Orange County Headlines Three IBJJF Opens With 118 Black Belt Entries
Andy Murasaki shares a three-man medium heavy division in Orange County, with Opens in Nashville and Boston and the ADCC Vancouver Open.
Three IBJJF Opens run Saturday and Sunday in Costa Mesa, Franklin and Boston, with 118 black belt entries between them. None of them has an announced stream, and the brackets usually go up on Friday.
The ADCC Vancouver Open streams Saturday morning on FloGrappling, and Elevate’s Cage Event 28 follows that afternoon from Dallas.
The short version:
- Andy Murasaki and Luiz Victor are two of the three men at gi medium heavy in Orange County.
- Ashlee Funegra, the reigning world champion at light feather, is alone at gi feather in Orange County.
- Fellipe Andrew, a two time world champion, is at gi heavy in Orange County.
- Wallisson Oliveira has one opponent in each Nashville division, so both matches are finals.
- The ADCC Vancouver Open starts Saturday at 6:00 AM PT (9:00 AM ET) on FloGrappling.
Murasaki against Marlon Tanaka at the Houston Fall Open earlier this month, where he won medium heavy:
And Luiz Victor against Vitor Dantas at the Orange County Winter Open this year:
The Headliner: Orange County Fall International Open
Event page · Official gi page · Official no-gi page · Gi registrations · No-gi registrations
The Orange County Fall Open runs Saturday and Sunday at the OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa, with no-gi on Sunday. It has the deepest field of the weekend: 36 black belts in the gi and 29 in no-gi.
The division to watch is gi medium heavy, where Andy Murasaki, Luiz Victor and João Venancio are the only entrants. Murasaki won the IBJJF Crown middleweight title in 2024 and 2025 and the No-Gi Worlds at middle in 2022.
Luiz Victor won the American Nationals at medium heavy this year and took silver at the Europeans. He’s also entered at heavy in no-gi on Sunday.
Two world champions in Orange County have stories of their own:
- Ashlee Funegra (women’s gi feather): the 2026 world champion at light feather and the only woman in her division. Our story has her titles.
- Fellipe Andrew (gi heavy): world champion in the open class in 2021 and at heavy in 2023, two weeks before the IBJJF Crown. Our story has his titles and his division.
Also in Orange County:
- Mariana Rolszt (women’s light feather, gi and no-gi): Pan No-Gi champion at rooster in 2025 and 2026, alone in both divisions. She won no-gi rooster here last year.
- Thierry Felipe and Pietro Emanuel (ultra heavy, gi and no-gi): Thierry won no-gi ultra heavy at the Sacramento Fall Open last weekend with Pietro second, and both are at ultra heavy again here.
- Alehander Mariano (no-gi medium heavy): 2024 Pan No-Gi champion at medium heavy. Arthur Mariath is his only opponent, so their match is the final.
- Leo Vilela (no-gi feather): won gi and no-gi feather at the Sacramento Fall Open last weekend.
- Cleber Sousa (feather, gi and no-gi): 2019 Pans champion at rooster.
Ranked black belts registered
| Rank | Athlete | Event, division (entrants) |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Lucas Calado | Nashville, super heavy (1) |
| 14 | Ethan Major | Nashville, light (3) |
| 20 | Andy Murasaki | Orange County, medium heavy (3) |
| 22 | Luiz Victor | Orange County, medium heavy (3) |
| 38 | Wallisson Oliveira | Nashville, medium heavy (2) |
| 57 | Fabricio Barbarotti | Boston, super heavy (1) |
| 97 | Cleber Sousa | Orange County, feather (3) |
| W6 | Ashlee Funegra | Orange County, feather (1) |
| W10 | Mariana Rolszt | Orange County, light feather (1) |
| W20 | Karoline Caramori | Nashville, heavy (1) |
| 9 (no-gi) | Wallisson Oliveira | Nashville no-gi, medium heavy (2) |
| 15 (no-gi) | Clay Mayfield | Nashville no-gi, medium heavy (2) |
| 38 (no-gi) | Joab Oliveira | Orange County no-gi, heavy (5) |
| 70 (no-gi) | Alehander Mariano | Orange County no-gi, medium heavy (2) |
| 91 (no-gi) | Dory Aoun | Orange County no-gi, heavy (5) |
| 91 (no-gi) | Pietro Emanuel | Orange County no-gi, ultra heavy (3) |
| W6 (no-gi) | Mariana Rolszt | Orange County no-gi, light feather (1) |
Gi ranking unless marked no-gi, as of October 22, 2026. W marks the women’s ranking. Division entrants in parentheses.
IBJJF Opens
Nashville Fall International Open
Event page · Official gi page · Official no-gi page · Registrations
The Nashville Fall Open runs at the Williamson County Ag Expo Park in Franklin, Tennessee, with 12 black belts in the gi and 12 in no-gi.
Wallisson Oliveira, the 2024 No-Gi world champion at medium heavy, has one opponent in each tournament. In the gi it’s Jonathan Carvalho, who won medium heavy here last year, and in no-gi it’s Clay Mayfield, No. 15 in the no-gi ranking. Our story on Wallisson has his titles.
- Lucas Calado (gi super heavy): No. 6 in the gi ranking. He won super heavy and the open class at the Charlotte Fall Open this month and is alone in his division.
- Emilio Hernandez (gi feather): 2026 Pan No-Gi champion at feather, with Luan Martiniano his only opponent.
- Ethan Major (gi light): No. 14 in the gi ranking and the 2026 Toronto Open champion at middle.
- Karoline Caramori (women’s gi heavy): won heavy and the open class here last year, and is alone in her division.
Boston Fall International Open
Event page · Official gi page · Official no-gi page · Registrations
The Boston Fall Open runs at the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center, with 18 black belts in the gi and 11 in no-gi.
- Gabriel Costa (ultra heavy, gi and no-gi): 2026 Pan No-Gi bronze medalist, alone in both divisions. He won the Fight to Win 328 main event by heel hook last Friday.
- Fabricio Barbarotti (gi super heavy): No. 57 in the gi ranking and alone in his division. He won super heavy at last year’s Nashville Fall Open.
- Isabella Fortes (women’s gi middle): 2026 Toronto Open champion at light.
ADCC Opens
The ADCC Vancouver Open is Saturday at the Richmond Olympic Oval in Richmond, British Columbia, from 6:00 AM PT (9:00 AM ET) on FloGrappling. Its top level is Advanced, with 70 athletes in the adult divisions as of Monday. Registration closes Thursday night, so the field can still change.
Pro Cards
Elevate Submission Series Cage Event 28 is Saturday at Gilley’s in Dallas, streaming on FloGrappling from 10:00 AM PT (1:00 PM ET). The card has not been announced.
LIJJN Team Series CT 3 is Saturday at the Cruvinel Brothers Training Center in Monroe, Connecticut, from 11:00 AM PT (2:00 PM ET). Black Hole Jujutsu and Team Radius Martial Arts / 10th Planet Fairfield are the first two teams announced.
Looking ahead, UFC BJJ 13 is next Thursday, October 29, in Las Vegas, and the next Fight to Win card is Fight to Win 329 on November 7 in Arlington, Virginia.
Where to Watch
| Event | Day | PT / ET | Stream |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADCC Vancouver Open | Sat | 6:00 AM / 9:00 AM | FloGrappling |
| Elevate Cage Event 28 | Sat | 10:00 AM / 1:00 PM | FloGrappling |
| LIJJN Team Series CT 3 | Sat | 11:00 AM / 2:00 PM | FloGrappling, per LIJJN |
| Orange County Fall Open (gi Sat and Sun, no-gi Sun) | Sat and Sun | Schedule posts Friday | No stream announced |
| Nashville Fall Open (gi Sat and Sun, no-gi Sun) | Sat and Sun | Schedule posts Friday | No stream announced |
| Boston Fall Open (gi Sat and Sun, no-gi Sun) | Sat and Sun | Schedule posts Friday | No stream announced |
Prospect Watch: Luandra Soares
Luandra Soares is No. 3 in the women’s brown belt gi ranking with 448.5 points as of October 22. She’s entered at brown belt middle in Nashville, one of four women in the division.
Only Nikolett Kis, with 477 points, and Lauriane Stavacz, with 469.5, are ahead of her.
Next Weekend
The IBJJF European No-Gi runs October 28 to November 1 in Lido di Ostia, Italy, with 198 black belts registered, led by Pawel Jaworski, No. 1 in the no-gi ranking. The Rome and Recife Spring Opens, the ADCC Caracas Open, UFC BJJ 13 and LIJJN’s November 1 card round out the week, and it’s all on the calendar.
All registrations, rankings, schedules and videos in this story come from official channels.
