The Who's Number One promotion announced the date and location for its 27th event as it prepares to showcase another exciting submission-filled card.
Feb 8
It's official! Nick Rodriguez will face Kaynan Duarte in the main event of WNO 27 in what promises to be one of the biggest grappling matches of the year. These are two of the biggest stars in the sport at the top of their games, with Rodriguez winning the Craig Jones Invitational and Duarte winning double gold at ADCC.
When I was coming up in Jiu-Jitsu, the most impressive grapplers to me were guys who were able to balance high-level Jiu-Jitsu with other things in their lives.
Jan 31
Mais um duelo foi confirmado para o WNO 26, agendado para o dia 7 de fevereiro na cidade californiana de Costa Mesa. Na divisão de pesos médios, teremos o eletrizante combate entre o americano Jacob Rodriguez encarando o brasileiro Ronaldo Junior, ambos em busca de escalar mais um degrau na organização.
Jan 15
Action-oriented grapplers Jay Rodriguez and Ronaldo Junior have agreed to meet at WNO 26 in middleweight action. WNO 26 will be happening February 7th in Costa Mesa, CA. Tickets are available now.
With 2024 coming to a close, it's time to reflect on one of the biggest years in grappling history. There was so much great action and so many elite athletes putting on incredible performances that we expanded our pool of nominees to eight - eight men who exemplified the highest level of the sport.
Dec 25, 2024
Craig Jones announced over the weekend that CJI has secured the necessary funding for a sequel to the inaugural event, to take place in August 2025 in Las Vegas, NV.
Dec 11, 2024
ADCC Champion Felipe Pena will take on Australian grappler & B-Team athlete Declan Moody at WNO 25: Duarte vs Jimenez in a heavyweight tilt. This will be Moody's first WNO match since his successful debut against Felipe "Laranjinha" Costa, and Pena's first action since his ADCC gold medal.
Oct 22, 2024
ADCC Silver Medalist Jay Rodriguez was promoted to BJJ brown belt by his brother Nick Rodriguez over the weekend, after only four years of dedicated training. Rodriguez has achieved a remarkable amount of success in his young career and even though he is exclusively a no-gi athlete now he has a belt rank more emblematic of his skill level and experience.
Oct 8, 2024
One of the most interesting parts of grappling is seeing how it continues to evolve, even in small positions. Professional athletes and coaches are constantly looking for new and novel ways to initiate or counter existing techniques or strategies, and the moves trickle outward through jiu-jitsu from there. For a good recent example, we can look at the leg lock position that Nicky Ryan used recently at WNO 23 - and how Deandre Corbe answered that position with a counter at WNO 24 against a B-Team athlete.
Jul 10, 2024
The ADCC West Coast Trials are going down in Las Vegas, Nevada this weekend from March 30-31 at the Westgate Hotel. The event will feature 1,000 athletes from the world's top gyms and academies competing to secure a spot at ADCC World Championships.
Mar 28, 2024
QUINTET.4 is BACK and set to take place on Sunday, September 10th at 4:00AM CDT and will be streaming exclusively on FloGrappling in North and South America!
Sep 5, 2023
The undercard for Tezos WNO 19 on August 10 in Austin, TX is set to feature four bouts, with seven of the eight competitors making their Tezos WNO debuts.
Jul 6, 2023
The bout will be on the main card of Tezos WNO 19: Meregali vs Duarte presented by Fat Tire on Thursday, August 10 in Austin, TX at the Palmer Event Center.
Jun 29, 2023
Gordon Ryan has pulled out of his scheduled match against Felipe Pena at Tezos WNO on February 25, citing health issues.
Feb 24, 2023
