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COMPLETED. RESULTS CONFIRMED (scan-2026-07-12-1827, sources: Jitsmagazine T2 + @polaris_professional T1): ✅ WELTERWEIGHT GP — Mateusz Szczecinski RETAINED the title by defeating PJ Barch in the FINAL via unanimous decision. CORRECTION: Earlier 0540 scan had a false positive ("PJ Barch wins GP") from an Instagram snippet that misidentified Polaris 27 match footage. Barch's RNC over Tommy Langaker in the semifinal caused the attribution error. Full bracket: Szczecinski def. Barch (final, UD); Barch def. Langaker (SF, RNC); Corbe and Pearman in other SF bracket. ✅ BANTAMWEIGHT TITLE — Sarah Galvao def. Zara Di Tofano by arm-triangle choke to become new Polaris Women's Bantamweight Champion. ❌ FFION DAVIES NOTE: Davies signed UFC exclusive March 2025 — NOT eligible for Polaris; prior snippet ("Ffion dominates Brianna") was from Polaris 27, March 2024. Board entries: polaris-38-welterweight-gp-july11 (CORRECTED), polaris-38-sarah-galvao-bantamweight-title-added (CONFIRMED WIN). BACKGROUND: Welterweight Grand Prix. $30,000 prize. Title belt on the line. Live on FloGrappling. Confirmed entries: DeAndre Corbe, Taylor Pearman, Carson Coles, Tommy Langaker. Bracket: champion Szczecinski defends in every match (open-challenge format). ⚠️ DATE CORRECTED scan-2026-07-05-0115: Originally listed July 10 from event page; FloGrappling Grappling Bulletin (T1, July 3) says July 11 — defer to bulletin. Title fight also confirmed (scan-2026-07-09-1232): Sarah Galvao vs Zara Di Tofano for the vaca