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Sophia Cassella is a jiu-jitsu competitor known for scoring the fastest submission in a women's match on Who's Number One (35 seconds).

  1. By The Numbers: 50% Submission Rate At Tezos WNO In 2022

    By The Numbers: 50% Submission Rate At Tezos WNO In 2022

    Dec 30, 2022

    The 2022 season of Tezos WNO featured 40 matches of up and coming grapplers and established world champions. Out of 40 matches, 20 resulted in submissions, including a couple firsts in Tezos WNO history: a Z-lock by Jozef Chen and a camel crusher by “The Sultan of Strangles,” Mike Rakshan.
  2. 9 Brown Belts To Watch At No-Gi Worlds

    9 Brown Belts To Watch At No-Gi Worlds

    Nov 30, 2022

    The IBJJF World No-Gi Championship goes down from December 8th to 11th in Anaheim, California, and the brown belt divisions are loaded with talent this year. Both the male and female brown belt divisions are scheduled to take place on Friday, December 9th.
  3. The Top-Tier Brown & Black Belt Women Coming To No-Gi Pans This Weekend

    The Top-Tier Brown & Black Belt Women Coming To No-Gi Pans This Weekend

    Oct 10, 2022

    Many familiar and unfamiliar names will enter their bid for the IBJJF No-Gi Pans Championships this weekend. While athletes may still move between divisions, whatever way the women’s divisions shape up is sure to deliver exciting matches in both brown and black belt divisions.
  4. 7 Brown Belt Stars Registered For No-Gi Pans

    7 Brown Belt Stars Registered For No-Gi Pans

    Oct 7, 2022

    The IBJJF No-Gi Pan Championships are just one week away, and will attract decorated, well-known and rising black belt talents from across the world of no-gi grappling. But many of the year’s newest stars won't be competing on Saturday and Sunday with the black belts; instead, they’ll be competing on Friday, in a sea of talented brown belts looking to break into the top ranks.
  5. Weekend Watch Guide: Rise, CSC & Sub Only Series Today

    Weekend Watch Guide: Rise, CSC & Sub Only Series Today

    Jul 23, 2022

    Some of the world’s most promising grapplers will take various stages this weekend, as three July 23 events will feature several ranked grapplers.
  6. Live Updates & Results | 2022 ADCC West Coast Trials

    Live Updates & Results | 2022 ADCC West Coast Trials

    Apr 2, 2022

    With eight mats, more than 1,000 competitors, and hundreds of grappling all stars, it's nearly impossible to stay on top of all the action from the 2022 ADCC West Coast Trials.
  7. 7 Remarkable Facts From Tezos WNO: Gordon Ryan vs Jacob Couch

    7 Remarkable Facts From Tezos WNO: Gordon Ryan vs Jacob Couch

    Mar 29, 2022

    Records broken, title shots earned, and debuts splendidly made; Tezos WNO: Gordon Ryan vs Jacob Couch was full of exciting matches and powerful statements from some of the world’s best grapplers.
  8. Grappling Bulletin: Galvao & Gordon Return, What Did We Learn?

    Grappling Bulletin: Galvao & Gordon Return, What Did We Learn?

    Mar 28, 2022

    The two protagonists of the upcoming ADCC superfight both returned to action after lengthy layoffs. Gordon Ryan appeared in the main event of Tezos WNO against up-and-comer Jacob Couch, while Andre Galvao took a grappling match on ONE Championship against their middleweight champion Reinier de Ridder. We’ll dive into what those matches looked like and examine what it could mean for their encounter later this year.
  9. Live Updates & Results | Tezos WNO: Gordon Ryan vs Jacob Couch

    Live Updates & Results | Tezos WNO: Gordon Ryan vs Jacob Couch

    Mar 26, 2022

    After 364 days out of competition, Gordon Ryan will return tonight against the Hillbilly Hammer, Jacob Couch. In the time that Ryan has been on the shelf, Couch has become one of Tezos WNO’s most active athletes; and he’ll finally get his opportunity to headline an event tonight at Tezos WNO: Gordon Ryan vs Jacob Couch presented by Fat Tire.
  10. What You Need To Know Before Tezos WNO: Couch vs Ryan On March 25

    What You Need To Know Before Tezos WNO: Couch vs Ryan On March 25

    Mar 22, 2022

    After a series of lineup changes, Tesos WNO is now set to return to Frisco, TX on Friday, March 25, headlined by Gordon Ryan’s first grappling match in almost exactly one year.
  11. Mikey vs Geo Postponed, New Opponent For Crane At Tezos WNO: Couch vs Ryan

    Mikey vs Geo Postponed, New Opponent For Crane At Tezos WNO: Couch vs Ryan

    Mar 21, 2022

    Mikey and Tammi Musumeci will no longer compete on the upcoming Tezos WNO card on March 25, following the death of their grandmother this weekend.