A number of world-class no-gi matches have been introduced for WNO 24, set to go down on Thursday, June 20.
The following installment of FloGrappling’s Who’s Quantity One (WNO) is on the calendar, and it’s already shaping as much as be one of many promotion’s finest playing cards.
WNO 24 will happen on Thursday, June 20 in Austin, Texas. A number of matches have already been introduced.
Reigning WNO featherweight champion Diego “Pato” Oliveira – a person thought of by many to be the game’s prime pound-for-pound competitor – will defend his belt in opposition to fellow Brazilian Fabricio Andrey. The pair have clashed 3 times earlier than as black belts, with Andrey holding a 2-1 benefit. All three of these matches, although, came about within the gi.
Additionally, multiple-time gi world champion Tainan Dalpra will proceed his foray into the elite no-gi scene as he’s set to tackle ADCC veteran Jay Rodriguez. Whereas the Artwork of Jiu-Jitsu product continues to be comparatively new to no-gi competitors, he has confirmed to date to be a prime expertise, and in his most up-to-date no-gi outing secured a dominant determination win over veteran no-gi competitor Oliver Taza.
For his half, B-Group’s Rodriguez will deliver a top-flight takedown recreation and among the sport’s finest cardio and submission protection to the competition.
Dalpra gained’t be the one Artwork of Jiu-Jitsu athlete competing at WNO, as younger phenom Cole Abate will make his return to motion for the primary time since final September when he squares off with elite black belt Ethan Crelinsten. A grasp technician and strategist, Abate’s well-rounded recreation can be put to the check in opposition to Crelinsten and his world-class back-takes and scrambling skill.
And in a conflict of latest 77kg ADCC Trials winners, Group Lloyd Irvin’s Elijah Dorsey will tackle younger prodigy Jozef Chen. Whereas each males are proficient in all areas of grappling, each are excellent guard passers.
Different introduced matches at WNO 24 embrace a pivotal heavyweight tilt between ADCC Trials winner Luke Griffith and multiple-time world champion Victor Hugo, in addition to a middleweight title bout between Jacob “The Hillbilly Hammer” Couch and Checkmat’s Francisco Lo.
WNO 24 present lineup
- Diego “Pato” Oliveira vs. Fabricio Andrey (WNO featherweight championship)
- Jacob Sofa vs. Francisco Lo (WNO middleweight championship)
- Victor Hugo vs. Luke Griffith (heavyweight)
- Cole Abate vs. Ethan Crelinsten (light-weight)
- Tainan Dalpra vs. Jay Rodriguez (middleweight)
- Elijah Dorsey vs. Jozef Chen (welterweight)
