The 2022 IBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu Championships took place between June 2nd and June 5th this year. And the tournament has delivered spectacles on both ends of the age spectrum. We’ve seen the youngest-ever champion crowned in the event’s history in Mica Galvao, as well as the retirement of two BJJ legends, Rafael Lovato Jr. and his equally prestigious coach Xandre Ribiero. Fighting tough matches in their respective divisions, both men lost out on points and left their belts on the mat as a symbolic end to their time competing at Worlds.
In the women’s divisions, we saw the first ever UK-born champion in Ffion Davies, as well as the second athlete to ever double gold in their weight and the absolute divisions in Gabi Pessanha.