Dan Manasoiu is a Brazilian jiujitsu competitor and one of the 16 contestants on the FloGrappling Who’s Next: Submission Fighter Challenge presented by Tezos reality TV show. Born on October 16, 2001 and training out of Austin, Texas, Manasoui is a blue belt representing New Wave. Manasoui is often referred to as ‘Big Dan’ due to his imposing stature at 6’7.
Grappling Bulletin: Bodoni To Face Marinho For Tezos WNO Title On Feb. 25
Jan 16, 2023
The 2022 ADCC 88kg World Champion Giancarlo Bodoni is getting his moment in the spotlight. On January 31, FloSports will release the feature length documentary, Becoming Dangerous: The Rise of Giancarlo Bodoni (more on that below). But first, breaking news about Bodoni, who has just signed to face the Tezos WNO light heavyweight champion Pedro Marinho in the co-main event at Tezos WNO: Ryan vs Pena II.
Big Dan Earns $5k Prize With 2 Submissions At Emerald City Invitational 5
Nov 6, 2022
Dan Manasoiu won the open weight Emerald City Invitational tournament on Saturday, Nov. 5 in Atlantic City, NJ, collecting the $5,000 prize with two submissions in regulation and one in overtime.
Replay: Emerald City Invitational 5 (Absolute) | Nov 5 @ 5 PM
Nov 6, 2022
Watch the Emerald City Invitational 5 (Absolute) replay on FloGrappling, where every live and on-demand match is at your fingertips.
2022 Emerald City Invitational 5 (Absolute)
Nov 5-6, 2022
Emerald City Invitational returns to Atlantic City for its fifth installment, this time including an eight man absolute tournament which will feature ADCC veterans, EBI specialists and more! Tune in on November 5 to see which of these athletes takes the $10,000 prize.
Victor Hugo vs Dan Manasoiu 2022 ADCC World Championships
Sep 27, 2022
Victor Hugo vs Dan Manasoiu 2022 ADCC World Championships
Victor Hugo vs Dan Manasoiu 2022 ADCC World Championships
Sep 17, 2022
Victor Hugo vs Dan Manasoiu 2022 ADCC World Championships
Dig In! The ADCC Bracket Breakdown Is Here!
Sep 17, 2022
All 97 athletes have weighted in. All seven brackets have been drawn and certified. ADCC is here! See each of the brackets, review the top four seeds, and celebrate several incredible first round matches promised by the brackets below!
The Official Competitor List: Who's In For ADCC 2022 World Championship
Sep 14, 2022
We will keep this list updated as further names qualify or are invited to the 2022 ADCC World Championships.
The Biggest Teams Coming To ADCC 2022
Sep 14, 2022
ADCC 2022 is just a few days away, and while some teams are sending one or two athletes to the event — a feat, itself — others are sending armies. These are the largest teams headed to ADCC in Las Vegas this weekend:
5 Returning Champs In At +99kg; Will They Be The Top 5 Seeds?
Sep 13, 2022
The ADCC 2022 World Championships are, to our rampant excitement, just days away. All 97 athletes have been named to the six divisions and the singular historic superfight. But the brackets have not yet been revealed.
Buchecha Remains Perfect, Langaker Earns $50k Bonus | Weekend Round Up
Aug 29, 2022
The ADCC World Championships are now just three weeks away, and many of the athletes qualified or invited to compete in the anticipated biggest event in history are taking their last chances to test their games on the competition mats. Plus, a hero of jiu-jitsu continues to impress on one of the biggest stages of mixed martial arts. See all of the grappling results from the weekend below!
WNO All Access: Gordon "The KING" Ryan Claims The Heavyweight Throne
Jul 28, 2022
Relive all of the best action from the WNO: Who's Next Finale to see Gordon Ryan secure the WNO Strap, Izaak Michell become the WNX Champ, and more!
Official Post Show | Tezos WNO: Who's Next Finale Presented By Fat Tire
Jul 20, 2022
Mike Sears, Kendall Reusing & Caio Terra break down the action from the Tezos WNO: WNX Finale and sit with Gordon Ryan & Izaak Michell to review their wins.
Pros & Cons: What We Learned From The ADCC-Bound Athletes At The WNX Finale
Jul 20, 2022
Among the roster of athletes who competed at Tezos WNO: Who’s Next Finale, there were four ADCC Trials Winners, two ADCC 2022 invitees, and one returning ADCC Champion.
The Frightening Dominance of Gordon Ryan | Grappling Bulletin (Ep. 64)
Jul 18, 2022
In today’s Grappling Bulletin we discuss what makes Gordon’s game so scary and Izaak Michell’s historic submission win in the Who’s Next Finale, look ahead to August’s events, including the WNO featuring Gordon vs Felipe Pena and the IBJJF FloGrappling GP.
