BJJ News — livia-barasine

Livia Barasine submitted Sarah Galvao via armlock at 6:05 in the Women's -65kg opening round at ADCC 2026 in Krakow and advanced to the quarterfinals. But the match isn't the story.

When Livia Barasine released her statement on May 4, the jiu-jitsu community got its first named adult face attached to the allegations against coach Melqui Galvão. She didn't emerge from anonymity because she'd been hiding.