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2026 IBJJF Crown Details

The 2026 Crown is building a phenomenal list of athletes for its fourth edition. Forty-eight world-class competitors will converge inside the famous Long Beach Pyramid on November 8th with hopes of securing one of the most sought after trophies in the sport, as well as the $20,000 cash prize. Here is the current information for the prestigious one-night, invitation-only event: 

 

• Date: November 8th
• Location: LBS Financial Credit Union Pyramid, Long Beach, CA.
• Streaming: FloGrappling
• Six Weight Divisions
• Eight Athletes Per Bracket
• $20,00 Cash Prize per Division
• Spectator Ticket Information TBA

 

Up-to-Date Contender List

The 2026 Crown contenders are being revealed daily. To date, twenty-five of the forty-eight athletes have been officially announced. The current competitor list offers the most anticipated rookie black belts, proven veterans, Crown Champions, World Champions, and more to come! Here is a snapshot of each of the eight Crown divisions as it stands today: 

 

Male Divisions

Featherweight

• Jun Yong Cho
• Keven Carrasco
• João ‘Bisnaga’ Mendes
• Will Wilson

 

Middleweight

• Tarcisio Santos 
• José Steve
• Leo Souza
• Rafael Gamba
• Jackson Nagai

 

Heavyweight

• Vinicius Liberati
• Fellipe Andrew
• Windson Torres
• Leo Ferreira

 

Ultra-Heavyweight

• Francisco Papasidero
• Seif-Eddine Houmine
• Helder Rodrigues
• Thierry Felipe

 

Female Divisions

Lightweight

• Nikolett Kis
• Janaina Lebre
• Eliza Nascimento
• Elisabeth Clay

 

Super-Heavyweight

• Larissa Dias
• Yara Soares
• Hazel Butcher-Salazar
• Ingridd Alves

 

With just over half the competitors officially announced, the brackets are beginning to take shape. Stay tuned to official IBJJF channels for further event updates and athlete reveals surrounding the 2026 IBJJF Crown.