IBJJF European Championship 2026 Preview
Men’s Divisions
Roosterweight
Dark Horse: Shay Montague is one of the best grapplers in the UK right now and although he’s become known for his no gi success, he’s an excellent gi competitor too. Montague is coming into this off winning the IBJJF No Gi World Championship 2025 and if he can ride that wave then he might be able to take home his first gi major in Portugal.
Light-Featherweight
Dark Horse: Malachi Edmond is flying under the radar lately after a fairly quiet year in 2025, but he has won Euros before just a few years ago. He is definitely capable of getting a win over Ishiguro and Duarte though and he’s a real contender to make it to the final.
Featherweight
Lightweight
Middleweight
Medium-Heavyweight
Heavyweight
Dark Horse: Igor Tanabe is a bit of an unpredictable competitor recently; in that he’s an excellent grappler but has spent more time focusing on his MMA career lately. If he shows up on the top of his game then he could definitely run away with the title.
Super-Heavyweight
Ultra-Heavyweight
Women’s Divisions
Roosterweight
Light-Featherweight
Featherweight
Lightweight
Middleweight
Medium-Heavyweight
Heavyweight
Super-Heavyweight
Dark Horse: Marina Carraro is a great grappler and she also has the physicality to cope with Pessanha too. Winning would be unlikely of course, but Carraro should put on a good match regardless.
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