The Ocean BJJ Pro Championship Grand Finale 2026 is scheduled for September 19th, 2026 and this year’s event promises to be bigger than ever before. This is now the third consecutive year that the promotion has staged their tournament and the format has been refined during that period. This year has seen several Trials tournaments taking place all across Europe and a combination of established contenders and top prospects have booked their place in the finale. The Trials winners are not the only competitors of course, and Ocean BJJ has also invited some of the best grapplers in the world as special guests too.
The men’s heavyweight division is perhaps the most interesting, with the reigning champion Marcin Maciulewicz returning to defend his title while Pawel Jaworski has moved up to test himself after winning the under 80kg title last year. This is the only division where any of the Ocean BJJ 2025 champions will be competing, and Ian Butler sill be joining them as well. The men’s lightweight division also features 3 invitees; starting with a veteran of European grappling, Tarik Hopstock. Alongside him is rising star Sebastian Patyk and one of the most exciting lighter competitors in the world, the Costa Rican veteran Julian Espinosa.
As has become tradition with Ocean BJJ, there’s also one grappler who has been invited to compete in two tournament brackets in the same night. Injana Goodman is the sole invitee at under 60kg after Jasmine Rocha was forced to withdraw, and she’s also entered the openweight division. Perhaps the biggest young star in the world is also competing at openweight, as 14 year-old Joslyn Molina will be testing herself on the Ocean BJJ mats after winning a bronze medal and becoming the youngest medalist ever at ADCC 2026. The final invitee is Denise Krahn, one of the top competitors to ever come out of Germany.
The promotion is really pulling out all the stops for the third edition of their Grand Finale, and not just with the quality of competition in the lineup. The event itself will take place in the Centro Congressi della Fiera Internazionale della Sardegna, Viale Diaz 221, 09126 Cagliari by Piazza Marco Polo; a beautiful location and especially during the Summer. While dozens of the best grapplers in the world are battling it out against a backdrop of stunning views, BJJ legends Demian Maia and Robert Drysdale will be providing a breakdown of all the action as it happens on the commentary desk.
The full Ocean BJJ Pro Championship Grand Finale 2026 event is available to watch live on September 19th on FloGrappling, click here to subscribe and watch.