Events

Newport Open Gi & NoGi BJJ Championships

ENTRY IS NOW OPEN 

TIME – Doors open 9.00am with first match at 10.00am
DATE – Sunday January 25th 2026
PLACE – Cwmbran Stadium Henllys Way Cwmbran, NP44 3YS

Two of the biggest names in UK submission grappling, Polaris Professional and Pro Sport Grappling, are proud to announce a new strategic partnership under the banner Polaris PSG. By combining Polaris’ world-class competition platform with Pro Sport Grappling’s expertise in event production and delivery, the partnership will create the most ambitious and dynamic competition calendar the UK and European grappling scene has seen to date.

FIGHT MORE – PAY LESS
Same
great price but double the matches! Sounds good? As Bjj Black Belts we,
the owners of Polaris PSG know how important mat time is and
how frustrating it can be when you only get one match at an event.
That’s why for this event we aim to give all competitors a minimum of 2
matches per division, even if you lose your first match! So, for example
if you enter both Gi and NoGi divisions we aim to give you at least 4
matches*. We also discount the additional division so it’s even better
value for money.

STRAIGHT FINALS – best of 3 super-fights
THREE IN A DIVISION  –  IBJJF Round Robin
FOUR OR MORE IN A DIVISION –
Single elimination with consolation match (if you lose in the first
round we aim to give you an additional match where possible)

Please note that this does not apply to our absolute divisions which remain as the traditional straight knock out format. Please read the details on our extra match policy here

SAVE
MONEY – REGISTER EARLY

Early Bird Prices
Junior & Juvenile – 1 Division £39 / 2 Divisions £59
Adult – 1 Division £49 / 2 Divisions £79 / 3 Divisions £99  

Normal Prices

Junior & Juvenile – 1 Division £49 / 2 Divisions £69
Adult – 1 Division £59 / 2 Divisions £89 / 3 Division £109

Late Prices (final week of registration)

Junior & Juvenile – 1 Division £59 / 2 Divisions £79
Adult – 1 Division £69 / 2 Divisions £99 / 3 Division £119 

Adult
Grade Absolute Divisions £16 during Early & Normal, £20 during Late. Please note you must be competing in your
grade weight division to enter the grade absolutes and compete for the
Absolute Champion title.

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WHAT TO EXPECT
–          Adult Gi & NoGi Grade Absolute Divisions
–          Up to £500 Cash
Prize & Live Broadcast Adult Absolute Divisions
–          2026 Ranking system
–          Large discount entry if
entering both Gi & NoGi
–          Event sponsored by Enyo Pro Jiu Jitsu, Smash Acai & Tanto Submission Grappling
–          IBJJF Rule set for all
divisions
–          FREE Parking is available
–          Giant TV Scoreboards
on all areas
–          Internet based event
management system to keep the event schedule on time
–          Screens showing live schedule and mat times
–          Sports specialist
Paramedics
–          IBJJF Full 8m size
Pro mat areas
–          Custom Podium and
Medals
–          National level
referees and officials
–          On-Line Schedule in
real-time
–          On-Line results in
real-time
–          Separate Warm Up area &
Bull Pen
–          Crowd safety
barriers
–          Pro Shop stocking Tatami, Smash Clothing and Polaris PSG Merchandise

OTHER INFORMATION
–          Spectators pay on
the day £5
–          Junior divisions
will be in the morning where possible

DIVISIONS AVAILABLE 
Junior – Juvenile – Adult – Masters

COACH
PASSES
Every gym will be allocated gym passes based on the number
of competitors. The coach passes will be available for
collection on the check-in.
1-5 Competitors =
1 Coach Pass6+ = 2 Coach Passes

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TANTO CASH PRIZE NOGI ABSOLUTE DIVISION
Tanto Absolute Divisions with Cash Prize. Our
male & female absolute divisions are Open Weight & Open
Grade under IBJJF Black Belt NoGi rules. 

 MALE AND FEMALE NOGI ABSOLUTE CASH PRIZE BREAKDOWN.
–          2-9 competitors in the division £100
–          10-19 competitors in the division £300
–          20+ competitors in the division £500

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REGISTRATION
Registration fees will be offered at a discounted rate, then a normal rate,
then a late entry rate. Discounts are offered if entering multiple categories.
Please enter early for the best price.
Please
read our Refund/ Credit Policy page for details on cancellation.

You can make changes to your registration via your Smoothcomp account until
midnight on the Wednesday before the event. Event organisers may make changes to your
division but it is the athlete’s responsibility to move divisions if they
wish.  Instructions on how to make changes here
https://support.smoothcomp.com/article/89-how-to-change-weightclass-or-cancel

MOVING & MERGING
If
you have no opponent in your division once registration ends the
bracketing team will look at options based on our moving & merging
policy here. Please read  our merging-moving-policy here

REFUNDS 
Please see our Refund/Credit policy page for
details Refund/Credit policy

WEIGH INS 
Weigh
ins are half an hour before the start of your division. There no early
weigh-in option but you will only need to weigh-in once if competing in
both Gi and NoGi Divisions. Please make sure you register in the correct
weight division as failure to make weight will result in DQ without
refund. There is NO TOLERANCE on weight categories and all weigh ins are WITHOUT Gi.

We run
a Smart Registration and Smart Weigh-In system which uses your Smoothcomp ID
barcode. Please have this ready on arrival at the venue. This can be found on
your Smoothcomp account section.