In the main event, Pat Sabatini beat Joe Solecki in a clash of UFC veterans and won the inaugural promotional championship match at 170lbs. Interestingly, Solecki played a lot of guard through the night and was aggressive about hunting leg entanglements and even deep half throughout the bout but Solecki's passing and pressure was enough for the judges.

The IBJJF Worlds is less than one week away and there is a bigger buzz than any year before around the brown belts, and for good reason. This year's crop has a special quality with a lot of competitors who seem primed to excel at black belt in the near future. After years at colored belt, this will be the final tournament for some before the highest levels. So who should you watch out for?

As the 2025 IBJJF World Championships get closer, relive the last world champions in each weight class. FloSports and FloGrappling compiled a list of every IBJJF world champion from 1996 up to 2024.

A famosa Walter Pyramid da Califórnia está pronta para receber mais uma edição do Mundial de Jiu-Jitsu da IBJJF, que neste ano de 2025 receberá atletas do mundo todo colocando suas valências à prova para conquistar o maior título do esporte. Realizado entre os dias 29 de maio e 1 de junho, o torneio abre uma nova temporada de eventos no calendário da federação. Todas as emoções do Mundial serão exibidas ao vivo e com exclusividade pela FloGrappling.

The toughest gi tournament of the year, the ultimate proving ground for traditional jiu-jitsu, is happening in just a few days as the IBJJF World Championships begins next week. Of course the black belts take center stage but one of the best parts of the event is watching the up-and-coming colored belts go to war to make their name. This year's purple belt class has some real gems worth paying attention to.

The 2025 World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championships are poised to descend upon the iconic Walter Pyramid in Long Beach, California, from May 29 to June 1.

Com data marcada para o dia 13 de junho, o Who's Number One continua revelando os duelos que farão parte de seu próximo card, que marca o retorno da organização ao The Hangar na cidade californiana de Costa Mesa. Ingressando no WNO 28, Kauane Ramos entra em rota de colisão com Paige Ivette na divisão de pesos pesados.

On the most recent episode of On Borrowed Time with Alex Wendling, Felipe Pena made two big announcements - Atos will field a team for CJI 2 this August and he will be their wildcard at +99kg for the event.

Before action kicks off in the Pyramid next week, lets get up to speed with who some of the best blue belt prospects have been in 2025. With a mix of juveniles and adults, there's a lot of impressive names but we managed to pick out a select few we think fans should know about.

The Craig Jones Invitational 2 is coming up at the end of the summer and we have eight teams to fill between now and then! After the success of the 2024 inaugural event, the CJI returns in late August to the Thomas & Mack Arena with a focus on team-based grappling and a partnership with Japan's Quintet. We will be keeping this list up to date, all the way until the event, so that fans can keep track of whoever is representing their squad at CJI 2.

The International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation, or IBJJF, organizes some of the biggest BJJ events in the world, including the Pans Championships, the World Jiu-Jitsu Championship and more.

World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championships 2025 are set to unfold from May 29 - June 1 at the iconic Walter Pyramid in Long Beach, California, marking the grand finale of this year's IBJJF Grand Slam.

Com destino traçado para Costa Mesa, na Califórnia, o Who's Number One segue com os preparativos para seu próximo explosivo evento, que será realizado no The Hangar no dia 13 de junho. Em card recheado de atletas de renome, mais um duelo de peso aumenta ainda mais a expectativa: Felipe Preguiça e Luke Griffith em combate que vale o cinturão dos pesos pesados, título vago por Gordon Ryan. O duelo será exibido ao vivo e com exclusividade pela FloGrappling.

The excitement for the 2025 IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu World Championship continues to grow with the release of the day-by-day schedule alluding to a weekend of victory and heartbreak.

The heavyweight title is vacant and up for grabs when Luke Griffith and Felipe Pena face off at WNO 28, in a matchup between the #1 and #2 ranked heavyweight grapplers on Earth. This titanic matchup will be going down live exclusively on FloGrappling, from Costa Mesa, CA on June 13th.