Checkmat’s Nathalie Ribeiro has proven herself at the highest levels of the sport since receiving her black belt in March 2018, but her last 12 months have been her strongest yet. In the tail end of 2021, Tata captured her first Pan American title, secured second place at No-Gi Worlds, and concluded the year as the “Queen of the Mats” at AJP’s namesake invitational in December, with noteworthy wins over fellow Grand Prix contender Bia Basilio and an upset over the longtime “Lady G.O.A.T” Bia Mesquita in the final.

We will keep this list updated as further names qualify or are invited to the 2022 ADCC World Championships.

The IBJJF has finished announcing the loaded roster coming to the co-branded IBJJF FloGrappling Grand Prix on Friday, August 12 in Austin, TX.

The first day of black belt competition at the 2022 IBJJF World Championships is wrapped up, and the final rounds of each division are set. This year, the brackets were whittled down to the final four men and the final two women in each division, meaning we now know which athletes will take the podium. All that is left is to decide who takes which medal.

Before the black belts take the mats at the Walter Pyramid, droves of blue, purple, and brown belts will have their opportunity to try and earn an IBJJF World Championship in the junior categories.

There are nearly two dozen first year black belts registered for the 2022 IBJJF World Championship. This year's will be one of the most stacked Worlds in recent memory, but the rookies should not be counted out. In some divisions, they may even be the favorites to win the whole thing.

The 2022 IBJJF World Championships is just weeks away. For you hardcore no-gi fans, you may be surprised to see so many familiar faces dust off their gi for the biggest IBJJF tournament of the year– there will be a number of Trials winners in the mix, and a decent amount of invitees, too.

Here at FloGrappling we celebrated when the IBJJF announced that closeouts would result in forfeiture of both prize money and ranking points at the World Championships. But not everybody was so receptive.

Now the dust has settled on Pans I've had time to reflect on the events of the second-most important event on the IBJJF calendar.

The 2022 IBJJF Pan Championships roster is filled with veterans, world champions, and black belt stars. But 10 rookies will be in the search for Pans gold, trying to earn their moment in the spotlight by defeating a sea of decorated opponents.

The IBJJF Pan Championships is underway, and over the first few days, hundreds of aspiring grapplers will try to prove that they are the next generation of world class talent. Any of the purple and brown belts could send that point home with an impressive showing of dominant jiu-jitsu at Pans, but there are a few who have already earned our attention.

The second and final North American Trials went down over the weekend, and the biggest ADCC in history certainly did not disappoint. Over 1,000 competitors threw down in the Westgate Hotel and Casino and the end result was some of the most exciting grappling of all time.

More than 1,000 competitors have been shaved down to just 160. With the first day of the 2022 ADCC West Coast Trials wrapped up, the final brackets are set for the final day of competition.

Nicholas Meregali will make his no-gi debut on March 25 against Arnaldo Maidana at Tezos Who’s Number One: Musumeci vs Martinez presented by Fat Tire.

Fresh off the biggest win of his career, Elder Cruz will try to keep his Tezos WNO record perfect when he takes on Haisam Rida at Tezos Who’s Number One: Musumeci vs Martinez presented by Fat Tire on March 25 in Frisco, Tx.