Former IBJJF black belt World Champion Tye Ruotolo will put the gi back on to enter IBJJF Worlds at middleweight. Tye is a former world champion at lightweight who is known for his aggressive style, scrappy demeanor, and twin brother, and with this entry he sets up potential collision courses with champions like Mica Galvao and Tainan Dalpra.

IBJJF Pans has kicked off in Kissimmee, FL and adult black belts take the mats today and tomorrow in one of the toughest gi tournaments of the year. Today, Sunday, will have all the men's quarterfinals, semifinals, and finals, while the women's and open class divisions will have their finals. The live blog will be updated throughout the day, so most recent results will be at the top.

IBJJF Pans has kicked off in Kissimmee, FL and adult black belts take the mats today and tomorrow in one of the toughest gi tournaments of the year. Today, Saturday, will have all the absolute up until the finals and the weight classes up until the quarters (meaning top 8 advance to Sunday) for men and finals for women. Get up to date with all the action with these live updates. Newest updates will be put up at the top of the page.

The IBJJF has released the brackets for the open class division at Pans in Kissimee, Florida, beginning tomorrow at 9:30am EST.

One of the biggest tournaments of the year is almost here, as IBJJF Pans kicks off this week. Tons of top gi athletes are on their way to Florida, including champions like Mica Galvao, Gabi Pessanha, Fellipe Andrew, Diego Oliveira, and more.

The brackets are here for one of the toughest gi tournaments in the world, the IBJJF Pan Championships going down March 20-24th in Kissimmee, FL. This event, one of the four major championships in the gi, has attracted some of the best on Earth, all vying for gold medals and qualification to this year's World Championships. You can catch every match live exclusively on FloGrappling.

The IBJJF No-Gi Worlds kicks off this weekend live from Las Vegas, NV, available exclusively on FloGrappling. From top to bottom, this stands to be one of the best years in history for the tournament as tons of elite grapplers have flocked to the event to take their shot at world gold.

One of the busiest IBJJF weeks of the year is fast-approaching, when the organization heads to Las Vegas, NV for the Masters World Championships, Jiu-Jitsu Con, and the IBJJF Absolute Grand Prix. The GP currently has six of eight athletes announced for the $40,000 grand prize, with some of the biggest names in the sport taking the mats on September 1, including 2023 world champions Victor Hugo and Fellipe Andrew.

The IBJJF has announced a slate of superfights that will take place on September 1 at the IBJJF Absolute Grand Prix, part of Jiu-Jitsu Con weekend in Las Vegas, NV.

In ADCC action over the weekend, Team New Wave had a great performance at the Dallas Open that saw them crown five champions in submission grappling action. The Danaher-led crew didn't have to travel far from their base in Austin, and the late addition of ADCC World Champion Giancarlo Bodoni strengthened what was already a strong squad that included gold medalists Bodoni, Helena Crevar, Oliver Taza, and siblings Luke & Hannah Griffith.

Alliance is one of the most historically successfully organizations in competitive Brazilian jiu-jitsu, and every year they crown champions and earn medals in the Pyramid. In 2023, Alliance saw strong results again with black belts like Fellipe Andrew, Melissa Cueto, and Isaac Doederlein, and colored belts like Eduardo Alves and Helena Crevar, bringing home accolades.

Kade Ruotolo defeated Tommy Langaker to retain the ONE Fighting Championship Lightweight Submission Grappling World Championship on June 9th, with the judges favoring his top work and aggression in the 10-minute unanimous decision victory to defend his 170lb. title.

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.

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.

Day two of the 2023 IBJJF World Championships has concluded and champions have been crowned in nearly every colored belt divisions for male and female athletes. On Friday, juvenile athletes, blue and brown belt women, and purple belt men competed, with a standout performances from double gold medalist brown belt Kauane Ramos da Silva standing as the most impressive feat of the day.