SIN CITY WEEKEND
JANUARY 15-17, 2027
Wrestling Without Borders is proud to present the wrestling and no-gi grappling events at the Sin City Classic, the largest annual LGBTQ+ sporting event in the world! Join 5,000+ athletes for a full weekend of competition, clinics, social events and more!
PLAN YOUR WEEKEND
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
We'll have open mats, clinics, tournaments, and social events for wrestling and no-gi grappling. See the registration page for the full schedule.
GET MAT READY
Participating in the wrestling clinic and/or tournament requires an active USA Wrestling membership. PLEASE do not wait until the weekend of Sin City to obtain your membership, as it takes some time to complete.
DATES & LOCATIONS
The Sin City Classic runs from Thursday, January 15-Monday January 19 at the Horseshoe Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Book your room here.
LEARN THE RULES
Our tournament’s goal is to allow a competitive but safe environment for everyone. Review our rules for the Freestyle and No-Gi Grappling events.
GET TO KNOW THE VENUE
This is the first year we'll be at the Horseshoe Hotel & Casino. Wrestling and grappling with be in Bronze 3/4. Download maps of the conference center and property and take a virtual tour.
TOURNAMENT RULES
Wrestling: We follow USA Wrestling’s Freestyle scoring rules.
Matches will be 2 periods, each period is 3 minutes.
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No-Gi Grappling: Will follow the UWW ruleset, with a few modifications to promote athlete safety. Visit our grappling rules page for details.
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Matches will be 5-minutes.
WEIGHT CLASSES
Our tournament’s goal is to allow a competitive but safe environment for everyone.
In creating our brackets, we consider age, gender identity, weight, and experience level. We aim to ensure each athlete gets three to four matches. Depending on registration, brackets may need to be combined. Athletes can decline to participate in their assigned bracket.
In addition, we allow time for Exhibition matches where athletes can have friendly matches with anyone who agrees to have a match.