The World Jiu-Jitsu Championship, formally the World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship, is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu tournament held annually by the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation and widely considered the most important and prestigious jiu-jitsu tournament of the year. The first edition took place in February 1996 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Since 2007 the tournament has been held in California, and the most recent edition the source records took place at the Walter Pyramid in Long Beach, California, in 2025.
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The first edition took place in February 1996 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu tournament held annually by the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation
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