Current world champion Yago Dora will be sponsored by Vissla from 2026, a source told DUKE.

After 14 years with the brand, it was time to renegotiate the contract, and Yago began searching, finding the place to be in the V of former professional and former Billabong executive, Paul Naudé.

RELATED NOTE: Yago Dora will not renew with Volcom in 2026

Vissla is a relatively new and relatively small brand by the standards of a world champion.

No details of the contract were disclosed.

Stab quoted Naudé as saying that traditional brands are deteriorating and that he can therefore compete with them.

Yes, they also say that Vissla's reserves were emptied for the contract with the world champ.

Among other moves, surfers who were with the brand for years, such as Cam Richards, Noa Mizuno and Cliff Kapono, are no longer on the team, Stab reported.

The contract with Volcom, which was actually with Volcom Brazil, was worth less than $100.000 annually and also did not include any incentive for a world title, according to the aforementioned media outlet.