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What’s Happening In Jiu-Jitsu

-CJI 2 went down in the Thomas & Mack Arena in Las Vegas, NV, with B-Team winning the team championship and the million dollar prize after Nick Rodriguez delivered a very consequential 10-8 win in the final match. You can read full results here.

-In a surprise, CJI 2 controversy has resulted in Team New Wave also being awarded a million dollar prize after a decision by the event’s benefactor. Read more here.

-Helena Crevar won the highest paying women’s jiu-jitsu bracket ever, taking home $100,000 with wins over Adele Fornarino and Sarah Galvão. She secured the top spot with an ankle lock submission in the third round over Galvão.

-IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Con happened in Las Vegas, NV and it was a stellar display of jiu-jitsu and community for three days. Over 12,500 competitors took the mats, with stars like Megaton Dias, Ffion Davies, Rafael Lovato Jr., Tayane Porifio, and more winning Masters World gold. Full results here.

-The IBJJF Crown will offficially return in 2025, the organization has announced. The premiere invitational gi event of the year will again stream exclusively on FloGrappling.

-Julio Cesar, head of GFTeam, won Masters 7 black belt heavyweight and became the first red/white corral belt to win Masters Worlds.

-Mikey Musumeci will defend his UFC BJJ Championship against Keven Carrasco in their next event. Carrasco, an unranked bantamweight who is 1-0 with the promotion, is also an IBJJF Worlds finalist.

-BJJ Stars has announced several of the participants in the -70kg GP. Joining Julio Arantes will be Ruan Alvarenga and Josh Cisneros. In addition to that, Rider Zuchi will face Nolan Stuart, Caio Gregorio will face Piter Frank, and Jessica Caroline will face Giovannah Oliveira in gi super fights. 

-IBJJF & ADCC World Champion Mackenzie Dern will fight for the UFC strawweight world title at UFC 321 after the belt was vacated by champion Weili Zhang.

-Dillon Danis won his MMA comeback match in only fifteen seconds, submitting an influencer with a guillotine choke.

-ADGS Moscow happened, one of the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam events. Highlights include gold medal runs by Jefferson Goteu, Yara Soares, and Mikail Rhaillander.

What’s Coming Up In BJJSeptember 6th: The ADCC season begins again as the European, Middle East, & African Trials begins. Five men’s trials winners will advance to the 2026 World Championships.September 20th: Ocean BJJ Pro Championship is happening again at -80kg and +80kg, with champions Tarik Hopstock and Luccas Lira in the mix the defend their titles.What To Watch In BJJFight of the Night: In The Corner With Andre & Sarah Galvão In The FIrst Round Of CJI 2Inside The Chaos: Daisy Fresh Behind The Scenes At CJI 2Who Survived Day 1 of CJI 2? | Best Highlights & SubmissionsEuropean Takeover In Vegas | Owen Jones Takes Over The Mic As Faris Runs Through The CompetitionMATSIDE: Horlando Monteiro & Dory Aoun Scrap at Masters WorldsJJCON Talks 2025 | Guilherme Mendes on Building Champions Through Kids Jiu-Jitsu.Rafa Mendes: A Father’s Lesson in Mindset

CRAIG JONES vs MIKEY MUSUMECI IN HEATED DEBATE on UFC BJJ & CJI! | MIGHTY DEBATE!

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IBJJF – You can find sign up information for  thePan No-Gi Championships HERE.

ADCC – You can follow this link to sign up for the ADCC Opens coming to your area.

Fight 2 Win – You can apply to be on an upcoming F2W card here.

LIJJN – You can apply to be on an upcoming card here.

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