At the 2023 IBJJF World Championships, Gabriela Pessanha of Infight JJ cemented herself as the greatest women's black belt in the world with a double gold, history-making performance. With five fights, five wins, and five submissions, Gabi became the first woman to both win three straight double golds and to submit her way through both brackets at the black belt level.

Victor Hugo and Nicholas Meregali are already talking about a potential super fight in the gi, setting up a future clash between the two most recent black belt men's open class world champions. Nicholas Meregali, after winning in 2022, offered an open callout for a $20,000 match with whoever won the absolute world title in 2023 - and after Hugo's double gold performance, he isn't backing down.

Victor Hugo accomplished what few men ever have, and did it in devastating fashion as he won double gold at the 2023 IBJJF World Championships with eight wins, five by submission - including the first submission win in the open class finals since Roger Gracie accomplished the feat in 2009. See all of Victor's matches, interviews, and more below and relive the entire golden run.

The 2023 IBJJF World Championships have officially concluded and history has been made. Victor Hugo and Gabi Pessanha stand alone at the top of the IBJJF world with their respective double gold performances, Jansen Gomes had a run that will be remembered for years to come, and Dream Art took home its first ever team championship from the event.

The 2023 IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu World Championships showcased some of the best grapplers in the world during an action-packed weekend at The Pyramid in Long Beach, Calif.

Action is coming quick at the last day of the 2023 IBJJF World Championships and the black belt finals are set. See semifinal results and schedules for the finals below.

The IBJJF Worlds 2023 is coming to an exciting finale after an intense Day 3 of matches.

After an intense day one, the semifinalists in each of the black belt divisions at the 2023 IBJJF World Championships are set and ready for Sunday.

The IBJJF has released the brackets for the 2023 IBJJF World Championship black belt open classes, and we now know the pairings and paths for all the best who want to become absolute champ.

Two-time IBJJF world champion Victor Hugo had a landmark weekend at the 2023 IBJJF Brasileiro in São Paulo, where he conquered double gold, submitting six of his seven opponents.

Featuring names like Victor Hugo, Wellington Alemao, Pedro Henrique, Servio Tulio, and Alex Pedro 'Bom Bom' Pimenta, among others, the men's black belt category is exceptionally competitive and one of the years most anticipate brackets.

Today, two-time IBJJF world champ Victor Hugo threw his name into the ultra heavyweight division for the upcoming IBJJF Brazilian Nationals — Brasileiros — joining the 13-man ultra heavyweight category.

BJJ Stars 10: Battlefield is slated to have one of the most seismic and unpredictable open weight brackets in recent history. The event, which takes place on April 22 in São Paulo, Brazil, features a 16-man absolute bracket with $40,000 on the line.

The first phase of the black belt rounds at the 2022 IBJJF No-Gi World Championships are underway. Today, the absolute finalists in the male and female divisions will earn their spots, as will the final eight athletes in each of the men's divisions, and the finalists in the women's divisions.

The registrations have closed for the adult black belt open class divisions at the 2022 IBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship. Both the male and female divisions should kick off at 9:30 am local time in Anaheim on Saturday.