2026 Crown | Roster, Divisions, and Event Guide
The Latest Bracket Updates and Event News
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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
- $20,000 USD Cash Prize per Division
- Event Page
- Spectator Tickets
Up-to-Date Contender List
The 2026 Crown contenders are being revealed daily. To date, forty-two 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
- Mateo Cardona
- Ademir Barreto
- Sam Nagai
Middleweight
Heavyweight
Ultra-Heavyweight
- Francisco Papasidero
- Seif-Eddine Houmine
- Helder Rodrigues
- Thierry Felipe
- Alexander Sak
- Pedro Machado
- Matheus Vetoraci
Female Divisions
Lightweight
Super-Heavyweight
- Larissa Dias
- Yara Soares
- Hazel Butcher-Salazar
- Ingridd Alves
- Maria Alencar
- Maria Ruffatto-Gilpin
- Anabel Lopez
With well 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.
