It’s a crisp and rainy day in Manhattan, New York City. A far cry from the sunny southern California coast I recently visited to stop at the usual Academies. We’re here to see Roberto Jimenez, who is preparing for a super fight against Kaynan Duarte at WNO 25 on December 4th.

Come for the heavyweight showdown, but make sure to be there for the rest of the great matchups set for WNO 25 on Dec. 4.

World-ranked lightweights Max Hanson and Carlos Henrique have agreed to meet at WNO 25, in a match that marks the rubber match between these two after a 1-1 start against each other. Carlos defeated Max by points at last year's No-Gi Worlds and they faced off again in the IBJJF No-Gi Pans finals, this time with Max winning gold. Since that match they have had plenty of back-and-forth online - now they get a chance to settle it on the big stage of WNO.

Andrew Tackett has been forced to withdraw from the upcoming WNO 25 card and will be replaced by WNO vet Daniel Sathler - who now takes on Fabyury Khrysthyan in a matchup between exciting young Brazilians. Both men have been making waves this year and now they get the opportunity to shine on the grand WNO stage.

The entire undercard for WNO 25: Duarte vs Jimenez has been announced, completing the card with ten action-packed matches set for December 4th in Houston, TX. The undercard will be streamed live for fans on YouTube, Facebook, and FloGrappling before main card action kicks off exclusively on FloGrappling.

Andrew Tackett will face Fabyury Khrysthyan on WNO 25: Duarte vs Jimenez in main card welterweight action between two of the most exciting young black belts in the sport. This marks Andrew's first WNO action in over one year, when he had to withdraw from the finals of the welterweight championship tournament. This is Fabyury's first WNO match and the exciting Brazilian grappler is fresh off of a gold medal performance at the IBJJF European No-Gi Championships.

ADCC's youngest medalist ever is ready to return to the WNO stage when Helena Crevar takes on world-ranked opponent Leilani Bernales in super fight action at WNO 25: Duarte vs Jimenez. Helena had an incredible 2024, winning silver in the -65kg division in what is the youngest medalist performance in history. She will take on Bernales, who has been a consistent threat to the elite in the no-gi scene.

Tickets are now on sale for FloGrappling's WNO 25: Duarte vs Jimenez, going down live on Wednesday December 4th in Houston, TX. The event will be happening at the Bayou Music Center, which was also home to WNO 20: Night of Champions.

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.

After her historic ADCC performance, Adele Fornarino will finally get her shot at WNO Championship when she faces off with Alex Nguyen, a dynamic grappler with tons of experience against the best. These two elite grapplers will battle at WNO 25: Duarte vs Jimenez, December 4th in Houston, TX, with the 115lb. WNO Championship on the line.

Pedro Marinho is set to defend his WNO Light Heavyweight Championship against challenger Izaak Michell at WNO 25: Duarte vs Jimenez, his second defense of his championship. This will be the first meeting of these two hard-nosed grapplers who both excel with wrestling, pressure, and grit at the elite levels of the sport. WNO 25: Duarte vs Jimenez will be happening December 4th, 2024, in Houston, TX. Tickets will be available soon.

Kaynan Duarte will face off with Roberto Jimenez in the main event of WNO 25, in a clash of the reigning ADCC and IBJJF No-Gi Open Class Champions. WNO 25 will be going down December 4th in Houston, Texas. Tickets will be available soon. The card will be rolled out over the next few weeks, with multiple WNO Championship bouts expected.