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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

All forty-eight of the 2026 Crown contenders are officially revealed. 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 while the world awaits the official 2026 Crown Bracket Reveal.

Male Divisions

Featherweight

• Jun Yong Cho
• Keven Carrasco
• João ‘Bisnaga’ Mendes
• Will Wilson
• Mateo Cardona
• Ademir Barreto
• Sam Nagai
• Rerisson Gabriel

Middleweight

• Tarcisio Santos 
• José Steve
• Leo Souza
• Rafael Gamba
• Mica Galvão
• Uanderson Ferreira
• Andy Murasaki
• Natan Chueng

Heavyweight

• Vinicius Liberati
• Fellipe Andrew
• Windson Torres
• Leo Ferreira
• Omar Nada
• Davi Vetoraci
• Nico Maglicic
• Nolan Stuart

Ultra-Heavyweight

• Francisco Papasidero
• Seif-Eddine Houmine
• Helder Rodrigues
• Thierry Felipe
• Alexander Sak
• Pedro Machado
• Matheus Vetoraci
• Erich Munis

Female Divisions

Lightweight

• Nikolett Kis
• Janaina Lebre
• Elisabeth Clay
• Aghata Rabelo
• Keanna Klay
• Sabrina Gondim
• Giovanah Oliveira 
• Sarah Galvão

Super-Heavyweight

• Larissa Dias
• Yara Soares
• Hazel Butcher-Salazar
• Ingridd Alves
• Maria Alencar
• Maria Ruffatto-Gilpin
• Anabel Lopez 
• Gabi Pessanha

With all forty-eight athletes revealed, the jiu-jitsu community awaits the official bracket reveal. Stay tuned to official IBJJF channels for further event updates and athlete reveals surrounding the 2026 IBJJF Crown.