The primary main Brazilian Jiu-jitsu (BJJ) occasion of the 12 months will likely be a reasonably 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 reside stream of the sooner matches will seemingly be on YouTube, which will likely be embedded under as soon as it’s obtainable.
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 People, and Brazilian Nationals all taking place later this 12 months.
For these seeking 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 gained all 4 majors, however Galvao took it a step additional by taking gold at ADCC 2024 to attain a good rarer distinction because the “2024 Tremendous Grand Slam winner.” There gained’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 embellished world champs signed as much as take part on this iteration of the IBJJF Euros.
By far probably 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 might additionally see a rematch between IBJJF Crown winners Tainan Dalpra and Andy Murasaki, who gained the final Crown as a consequence of damage.
The opposite embellished 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 making an attempt so as to add to their lengthy listing of BJJ titles.
Decrease belts begin on the primary couple of days, with the listing of opponents 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 document setting turnout is in Portugal, as over 6000 opponents have joined the large nine-day occasion, with grownup black belt divisions alone accounting for nicely over 200 grapplers. This outcomes submit will primarily give attention to black belts, together with the few notable professionals and performances within the coloured belts.
The lengthy listing of medalists and key highlights will likely be posted under, so preserve 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, gained double gold on the Juvenile 2 blue belt division.
Black Belt
Within the Grasp 1 division (30 years outdated and up), Lucas Laet Moutinho and Mayara Custodio each gained double gold, whereas Wallace Ourique beat the legend Joao Miyao within the gentle featherweight finals.
MALE / MASTER 1 / BLACK / ROOSTER (57.50KG)
Gold: José Jeovan da Silva Júnior
Silver: Mehdi Vincent T. Doceux
Bronze: Carlielson Torcate Batista
Bronze: Frank Eduardo Quiñonez Oviedo
MALE / MASTER 1 / BLACK / LIGHT-FEATHER (64.00KG)
Gold: Wallace Henrique Nunes Ourique
Silver: João Ricardo Bordignon Miyao
Bronze: Jonghwa Park
Bronze: Oscar Fernández Calderón
MALE / MASTER 1 / BLACK / FEATHER (70.00KG)
Gold: Hiago George Santos Silva
Silver: John Lenno Melo Dantas
Bronze: Alejandro Carreras Lecoq
Bronze: Cláudio Augusto Macedo Silva
MALE / MASTER 1 / BLACK / LIGHT (76.00KG)
Gold: Murilo Guimarães do Amaral
Silver: Jan Andreas Basso
Bronze: Daniel Peter Scanno
Bronze: Vinicius dos Santos Pereira
MALE / MASTER 1 / BLACK / MIDDLE (82.30KG)
Gold: Lee Sanghyeon
Silver: Lars Erik Mikael Friberg
Bronze: Bryn Meirion Jenkins
Bronze: Marek Tadeusz Suśniak
MALE / MASTER 1 / BLACK / MEDIUM-HEAVY (88.30KG)
Gold: Lucas Laet Mattos Moutinho
Silver: Júlio Cezar dos Anjos Junior
Bronze: Lucas Figueiredo Duarte Rego
Bronze: Ramon Soares Rosa
MALE / MASTER 1 / BLACK / HEAVY (94.30KG)
Gold: Horlando de Jesus Monteiro
Silver: Filipe Pimentel Pinheiro
Bronze: Ruan Marques de Oliveira
Bronze: Sergio Raimundo Rios da Silva
MALE / MASTER 1 / BLACK / SUPER-HEAVY (100.50KG)
Gold: Wellington Modena Peroto
Silver: Rodrigo de Sousa Laurindo
Bronze: Guilherme Afonso Freire Themudo Jardim
Bronze: Stanislav Varshavskiy
MALE / MASTER 1 / BLACK / ULTRA-HEAVY
Gold: Marcus Vinicius Gabriel Oliveira
Silver: Alexander Sak
Bronze: Cleiton de Almeida Santos
Bronze: Euclides Florival Ferreira de Castro
MALE / MASTER 1 / BLACK / OPEN CLASS
Gold: Lucas Laet Mattos Moutinho
Silver: Sergio Raimundo Rios da Silva
Bronze: Euclides Florival Ferreira de Castro
Bronze: Horlando de Jesus Monteiro
FEMALE / MASTER 1 / BLACK / ROOSTER (48.50KG)
Gold: Emilie Neto
FEMALE / MASTER 1 / BLACK / LIGHT-FEATHER (53.50KG)
Gold: Paola Bernardette Gutierrez Gonzalez
Silver: Stephanie Anne Diniz A. de Souza
Bronze: Clarissa Junqueira Lapa de Lacerda
Bronze: Luna Barea Navas
FEMALE / MASTER 1 / BLACK / FEATHER (58.50KG)
Gold: Christine Anne Martin
Silver: Georgina Contel Gallego
Bronze: Erika Ontiveros Sánchez
Bronze: Melissa Maria Ariel Templeman
FEMALE / MASTER 1 / BLACK / LIGHT (64.00KG)
Gold: Laura Tellervo Virtanen
Silver: Rebeca Benevides de Jesus
Bronze: Kenza Zeghari
Bronze: Maggie Kelly Mahon
FEMALE / MASTER 1 / BLACK / MIDDLE (69.00KG)
Gold: Gamila Kanew
Silver: Bruna Driely Ricalde Maciel
Bronze: Kelsey Lynn Harrell
Bronze: Márcia Karina Figueiredo Ramos
FEMALE / MASTER 1 / BLACK / MEDIUM-HEAVY (74.00KG)
Gold: Maria Eduarda Vieira Santos
Silver: Thais Alves Peregrino Prestes
Bronze: Priscilla Cedro Rodrigues
FEMALE / MASTER 1 / BLACK / HEAVY (79.30KG)
Gold: Simone de Abreu Pinheiro
Silver: Maisa Gurgel Gross sales dos Santos
FEMALE / MASTER 1 / BLACK / SUPER-HEAVY
Gold: Mayara Monteiro Custódio
Silver: Jessica Lauren Ochab
Bronze: Lama Hatem S. Qubbaj
Bronze: Liliane Ferreira Diniz Martins
FEMALE / MASTER 1 / BLACK / OPEN CLASS
Gold: Mayara Monteiro Custódio
Silver: Márcia Karina Figueiredo Ramos
Bronze: Bruna Driely Ricalde Maciel
Bronze: Maisa Gurgel Gross sales dos Santos
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