There was action on both sides of the Atlantic as both the IBJJF Dublin and Houston Open 2025 took place on April 12th and 13th, 2025. The biggest winner in Ireland was Erick Souza, as he won the super-heavyweight and absolute divisions in both gi and no gi. Although Souza dominated the men’s divisions, there were two different female double champions. Rosa Walsh won the no gi middleweight and absolute divisions but she fell just short in the gi, winning gold at middleweight and finishing with a silver medal in the absolute. Laura Sieradzan beat her in the final of the absolute to win gold, shortly after getting a default gold at medium-heavyweight.
There were plenty of other top competitors in Dublin too, with Charlie Adorian winning gold in the gi at heavyweight and silver in the absolute. Standing on the same podium as him with a bronze medal in the absolute was Jean Maltese, who also won bronze at super-heavyweight. Espen Mathiesen was one of the biggest names at the event and he won the lightweight division in the gi, while fellow top European grappler Szilard Sule won gold at middleweight. Clay Mayfield made an appearance in multiple divisions; winning gold in the gi at medium-heavyweight, silver in no gi at heavyweight, and a bronze medal in the no gi absolute.
The women’s gi divisions also saw Rose El Sharouni winning at featherweight, while Magdalena Loska took a default gold at heavyweight and a bronze in the absolute. There weren’t as many female competitors in the IBJJF Houston Open 2025 compared to Dublin but Faye Cherrier won gold at no gi light-featherweight, and Mona Bailey won both the no gi featherweight and absolute division. The men’s divisions were much busier and there was even a few big names competing across all the weight classes as well. Two different men left as double champions too, as there was plenty of action in both gi and no gi.
Enderson Dias was the gi double champion; winning the heavyweight and absolute divisions despite facing some tough opposition. The competition was so fierce in the absolute that medium-heavyweight champion Francisco Lo had to settle for a bronze medal. Ademir Barreto and Yeppie Tomasian won gold in the gi at lightweight and heavyweight respectively, and the silver medalist behind Tomasian was Thomas Bracher. Bracher had a better result in no gi when he left with a default gold at super-heavyweight and a hard-earned gold in the absolute, while Joao Assonitis won a gold medal in the smaller medium-heavyweight division in Houston.
