it unlucky, call it unfair. I call it a bad move in the bracketing system.

DJ Jackson retained his Fight 2 Win Middleweight no-gi title with a toe-to-toe victory over Arnaldo Maidana at F2W 109 in Baltimore. 

Huge. Loaded. Stacked. The 77kg division at the 2019 Abu Dhabi World Pro promises plenty, including a potential showdown between Levi Jones-Leary– berimbolo wunderkind and man of the moment– and the man who could hold the secret to breaking his win streak, Tommy Langaker.