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Leve Called Gabi Out! The Best Moments From The WNO Championship Press Conference

Watch the best moments from the bracket reveal and pre-event press conference for the WNO Championship.

Sep 25, 2021

Leve Called Gabi Out! The Best Moments From The WNO Championship Press Conference

The Tough Road Ahead At ADCC For Kaynan Duarte

Kaynan Duarte is one of the new wave of black belts, and he has always done no-gi. He's not just an IBJJF guy, he won ADCC Trials in 2017 (where he beat Patrick Gaudio in the final) and tapped Pablo Popovitch in the opening round of Worlds later that year. He had a close match with Gordon Ryan in the absolute final at the 2018 IBJJF Pan No-Gi and was winning on points until he got submitted. Had he fought more tactically he could have pulled off a points victory. Back in the day Kaynan didn't have a leglock game– his former teammate Keenan Cornelius used a heel hook to submit him in 2017, but since then Duarte's leglcok game has gotten very good. We even saw him use the heel hook defense / back-take against both Gordon Ryan and Craig Jones, so it goes to show you're not going to leglock him easily. Kaynan has the ability to win any division he enters– but is he capable of winning +99kg gold at ADCC?

Sep 5, 2019, Pro

The Tough Road Ahead At ADCC For Kaynan Duarte

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Johnatha Alves vs Kaynan Duarte Absolute Final Spyder BJJ Final

Nov 8, 2018, Pro

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Grappling Bulletin: 2021, A Year of Jiu-Jitsu & Grappling in Review

Jan 4, 2022

Victor Hugo vs Kaynan Duarte +76kg Final Spyder BJJ Final

Nov 8, 2018, Pro

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Xande Ribeiro & Hollywood Mike Break Down The Black Belt Absolute Bracket

The IBJJF Worlds is back, and the absolute division kicks off Saturday at 9:30 am PT! Nicholas Meregali, Felipe Pena, Fellipe Andrew, Kaynan Duarte and Victor Hugo have all entered the absolute division. Tune in Saturday morning to see the entire absolute division up until the finals. Here is the bracket:

Dec 11, 2021

Xande Ribeiro & Hollywood Mike Break Down The Black Belt Absolute Bracket

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Shocks & Upsets: The 8 Wildest Moments From WNO In 2021

2021 was a colossal year for Who's Number One. Over the course of the year a recurring theme popped up under each tent pole event - expectations be damned - something out of left field was going to steal the show. Here's our list of the 8 shocks and upsets from WNO in 2021 Tim Spriggs submits Kaynan Duarte to capture the WNO heavyweight title. Amanda Leve takes out 4x ADCC Champ Gabi Garcia. Gabriel Sousa finishes Mikey Musumeci with A North/South choke. Grace Gundrum hits the first 'Twister' submission in WNO history. Jacob Couch heel hooks Roberto Jimenez. Kade Ruotolo unleashes the 'Buggy' Choke on jiu-jitsu's biggest stage. Teenage phenom Cole Abate earns dominant victory over Geo Martinez. Gordon Ryan calls his shot, picks the winning submission before his main event match even begins.

Jan 10, 2022

Shocks & Upsets: The 8 Wildest Moments From WNO In 2021

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Jiu-Jitsu Fighters Poised To Take Over MMA in 2022

Grappling has become a lucrative career for many competitors and there isn’t the financial incentive to switch to MMA like there used to be, but a hardcore few still want to test themselves in the ring. Here’s who we expect to fight in 2022: Garry Tonon (6-0) finally has his title shot. After a number of cancelations / postponements Tonon will face off with ONE Championship featherweight champ Thanh Le (12-2) on March 11. Kody Steele, 2-0 in amateur MMA, has his pro debut lined up for February 6 in San Antonio. Steele, a powerful wrestler with serious KO power in his hands, takes on Jessee Gengler (6-9-0). Felipe Pena has been seen training MMA and says he’s going to stop competing in the gi so he can focus his efforts on ADCC 2022 and a switch to MMA. We visited the San Diego jiu-jitsu powerhouse Atos team last week, and while there we got to watch the Ruotolo brothers train MMA alongside their coach Andre Galvao. Tye Ruotolo and Kade Ruotolo have both said they want to fight MMA, and they’re not the only ones. Galvao, who last fought MMA in 2010, signed a deal with ONE Championship in late 2020 and we could see him back in the ring very soon, potentially before his ADCC superfight with Gordon Ryan in September. Atos teammates Kaynan Duarte, Lucas "Hulk" Barbosa and Rafaela Guedes (among others) have all hinted at MMA plans for 2022. The Ruotolos, who just got their black belts in December, have been clear about their desire to compete in both gi and no-gi events in 2022, leading to the question of whether their plans are realistic of the result of youthful exuberance.

Jan 17, 2022

Jiu-Jitsu Fighters Poised To Take Over MMA in 2022

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Everything You Need To Know Before Today's IBJJF World Championship Finals

Dec 12, 2021

The Class Of 2021 | These Are The Newly-Promoted Black Belts

Dec 28, 2021

DIMITRIUS SOUZA vs KAYNAN DUARTE 2019 World Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship

Jun 2, 2019, Pro

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ALL ACCESS: Kaynan Vs Meregali And The Battle For The P4P No.1 Ranking

Nov 25, 2019, Pro

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KAYNAN CASEMIRO DUARTE vs DANILO BOROVIC 2019 World Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship

Jun 2, 2019, Pro

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How Pedro Marinho's 2021 Surge Earned Him A WNO Title Shot vs Craig Jones

Jan 12, 2022

Leandro Lo vs Kaynan Duarte 2019 World Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship

Jun 3, 2019, Pro

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ADAM WARDZINSKI vs KAYNAN DUARTE 2019 World Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship

Jun 2, 2019, Pro

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UNLOCKED: Road to ADCC

Jun 29, 2021

Who Will Take Gordon Ryan's Place as Number One?

There are a number of leading candidates. Kaynan, Cyborg, Victor Hugo, maybe even Craig Jones. All of these men have the ability to dominate in Gordon‘s absence but suddenly everything looks a lot more competitive, and there will be a brief and furious race as competitors vie for the top spot in the ranking. Kaynan is probably the safest bet to rise to the top, although he’s stumbled at times and has suffered notable losses (consider the times he tapped out to Cyborg or Lachlan Giles’ leg locks). If Kaynan does emerge as the number one he won’t suffer the same problem Gordon did. Whereas there were few challengers willing to face Gordon, there is less danger to one’s health or reputation in taking a match against Kaynan. Victor Hugo is among the front of the pack when it comes to claiming the number one spot although Kaynan holds a recent win over him. Hugo has the size and skills to beat any heavyweight in the world, but he has less experience no-gi than ADCC champ Duarte. Cyborg’s grappling career enjoyed a resurgence in 2020 but his attention may have shifted to his many business ventures. He had signed to face Gordon in July on our Road to ADCC event, but at this point few matches hold interest for the veteran grappler who has held nearly every major title that exists in the sport. Craig Jones’ deadly submission skills could see him take Gordon’s spot as the Danaher Death Squad’s premier heavyweight submission artist, but he needs to get through Luiz Panza first. Jones has always been more human than Gordon, and his losses to Matheus Diniz, Mason Fowler and Kaynan Duarte place him lower down the ladder on the P4P list.

May 24, 2021, Pro