The Weekend Ahead
Five IBJJF Opens, From Lisbon to Curitiba, Fill the Weekend of October 9 to 11
Five IBJJF Opens fill the weekend from Lisbon to Curitiba, and Pawel Jaworski and Larissa Dias are both moving up a division.
Pawel Jaworski
Pawel Jaworski competes for Academia Gorila and represents Poland. His 2026 ADCC title was the first for Poland, according to ADCC. Titles include: IBJJF No-Gi World Championship, medium heavy, 2025; ADCC World Championship, 88kg, 2026; IBJJF Pan No-Gi Championship, medium heavy and open class, 2026; IBJJF Brasileiro No-Gi, medium heavy and open class, 2026; IBJJF European No-Gi Championship, medium heavy and open class, 2025. Medals include: IBJJF No-Gi Worlds silver, open class, 2025.
News
Pawel Jaworski Enters Heavy at the 2026 Lisbon Open: The No-Gi No. 1 Moves Up a Division
The top ranked man in IBJJF no-gi, a 2025 No-Gi world champion and 2026 ADCC gold medalist at 88kg, is one of two black belts at heavy in Lisbon on Saturday.
Must Watch
Eight Pan No-Gi Finals Submissions Lead This Week’s Must Watch
Eight finals submissions from Secaucus, a 52 second final in Turin and a stop on Pawel Jaworski’s five gold run, plus three more videos worth your time.
Results
Weekend Results | Four Champions Repeat at the Pan No-Gi
Pawel Jaworski, Sarah Galvão, Vinicius Inacio and Mariana Rolszt kept their Pan No-Gi titles in Secaucus, and Yuki Takahashi won the Polaris bantamweight title in Doncaster.
Results
Pan No-Gi 2026 Results: Every Black Belt Podium From Secaucus
Pawel Jaworski and Sarah Galvão won double gold, and Vinicius Inacio and Mariana Rolszt repeated as champions at the 2026 Pan No-Gi in Secaucus.
Must Watch
Six Matches to Watch This Week, From the ADCC Absolute Final to a 43 Second Semifinal
Felipe Pena’s history making absolute final, an eighth seed’s upset at 88kg and three quick finals from San Antonio.
The Weekend Ahead
Seven Defending Champions Return Among 170 Black Belts at the 2026 Pan No-Gi
Seven 2025 champions are registered to defend their titles in Secaucus, where five time world champion André Galvão is entered at super heavy, with Polaris 39, ONE Fight Night 48 and Fight to Win 327 also this weekend.
Results
Weekend Results | Sak, Jaworski and Souza de Oliveira Win Double Gold
Alexander Sak and Pawel Jaworski won double gold in Turin, and Leonardo Souza and Olivia Schauer did the same in San Antonio, on a weekend that also brought the Sul-Americano and UFC BJJ 11.
The Weekend Ahead
Erich Munis Leads 153 Black Belts at the 2026 Sul-Americano
Seven time world champion Erich Munis leads three days in Barueri, with Opens in Turin and San Antonio and six events streaming on FloGrappling through Sunday.
Results
ADCC Worlds 2026 Recap | Pena Makes History and the Stories You Need to Know
Felipe Pena won the absolute for a record second time, Helena Crevar became the youngest women's champion at 19, and Pawel Jaworski gave Poland its first ADCC gold in front of a home crowd in Kraków.