Pedro Marinho wants to challenge himself against the absolute best grapplers in the world. On November 11, he’ll have a chance to do just that when he defends his Who’s Number One (WNO) light heavyweight title against newly-crowned ADCC champion Giancarlo Bodoni. Marinho recently spoke to Grappling Insider about his
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FloGrappling has announced the full main card for the next Who’s Number One (WNO) event, headlined by a light heavyweight title match between current champion Pedro Marinho and challenger Giancarlo Bodoni. WNO will return on Friday, November 11 with a six-match main card featuring a number of the best no-gi
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The 2022 ADCC World Championships take place on September 17-18, live from Las Vegas, NV. Ahead of the big tournament, Grappling Insider will be previewing each division. Read a preview of the 66 kg. division here, and the 77 kg. division here. More than any other division at the 2022 ADCC World
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Gordon Ryan submitted Pedro Marinho with a rear-naked choke to win the Who’s Number One heavyweight title. On Thursday, July 14, Gordon Ryan returned to action when he took on Pedro Marinho for the vacant Who’s Number One (WNO) title at WNO: Who’s Next Finale. Ryan took advantage of his
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On Thursday, July 14, three-time ADCC gold medalist Gordon Ryan will return to action in a highly anticipated rematch against IBJJF no-gi world champion and current Who’s Number One (WNO) light heavyweight champion Pedro Marinho. In many ways, the match-up is a true clash of styles, with Ryan preferring methodical
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The next Who’s Number One (WNO) is scheduled for Thursday, July 14 and will feature a highly anticipated rematch between Gordon Ryan and Pedro Marinho with the WNO heavyweight title on the line. And in the final match of the night, Kyle Chambers and Izaak Michell will battle in a
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Last September, Tim Spriggs surprised fans around the world when he competed in and won the heavyweight division at the Who’s Number One (WNO) championships, quickly submitting Kaynan Duarte in the final to capture the inaugural WNO heavyweight title. Spriggs has now been stripped of that title, and the scheduled
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FloGrappling has announced a pair of matches for Gordon Ryan this summer. Gordon Ryan’s return from chronic health issues is now in full swing. On Friday, FloGrappling announced that the ADCC absolute champion has booked his next two matches. On Friday, July 15, Ryan will face current Who’s Number One
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It would appear that Gordon Ryan is ready to fully return to elite competition. On Friday, after a year away from official competition, Ryan returned to the Who’s Number One (WNO) stage where he thoroughly dominated top Daisy Fresh brown belt Jacob “The Hillbilly Hammer” Couch. Shortly after the match,
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On Friday, January 21, Who’s Number One (WNO) returned to action for its first show of the year with a card filled with the best submission grapplers in the world and three title matches. In the main event, Pedro Marinho upset Craig Jones by unanimous decision to capture the WNO
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