BJJ News — womens-grappling

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.

ADCC is the Mount Rushmore of grappling tournaments. It's the one title that makes a grappler's career different.

When Cassia Moura stepped into the cage to defend her UFC BJJ flyweight title, it became pretty clear that most people were finishing college applications at 20—not holding championship belts. Moura was the standard-bearer of a division, the measuring stick everyone else got compared to, and she was

Gabi Garcia is going to Kraków this September to win her fifth ADCC title. She has four already — 2011, 2013, 2017, 2019 — all in the Women's +65kg division.

Gabi Garcia showed up in Kraków to make history. The venue showed up half-full.

When Helena Crevar stepped onto the Polaris 37 mat to defend her lightweight championship against Amanda Pamela Nicole, she was still 18 years old and already holding two major belts. By June 1st, the dust had settled on what turned out to be one of the more interesting title defenses in the women's