The biggest professional Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) event in the traditional gi is back, with the 2026 IBJJF Crown happening on Sunday (November 8, 2026) at the Pyramid in Long Beach, California.
Eight-person tournaments will be held across four divisions for men, and two divisions for women. The event will reportedly again award every tournament winner $20,000 each, plus smaller purses to the other medalists. Several BJJ world champions will be participating, including five of the six champions from last year in three-time Crown winners Erich Munis and Gabi Pessanha, along with Andy Murasaki, Sarah Galvao, and Nolan Stuart.
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The event will also feature the return of pound-for-pound star Mica Galvao, who will be in his first big tournament since his father and coach was arrested for several sexual assault charges. He will compete in the middleweight division, where Murasaki has held the Crown in back-to-back years.
The gi jiu-jitsu event will stream LIVE on FloGrappling, starting at 1 p.m. ET.
2026 IBJJF Crown live video stream
A free live stream of the earlier matches from the 2025 IBJJF Crown will likely be on YouTube, and will be embedded below once available. Brackets and first round match ups can be viewed here, while the full results and highlights will be below.
2026 IBJJF Crown full results, video highlights
Men’s Featherweight
Quarterfinals
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Samuel Nagai vs. Keven Carrasco
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Will Wilson vs. Ademir Barreto
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Joao Mendes vs. Jun Yong Cho
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Rerisson Gabriel vs. Mateo Cardona
Semifinals
Bronze
Finals
Men’s Middleweight
Quarterfinals
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Mica Galvao vs. Leonardo Souza
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Uanderson Ferreira vs. Jose Steve
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Andy Murasaki vs. Rafael Gamba
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Natan Chueng vs. Tarcisio Santos
Semifinals
Bronze
Finals
Men’s Heavyweight
Quarterfinals
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Vinicius Liberati vs. Omar Nada
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Nicholas Maglicic vs. Leonardo Ferreira
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Nolan Stuart vs. Davi Vetoraci
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Fellipe Andrew vs. Windson Torres
Semifinals
Bronze
Finals
Men’s Ultra-Heavyweight
Quarterfinals
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Erich Munis vs. Francisco Papasidero
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Alexander Sak vs. Matheus Vetoraci
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Seif-Eddine Houmine vs. Thierry Felipe
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Pedro Machado vs. Anderson Kauan
Semifinals
Bronze
Finals
Women’s Lightweight
Quarterfinals
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Janaina Lebre vs. Nikolett Kis
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Sabrina Gondim vs. Elisabeth Clay
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Sarah Galvao vs. Giovanah Oliveira
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Aghata Rabelo vs. Keanna Klay
Semifinals
Bronze
Finals
Women’s Super-Heavyweight
Quarterfinals
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Gabrieli Pessanha vs. Maria Ruffatto-Gilpin
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Hazel Butcher-Salazar vs. Anabel Lopez
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Larissa Dias vs. Ingrid Alves
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Yara Soares vs. Maria Alencar
Semifinals
Bronze
Finals
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