Everything To Know About Adele Fornarino vs Sophia Cassella At WNO 25
Everything To Know About Adele Fornarino vs Sophia Cassella At WNO 25
Here's everything you need to know going into WNO 25 and the WNO Women's Strawweight Championship bout between Adele Fornarino and Sophia Cassella.
Adele Fornarino vs Sophia Cassella will be the third to last card of the night at WNO 25 for the WNO Women's Strawweight Championship, leading into headliners Kaynan Duarte vs Roberto Jimenez in the main card heavyweight bout.
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The 25th edition of Who's Number One is streaming live on FloGrappling on Wednesday, Dec. 4 at 8:00 p.m. ET at the Bayou Music Center in Houston, TX.
The event will feature 10 other bouts including Pedro Marinho vs Izaak Michell, Felipe Pena vs Declan Moody, and many more.
Here are a few things you should know when watching this year's event.
WNO Women's Strawweight Championship Up For Grabs
The WNO Women's Strawweight Championship is currently vacant after previous champion Mayssa Bastos signed an exclusive contract that left her unable to defend her belt.
Adele Fornarino (-500)
Adele Fornarino was born in 1999 in Melbourne, Australia, where she was raised. After years of traveling and success in the sport of jiu-jitsu, Fornarino decided to pursue a full-time career in it when she turned 18.
She was promoted to black belt by David Hart in December of 2022.
Fornarino has experience at the top of the ladder, having previously defeated the last WNO Women's Strawweight Champion Mayssa Bastos at ADCC 2024. She became champion of the 55 kg weight class and absolute.
In 2023, Fornarino won first place at the IBJJF Pan Championships and IBJJF European No-Gi Championship. She also placed second at the IBJJF World No-Gi Championships and the CBJJ Brazilian Nationals.
Sophia Cassella (+325)
Sophia Cassella was born in the United States and is just a touch younger than Fornarino at 24 years old. She is known for scoring the fastest submission in a women's match on Who's Number One at 35 seconds. She replaced Alex Nguyen on the main card in the weeks leading up to the event.
She defeated Jessica Crane at WNO: Gordon Ryan vs Jacob Couch with an inside heel hook in 2022. Check it out here:
What Is The WNO 25 Full Card?
- Heavyweight Bout - Kaynan Duarte vs Roberto Jimenez
- WNO Men's Light Heavyweight Championship - Pedro Marinho vs Izaak Michell
- WNO Women's Strawweight Championship - Adele Fornarino vs Sophia Cassella
- Heavyweight Bout - Felipe Pena vs Declan Moody
- Featherweight Bout - Helena Crevar vs Leilani Bernales
- Welterweight Bout - Daniel Sathler vs Fabyury Khrysthyan
- Lightweight Bout - Max Hanson vs Carlos Henrique
- Undercard Lightweight Bout - Julian Espinosa vs Randy Baker
- Undercard Featherweight Bout - Nate Hernandez vs Isaac Cordova
- Undercard Light Heavyweight Bout - Dylan Melton vs Sebastian Attard
- Undercard Strawweight Bout - Thaynara Victoria vs Kathryn Discianni
How To Buy WNO 25 Tickets
Tickets For WNO 25 at the Bayou Music Center can be purchased here. The venue features tiered seating.
How To Watch WNO 25 If You Can't Be There
WNO 25 is streaming live on FloGrappling and the FloSports app.
Match replays, highlights and breaking news will be on both platforms.
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