Congratulations to the Kingz World Champions

Last weekend completed one of the most exciting events in the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu calendar: The IBJJF World Championships. We say this every year, but it’s always true… this was one of the most exciting Worlds Championship yet!

This year, there were some familiar faces on the podium, but we saw even more shakeups, as the latest generation of champions are making themselves known.

Even more exciting? Nine of our amazing Kingz Athletes hit the top of the podium… a few of them (FIVE in total) leveling up as they did so! If there’s nothing better than that feeling of being crowned World Champion, second best has got to be the pride in seeing one of your own make it.

Here are the nine who made made it:

Tainan Dalpra

• Social: @tainandalpra
• Division: Adult, Black Belt, Middle
• Worlds Highlight: Not only did Tainan secure his THIRD World Championship win, but he also obtained the coveted IBJJF Grand Slam, having dominated all four of the major IBJJF events in 2025.

Mia Funegra

• Social: @funegragirls
• Division: Adult, Black Belt, Light-Feather
• Worlds Highlight: Less than 72 hours after receiving her black belt alongside her sister Ashlee, Mia had a picture-perfect black belt debut run against a number of tough veteran black belts. Not only did she secure the win, but she also become the youngest black belt World Champion in IBJJF history!

Sarah Galvao

• Social: @sarah_galvao1
• Division: Adult, Brown Belt, Light
• Worlds Highlight: After an absolutely dominant brown belt season, Sarah capped off her record with a powerful World Championship run, adding another gold medal to her growing stack! In a tearful ceremony off the mat, her parents and coaches, Andre and Angelica Galvao, promoted her to a well-deserved black belt. 

Jose Steve

• Social: @josesteve.jj
• Division: Adult, Brown Belt, Middle
• Worlds Highlight: Just a year after winning the World Championships at purple belt, Jose Steve does it again, securing the brown belt middleweight gold medal. It's an extraordinary achievement for the athlete, who is currently balancing his training with law studies. 

Ashlee Funegra

• Social: @funegragirls
• Division: Adult, Brown Belt, Light-Feather
• Worlds Highlight: Ashlee capped off an incredible brown belt season with not only a World Championship win, but also a Grand Slam, having dominated her division at all four major IBJJF events. Just minutes after stepping off the mat, she was promoted to black belt, alongside her twin sister Mia, by coach Gui Mendes.

Mateo Cardona

• Social: @mateocardonajj
• Division: Adult, Brown Belt, Light
• Worlds Highlight: In show-stopping style, Mateo secured both a World Championship win as well as the Grand Slam, collecting gold medals at every event he entered this year. Promoted to black belt on the podium, Mateo will be a serious threat in that division. 

Felipe Goulart

• Social: @felipegoulartjj
• Division: Adult, Purple Belt, Light-Feather and Open Class
• Worlds Highlight: What's better than one World Championship gold medal? Two! His first year out of the juvenile division, Felipe tore through the purple belt division and was awarded a rightly-deserved brown belt. 

Natalee Funegra

• Social: @funegragirls
• Division: Juvenile 2, Blue Belt, Feather and Open Class Light
• Worlds Highlight: Not one to be out-shined by her older sisters, Natalee not only secured the World Championship win in her division, but also in the Open weight (light) division! And she did so with a near-perfect submission rate.  

Kalebe Henrique

• Social: @kalebehenriquebjj
• Division:  Juvenile 2, Blue Belt, Light
• Worlds Highlight: Capping off a perfect gi season, Kalebe not only secured the World Championship win, but the Grand Slam as well! The win was hard-fought; in an absolute battle of a finals match, Kalebe was able to secure the winning points in the last 10 seconds. 

Congratulations to everyone who compete at the World Championships and especially to those who repped the brand we all love.