Bre Stikk's first UFC BJJ appearance comes against Cassia Moura, who is chasing a second title in the promotion's four-woman flyweight grand prix on August 20 in Las Vegas.
Reviewed by BJJ Gyms · Updated 2026-08-02
Figures drawn from UFC.com's official UFC BJJ 10 fight card announcement and UFC BJJ 6 results coverage.
UFC BJJ 10's women's flyweight grand prix does not leave room to coast through a bracket. All four competitors have to win twice in a single night to leave with the inaugural title, a format that rewards conditioning and mat IQ as much as raw finishing ability.
That structure makes the opening round matchups just as important as the final, since a rough first match can leave a fighter running on fumes before the title bout even starts.
Cassia Moura enters this tournament as the reigning UFC BJJ women's bantamweight champion, a title she won with a razor-thin split-decision victory over Welsh standout Ffion Davies at UFC BJJ 6 back in March. Moving up to flyweight and winning this grand prix would make her the first competitor to hold two UFC BJJ titles at the same time.
That kind of run across two weight classes inside one promotion is not a small ask, even for a fighter who already has real gold to show for her run through the bantamweight division.
Bre Stikk is a 10th Planet black belt stepping into her first UFC BJJ appearance, and the promotion did not ease her in. Drawing a reigning champion in the opening round of a same-night, two-match tournament is about as difficult a debut as the format allows, but it's also the kind of opportunity that can make a career if she pulls it off.
For a system built around no-gi scrambles and leg entanglements, having one of its own black belts test herself directly against a reigning champion on this stage is exactly the kind of proving ground 10th Planet affiliates point to when they talk about their competitive pedigree.
Grand prix formats like this one are a good stand-in for what a long training block actually demands: performing well once is not enough if you have to do it again an hour later against a fresh opponent. That is a real conditioning and technique test, not just a highlight-reel moment.
Watching a debuting competitor draw the toughest possible matchup is also a fair reminder that plenty of black belts outside the biggest-name gyms are training at a genuinely high level. If a story like this has you curious what a no-gi-focused curriculum actually looks like, the nearest 10th Planet affiliate is a reasonable place to start, and most gyms will let you try a class before committing.
Here is the quick version of the bracket and why the opening round already feels like a final.
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August 20, 2026, at the Meta Apex in Las Vegas.
Four competitors are bracketed to fight twice in one night, with the winner of both matches becoming the inaugural champion.
She is the reigning UFC BJJ women's bantamweight champion, won by split decision over Ffion Davies at UFC BJJ 6.
A 10th Planet black belt making her UFC BJJ debut, drawn against Moura in the flyweight grand prix's opening round.