Last week, eight athletes wrote their names into the ADCC history books, becoming champions of the 2022 edition of the tournament and the biggest grappling tournament in history. See the champions, the context, and each of their matches en route to gold below.

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

After a series of lineup changes, Tesos WNO is now set to return to Frisco, TX on Friday, March 25, headlined by Gordon Ryan’s first grappling match in almost exactly one year.

Gabriel Sousa will return to the Tezos WNO mats after a second-place run at the WNO Championship when he faces Keith Krikorian at the top of the free prelims card in Frisco, TX on March 25 for Tezos Who’s Number One: Musumeci vs Martinez presented by Fat Tire.

The black belt class of 2021 is a who's who of top notch competitors, many of whom are likely to grace the top of black belt podiums in the coming months. Below are the athletes who earned the rank of black belt in December.

All week long, we’ve been rolling out some of the top athletes registered for the 1st ADCC North American Trials, taking place on November 6-7 in Atlantic City, NJ. Each male division winner will automatically qualify for the 2022 ADCC World Championships in Las Vegas next September.

FloGrappling's WNO Championship has shaped up to be one of the biggest events in grappling history. With forty athletes, five championship belts, and more than $250,000 in total prizes on the line, there will be no shortage of exciting matches and memorable submissions.