Ozzy Osbourne‘s estate have partnered with Half Sumo for the latter company’s latest venture into the world of metal. While The Prince Of Darkness wasn’t a noted practitioner of the martial arts, he did practice tai chi in his later years. His son Jack however has been an avid fan of Muay Thai, jiu-jitsu and mixed martial arts, going so far as to compete in the past.
A press release spells out this latest brand pairing to feature the likeness of the late heavy metal icon:
‘New York, NY — October 14, 2026 — Ozzy Osbourne‘s unmistakable legacy enters the world of martial arts through a new collaboration with New York–based combat culture brand Half Sumo. The officially licensed collection launches Friday, October 23, and introduces the first official Ozzy Osbourne jiu-jitsu gear ever made: the “Crazy Train” No-Gi Set, a custom-designed rashguard and shorts, alongside the “Prince of Darkness” Streetwear Set. Fans can sign up now for early access at halfsumo.com/pages/ozzy.
For more than five decades, Ozzy‘s name has been stamped on records, arena stages, festival lineups, television and pop culture worldwide. Now it arrives on the mats for the first time, as the Ozzy Osbourne brand enters Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, one of the fastest-growing combat sports in the world, practiced daily in academies from Brooklyn to Birmingham to Rio de Janeiro. The sport already runs in the family. Ozzy‘s son Jack Osbourne took up jiu-jitsu in his thirties, trains regularly and has earned his purple belt. Every piece in the collection is built to be trained in, sweated in and battle-tested.
Heavy metal and jiu-jitsu have more in common than either world lets on. Both were built by outsiders. Both reward obsession, repetition and the stubbornness to keep showing up when it hurts. Ozzy embodied that spirit: a working-class kid from Aston, Birmingham, who helped invent heavy metal with Black Sabbath, rebuilt himself as a solo icon, and spent a lifetime defying every prediction made about him. Since 2018, Half Sumo has been telling that same story of the underdog who refuses to tap.
Arriving just over a year after Ozzy‘s farewell “Back to the Beginning” performance at Villa Park and his passing in July 2025, the collection is officially licensed by the Ozzy Osbourne estate and designed as a living tribute. Half Sumo translates Ozzy‘s iconography into the brand’s visual language of Ukiyo-e-inspired artwork, Irezumi tattoo tradition and streetwear, connecting a new generation of fighters to the Prince of Darkness and introducing Half Sumo to the global metal community that made him a legend.
“We both grew up as lifelong Ozzy fans,” said Half Sumo co-founders Luigi Scarcella and Alberto Marchetti. “Having the opportunity to collaborate on this project is a genuine honor for us and a way to celebrate his incredible legacy. Ozzy was the original underdog, and jiu-jitsu is built on that same spirit of the smaller person who refuses to quit.”
“Crazy Train” No-Gi Set — A fully sublimated rashguard and matching grappling shorts built for training and competition. The rashguard is packed edge to edge with Ozzy‘s iconography in red, purple and bone white, with skulls, bats, the classic Ozzy logo and nods to “Mr. Crowley,” “Bark at the Moon,” “No More Tears,” “War Pigs” and Blizzard of Ozz, all hand-drawn in Half Sumo‘s signature illustration style. The shorts are built around a giant bat-wing OZZY lettered in purple over the same all-over artwork, with Half Sumo lettering down the leg.
“Prince of Darkness” Streetwear Set — A limited run of everyday pieces for life off the mats. The zip-up hoodie carries a bat-wing Ozzy emblem crowned with the Half Sumo crest, and the graphic tees include a fanged, vampire-style Ozzy framed by bats, song titles and Japanese lettering. More surprises will be revealed at launch.
Every piece is produced in strictly limited quantities, with no restocks planned. When it sells out, it’s gone. Ahead of launch, Half Sumo has opened a dedicated Ozzy landing page featuring the collaboration artwork, where fans can sign up for early access to the collection at halfsumo.com/pages/ozzy. Follow @halfsumo_collective on Instagram for updates.
Launch weekend pop-up: The day after launch, Half Sumo hosts an Ozzy-themed Halloween pop-up shop on Saturday, October 24, at its Brooklyn headquarters, 247 Water Street, Brooklyn, NY. The full collection will be available to shop in person.’
