Who’s Number One (WNO) on July 14 is now just days away, and the card has seen some shuffling. ADCC invitee Andy Varela has withdrawn from his match against fellow ADCC qualifier Jacob Rodriguez; stepping into Varela’s place will be New Wave Jiu-Jitsu representative Giancarlo Bodoni. FloGrappling announced the change
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Jacob Rodriguez is now a little over a week removed from one of the most spectacular tournament wins in memory. At the ADCC West Coast Trials, the B-Team blue belt submitted seven opponents, capped off by an improbable buggy choke in the final, to punch his ticket to the 2022
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View the full results and video highlights from WNO 22: Rodriguez vs. Hugo, which took place on Friday, February 9. On Friday, FloGrappling’s Who’s Number One (WNO) returned to Costa Mesa, California for the promotion’s first show of 2024. Headlined by an intriguing heavyweight match between Nick Rodriguez and Victor
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Check out the full card line-up and preview for WNO 22: Rodriguez vs Hugo, set for Friday, February 9. FloGrappling’s Who’s Number One (WNO) returns to action this Friday, February 9, with a stacked card headlined by top heavyweight contenders. The co-main event features a welterweight title bout between fan
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A pivotal heavyweight tilt between Nick Rodriguez and Victor Hugo will serve as the main event for WNO 22 on February 9. The full main card for Who’s Number One (WNO) 22 on February 9 has been released, and the card will feature a headlining match between top heavyweights Nick
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Three pivotal matches have been announced for WNO 22. Mica Galvao, Ffion Davies, and Jacob Couch will all be in action. The next Who’s Number One (WNO) event is rapidly taking shape, and a pair of intriguing matchups have already been announced for the card, set to go down on
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Top no-gi competitor Jacob Couch was awarded his black belt after winning gold at the 2022 IBJJF No-Gi Worlds. Jacob “The Hillbilly Hammer” Couch came into the 2022 IBJJF No-Gi Worlds as a significant favorite to do big things in his brown belt divisions. He did just that, taking home
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ADCC veteran Jay Rodriguez spoke to Grappling Insider about the use of performance enhancing drugs (PEDs) in jiu-jitsu and submission grappling. Few athletes have seen a quicker rise to the top of submission grappling than Jacob (Jay) Rodriguez. Following the path laid out by his older brother, two-time ADCC silver
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Who’s Number One (WNO) returns to action on Friday, March 25 with a card headlined by the reigning ADCC absolute champion Gordon Ryan taking on Daisy Fresh’s homegrown product, Jacob Couch. And lower on the card, 18-year old phenom Mica Galvao takes on Dante Leon, Nicholas Meregali makes his much-anticipated
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Less than one week before the Who’s Number One (WNO) Championships, Pedigo Submission Fighting brown belt Jacob “The Hillbilly Hammer” Couch agreed to fill in for Pedro Marinho as a last-minute replacement in the middleweight division. The event featured many of the best grapplers in the world, and represented a
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