ADCC Champion Felipe Pena To Face Declan Moody At WNO 25
ADCC Champion Felipe Pena To Face Declan Moody At WNO 25
ADCC Champion Felipe Pena will take on B-Team star Declan Moody at WNO 25: Duarte vs Jimenez!
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.
Pena had a grueling path to the 2024 ADCC World Championship at +99kg, going through his division with a debilitating back injury he suffered in the first round. Also at ADCC this year, he took on Gordon Ryan in a grudge match that he narrowly lost 2-0 off of a controversial takedown call. He turned that around in the finals with a thrilling comeback submission win over Luke Griffith, securing his first ADCC divisional title.
Declan Moody has had a breakout year in 2024, winning ADCC Trials and making the quarterfinals in both the -99kg and absolute before falling both times to Kaynan Duarte. After his WNO win over Costa earlier this year, he claimed he could pass any guard. Now he gets the chance to test that out against the best guard in the weight class in this matchup.
WNO 25 Announced Card
- Heavyweight - Kaynan Duarte vs Roberto Jimenez
- WNO Men's Light Heavyweight Championship - Pedro Marinho vs Izaak Michell
- WNO Women's Strawweight Championship - Adele Fornarino vs Alex Nguyen
- Heavyweight - Felipe Pena vs Declan Moody
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