The primary main Brazilian Jiu-jitsu (BJJ) occasion of the 12 months will probably be a fairly lengthy one, as greater than 6,000 grapplers have gathered in Lisbon, Portugal. The 2025 IBJJF European Championship begins TODAY (Fri., Jan. 17, 2025) and can go on for nicely over every week till subsequent SUNDAY (Jan. 25, 2025).
The gi Brazilian jiu-jitsu occasion will stream LIVE on FloGrappling, beginning at 4:30 a.m. ET on Friday, and can proceed for 9 full days Saturday. A free stay stream of the sooner matches will seemingly be on YouTube, which will probably be embedded under as soon as it’s out there.
2025 IBJJF Euros preview: BJJ champs take first step to Grand Slam title
The 2025 IBJJF European Championship is the primary of the 4 main IBJJF tournaments, with the IBJJF World Championship, Pan Individuals, and Brazilian Nationals all taking place later this 12 months.
For these trying to win all 4 majors and obtain the excellence as an “IBJJF Grand Slam” winner, this occasion is step one.
In 2024, Gabi Pessanha and Mica Galvao each achieved this and received all 4 majors, however Galvao took it a step additional by taking gold at ADCC 2024 to realize a good rarer distinction because the “2024 Tremendous Grand Slam winner.” There received’t be an ADCC World Championships in 2025, and Galvao has seemingly determined to cease becoming a member of factors competitions this 12 months, however there are nonetheless a number of adorned world champs signed as much as take part on this iteration of the IBJJF Euros.
By far essentially the most stacked division within the IBJJF Euros is at featherweight, which can have six-time world champ Diego Pato, and no gi world champs Cole Abate and Kennedy Maciel, all returning to gi competitors. Middleweight may additionally see a rematch between IBJJF Crown winners Tainan Dalpra and Andy Murasaki, who received the final Crown attributable to damage.
The opposite adorned BJJ stars competing are two-time ADCC champ Diogo Reis, Thalison Soares, Joao Mendes, and Adam Wardzinski.
The ladies’s aspect of issues can have Gabi Pessanha, Mayssa Bastos, and Melissa Striker Cueto attempting so as to add to their lengthy checklist of BJJ titles.
Decrease belts begin on the primary couple of days, with the checklist of rivals discovered right here. Black belt Grasp divisions begin on Tuesday (Jan. 21, 2025), whereas Grownup black belt divisions occur on the ultimate two days of the occasion (Jan. 24-25, 2025).
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2025 IBJJF European Championship: Outcomes and Video Highlights
A report setting turnout is in Portugal, as over 6000 rivals have joined the large nine-day occasion, with grownup black belt divisions alone accounting for nicely over 200 grapplers. This outcomes publish will primarily deal with black belts, together with the few notable professionals and performances within the coloured belts.
The lengthy checklist of medalists and key highlights will probably be posted under, so maintain checking again within the subsequent 9 days for all of the 2025 IBJJF Euros motion.
Blue Belt
Natalee Funegra, a teenage BJJ prodigy from AOJ, received double gold on the Juvenile 2 blue belt division.
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