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Today’s Top BJJ News — October 1, 2026

Daily BJJ News Briefing

October 1, 2026 · Updated 8:07 AM -07:00

#1

UFC BJJ 12 Set For October 8 With Moura–Fornarino Main Event

UFC BJJ has confirmed its next event, UFC BJJ 12, for Thursday, October 8, with Cassia Moura facing Adele Fornarino in the featured matchup. The promotion published the fight card on September 30, continuing its rapid event schedule after UFC BJJ 11 on September 24. [65]

Why it matters: The Moura–Fornarino matchup brings two high-profile female grapplers into a UFC-backed professional setting and gives UFC BJJ another nationally visible card during a crowded fall competition calendar.

Social hook: UFC BJJ’s next headline fight is official: Cassia Moura vs. Adele Fornarino on October 8.

#2

Pan No-Gi Schedule and Brackets Released Ahead of New Jersey Grand Slam

The IBJJF is scheduled to release the final timetable and brackets for the 2026 Pan No-Gi Championship on October 1, one day before competition begins in Secaucus, New Jersey. The event runs October 2–4 and is expected to bring more than 2,300 athletes to the Meadowlands Exposition Center. [66]

Why it matters: The bracket release will clarify the opening-round matchups for one of the year’s most important no-gi tournaments and provide the first complete look at how the post-ADCC field is distributed.

Social hook: The Pan No-Gi brackets are landing today—three days of major-event matchups start Friday in New Jersey.

#3

ADCC Champions Pawel Jaworski and Helena Crevar Lead a Stacked Pan No-Gi Field

IBJJF’s latest Pan No-Gi coverage highlights recent ADCC champion Pawel Jaworski, Helena Crevar, Tarik Hopstock, Sarah Galvão, Andre Galvão and other major names entered for the October 2–4 championship. Jaworski arrives with a chance to continue his No-Gi Grand Slam pursuit, while Andre Galvão is set to return to IBJJF competition after a six-year absence. [67]

Why it matters: The tournament has become an immediate test of the sport’s elite depth after ADCC, with champions, veterans and rising athletes competing under IBJJF’s no-gi rules in the same weekend.

Social hook: ADCC gold medalists, Andre Galvão and the next generation all converge at Pan No-Gi this weekend.

#4

IBJJF Spotlights Seventeen Color-Belt Prospects Ahead of Pan No-Gi

The IBJJF published a September 30 watchlist featuring 17 rising athletes expected to shape the future of the sport at Pan No-Gi. The highlighted competitors include Kacper Garczynski, Shai Iftar, Alex Vazquez, Caleb Nascimento, Mia Montesinos, Rana Muratoglu and other highly seeded blue-, purple- and brown-belt athletes. [68]

Why it matters: The prospect coverage reflects the growing importance of color-belt divisions as a talent pipeline for major professional and black-belt events, while giving fans identifiable names to follow before the weekend begins.

Social hook: Before the black belts take over Pan No-Gi, here are 17 prospects who could become the sport’s next stars.

Editor’s Notes

No material verification warnings were identified for the four selected developments. The strongest activity in the October 1 reporting window centered on UFC BJJ 12 and the imminent Pan No-Gi Championship; no separately confirmed major withdrawals, injuries, rule changes or new ONE Championship submission-grappling announcements were located within the approximately 24-to-36-hour window.

Sources

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  3. https://ibjjf.com/events/calendar
  4. https://www.onefc.com/news/helena-crevar-pawel-jaworski-make-history-with-gold-medal-performances-at-the-2026-adcc-world-championships/
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  11. https://www.ufc.com/news/ufc-paris-results-hooker-vs-parnasse
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  16. https://www.reddit.com/r/bjj/comments/1v0b6js/is_adcc_losing_its_dominance_on_the_professional/
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