Sporting a handle-bar mustache and a goal of beating a jiu-jitsu hall of famer on June 13, Kit Dale stunned the WNO 28 crowd in Costa Mesa, Calif when the Australian beat Xande Ribeiro. 

The two veteran grapplers withstood a grueling 15 minute match. At the end of the fight, judges favored Dale, 39, who later said he was ramping back into jiu-jitsu after working on a movie. His win over Ribeiro, who won his first WNO match in April, wasn't always cinematic, but it was a thrill ride. 

"It was a lot of fun," Dale told FloGraplling after the match. "I did what I tried to set out and do... to get a win against a legend of the sport-- it's awesome." 

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Dale said he was working to avoid trying to play a submission game with Ribeiro. 

"He's far more dangerous with submissions than I am, by a mile," Dale said. "I didn't really want to play that game with him."

Avoiding a submission by Ribeiro isn't easy. FloGrappling analyst Joe Gilpin said earlier this month that Ribeiro has a case to be the greatest grappler ever. 

Takedowns + control = Kit Dale takes the win over the LEGEND Xande Ribeiro!

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 "Xande Ribeiro has a great claim to be the number one grappler of all time, the number one jiu-jitsu fighter of all time," Gilpin said. "Kit might not have the world championships of Xande, but he has tons of respect from the jiu-jitsu community because of how he came up, which is very unique."

Dale has experience facing legends, including Andre Galvao. He also is credited with helping set the Australian standard, something Declan Moody helped raise with a submission win earlier in the night. 

Declan Moody submits Fellipe Andrew in a leglock shootout!

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"(Dale) taken on tons of legends and held his own and really helped set the standard that we see out of Australia now," Gilpin said. 

WNO 28 Full Card

Here’s the complete lineup for WNO 28:

Main Card

• WNO Middleweight Championship - Jonnatas Gracie vs. Mica Galvão
• Light Heavyweight Bout - Xande Ribeiro vs. Kit Dale
• Light Heavyweight Bout - Lucas Barbosa vs. Dory Aoun
• Heavyweight Bout - Paige Ivette vs. Kauane Ramos
• Light Heavyweight Bout - Declan Moody vs. Fellipe Andrew
• Welterweight Bout - Kyle Chambers vs. Victor Silverio

Undercard 

• Preliminary Middleweight Bout - Saul Viayra vs. Ari Goldman
• Preliminary Welterweight Bout - Ryan Juliano vs. Carson Quinene
• Preliminary Heavyweight Bout - Rana Willink vs. Alyssa Luna
• Preliminary Middleweight Bout - Pablo Rosales vs. Victor Rodrigues
• Preliminary Catchweight Bout - Icaro Moreno vs. Makenzen Wong

WNO 28 Betting Lines

• Jonnatas Gracie +325 vs. Mica Galvão -500
• Xande Ribeiro -130 vs. Kit Dale +100
• Lucas Barbosa -1000 vs. Dory Aoun +500
• Paige Ivette -185 vs. Kauane Ramos +145
• Declan Moody -200 vs. Fellipe Andrew +160
• Kyle Chambers +300 vs. Victor Silverio -400

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