Bruno Malfacine. Ivan Trindade/GRACIEMAG
The traditional IBJJF season opener, this year the European Championship promises to be another record breaker for number of fighters signed up. Stars from around the world will gather in Odivelas, Portugal to fight for glory and gold. The event kicks off on January 20th or 21st, and runs until the 26th.
Among standouts in the adult black belt group, there will be world champions like Bruno Malfacine, Mikey Musumeci, Gabriel “Fedor”, Mahamed Aly, Mayssa Bastos, Talita Alencar and Claudia do Val scrambling it up with other well-known names and some up-and-coming ones.
Our eyes were drawn to the rooster division, which prior to its last update had Malfacine and Musumeci, with a rematch of their 2019 Worlds encounter expected. But after a review, Mikey wound up moving up to the light feather division. Now Malfacine will have to fight for the gold with the likes of Thalison Soares, Cleber Clandestino and Japan’s Nobuhiro Sawada.
Graciemag dove deep into the sign-up sheets and brought back the main names registered. Here they are.
MEN
Rooster
| Alliance | Bruno Malfacine |
| Atos Jiu-Jitsu | Cleber Clandestino |
| Brasa CTA Japan | Tomoyuki Hashimoto |
| Cicero Costha Internacional | Thalison Soares |
| Tri-Force Jiu-Jitsu Academy | Nobuhiro Sawada |
Light feather
| Caio Terra Association | Michael Musumeci |
| Cicero Costha Internacional | Diego “Pato” Batista |
| Cicero Costha Internacional | Jonas Andrade |
| Cicero Costha Internacional | Hiago George |
| GF Team | Bebeto Oliveira |
Feather
| Alliance Los Angeles | Isaac Doederlein |
| Alliance Marcelo Garcia | Gianni Grippo |
| Brasa CTA | Gabriel Marangoni |
| Brazilian Top Team Int. | Leonardo “Cascão” Saggioro |
| Clube Feijão de Jiu-Jitsu | Alexssandro Sodré |
| Winners Training Center | Brian Mahecha |
| ZR Team Association | Guilherme Rocha |
| ZR Team Association | Gabriel Sousa |
Light
| Atos Jiu-Jitsu | Jonnatas Gracie |
| Carlson Gracie Team | Guthierry Barbosa |
| Cicero Costha Internacional | Natan Chueng |
| OAK Jiu-Jitsu | Luan Carvalho |
Middle
| Alliance | Alexandre Cavalieri |
| Alliance International | Ayub Magomadov |
| Atos Jiu-Jitsu | Ronaldo Júnior |
| Atos JJ International | Rodrigo Caporal |
| KMR BJJ Kimura Europe | Tommy Langaker |
| Start Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu | Lucas Valle |
Medium heavy
| Association Aranha | Yan Cabral |
| Caio Terra Association | Rudson Mateus |
| CheckMat USA | Gabriel “Todd” Almeida |
| KMR BJJ Kimura Europe | Espen Mathiesen |
| Qatar BJJ Brasil | Henrique Moreira |
| Rodrigo Pinheiro BJJ | Manuel Ribamar |
Heavy
| Alliance Porto Alegre | Fábio “Kamikaze” Alano |
| Alliance SP | Dimitrius Souza |
| Atos Jiu-Jitsu | Rafael Vasconcelos |
| CheckMat | Jackson Sousa |
| Checkmat Alan Finfou | Adam Wardzinski |
| Legion Jiu-Jitsu | Keenan Cornelius |
Super-heavy
| Atos Jiu-Jitsu | Helton Jose |
| GF Team | Patrick Gaudio |
| Gracie Barra Belo Horizonte-MG | Fellipe Trovo |
| NS Brotherhood International | Gerard Labinski |
| Zenith BJJ | Fellipe Andrew |
Ultra-heavy
| Double Five Highland Village | Tanner Rice |
| G13 BJJ | Rodrigo Martins |
| Ns Brotherhood | Igor “Tigrão” Schneider |
| Qatar BJJ Brasil | Gabriel “Fedor” Lucas |
| Team Lloyd Irvin | Mahamed Aly |
WOMEN
Rooster
| Flow | Serena Gabrielli |
| GF Team | Mayssa Bastos |
Light feather
| Alliance Los Angeles | Talita Alencar |
| Alliance SP | Anna Rodrigues |
Feather
| Atos Jiu-Jitsu | Bia Basilio |
| CheckMat | Gabriela Fechter |
| PAT Academy Belgium | Amal Amjahid |
Light
| ECJJA | Ffion Davies |
| Mathias Ribeiro Team | Charlotte von Baumgarten |
Middle
| Alliance SP | Renata Marinho |
| Cicero Costha Internacional | Thamara Ferreira |
Medium heavy
| Double Five Tijuca | Claudia do Val |
| Ryan Gracie Team | Sábatha Laís |
Heavy
| Double Five Tijuca | Patrícia Santos |
| Mako Team Paris | Claire-France Thevenon |
Super-heavy
| Gracie Barra Pasadena | Jessica Flowers |
| Gracie Barra Riverside | Kendall Reusing |
| Hilti Akademi Nord | Venla Luukkonen |
