After becoming ADCC champion his first year at black belt, Kaynan Duarte has set his sights on Rodolfo Vieira at Who's Number One on December 11, 2020.
Dec 7, 2020
One of the greatest grapplers of his generation, Rodolfo Vieira, takes a break from his MMA aspirations to take on the current #1 ranked grappler.
Sit down with jiu-jitsu legend and current UFC middleweight contender Rodolfo Vieira to talk about his upcoming Who's Number One clash with Kaynan Duarte, why he has a love/ hate relationship with MMA and why he is making his return to the grappling mats after so much time away from the sport.
Oct 8, 2023, Pro
Hywel and Chase break down the biggest stories of the week - and perhaps nothing is more exciting than Rodolfo Vieira's return to jiu-jitsu!
Nov 10, 2020, Pro
Watch the full event replay of WNO: Kaynan Duarte vs Rodolfo Vieira from Dec 11, 2020 on FloGrappling.
Dec 12, 2020, Pro
Rodolfo Vieira makes a much-anticipated return to jiu-jitsu competition after his successful transition to MMA. Now he must return to face a new generation of jiu-jitsu athletes and prove once again why he is the best.
Nov 22, 2019, Pro
Kaynan Duarte submitted Rodolfo Vieira with a rear naked choke at WNO. Is this your submission of 2020?
Dec 30, 2020
The official press conference from WNO: Kaynan Duarte vs Rodolfo Vieira. All matches are 15 minutes, WNO submission only rules: Main event: #1 Light-heavyweight Kaynan Duarte (Atos) vs Rodolfo Vieira (GF Team) - Heavyweight Over 205 LBS Co Main Event: #1 Featherweight Geo Martinez (10th Planet) vs #1 Lightweight Kennedy Maciel (Alliance) - Catch weight 150 LBS #1 Strawweight Mayssa Bastos (GF Team) vs #2 Strawweight Grace Gundrum (10th Planet) - Strawweight 115 LBS #1 Middleweight Roberto Jimenez (Studio 76) vs #2 Welterweight Dante Leon (GF Team) - Catch weight 190 LBS #2 Middleweight Vagner Rocha (Fight Sports) vs #4 Middleweight Jon Blank (10th Planet) - Middleweight 185 LBS #3 Welterweight Tye Ruotolo (Atos) vs #9 Welterweight Kody Steele (Checkmat) - Welterweight 170 LBS
Dec 11, 2020, Pro
Kaynan Duarte discusses his win over Rodolfo Vieira this year, and how he plans to do it again at Who's Number One.
Cyborg black belt Andre Porfirio shares his unique perspective on the WNO main event and explains what it's like training with Rodolfo Vieira.
Nov 26, 2020, Pro
Michael and Reid run through the stacked card coming up on December 11th at WNO: Kaynan Duarte vs Rodolfo Vieira!
Dec 10, 2020
John Danaher reacts to the last Who's Number One event featuring matches between Rodolfo Vieira vs Kaynan Duarte, Dante Leon vs Roberto Jimenez, & Vagner Rocha vs Jon Blank.
Feb 18, 2021, Pro
Riccardo Ammendolia takes a look at the big question– who will win between Kaynan Duarte and Rodolfo Vieira, and how will it go down?
Dec 14, 2020, Pro
Marcus "Buchecha" Almeida describes competing against Rodolfo Vieira and the immense pressure from Rodolfo's passing.
Apr 22, 2020, Pro
This clip is an example in our article, How Do These Heavyweights Pass So Smoothly? | Technique Showcase
Nov 14, 2020, Pro
In all of our pre-event analysis, nobody predicted a finish like this. Kaynan discusses his key to victory at WNO vs Rodolfo Vieira.
Kaynan Duarte sits down with FloGrappling ahead of his block buster clash with Rodolfo Vieira at Who's Number One on December 11th.
Dec 8, 2020, Pro
If you started jiu-jitsu two or three years ago you might not be familiar with the name Rodolfo Vieira, lucky for you Vagner Rocha is here to educate the masses on one of the greatest grapplers of his generation.
Buchecha & Bernardo Faria have extensive experience competing against Rodolfo Vieira.... and they say it is unlike anything else.
Fight Sports head honcho Roberto Cyborg Abreu gives his thoughts on the upcoming Who's Number One main event between Rodolfo Vieira and Kaynan Duarte.
Rodolfo Vieira is a nightmare matchup for essentially anyone, but Kaynan Duarte believes he has a few tools in his arsenal that can help him secure the submission win.
Nov 11, 2020, Pro
Kennedy Maciel weighs in on the biggest grappling match of the year: Rodolfo vs Kaynan!
Dec 1, 2020
He's known for his crushing pressure but Cyborg says there's a lot more to Rodolfo's jiu-jitsu than just his top game.
Will Rodolfo's classical jiu-jitsu and insane top game pave the way to victory? Or does Kaynan have the modern solution to Rodolfo's old school pressure? Hywel & Chase analyze the biggest match set to go down in 2020.
Dec 3, 2020, Pro
The match between Kaynan Duarte can properly be called a true clash of generations, and the 2019 ADCC Champ believes that the modern game may work in his favor.