There are a lot of great reasons to tune into WNO 25 this week, from grapplers proving they can stand on top of the world and claim a championship title to up-and-comers looking to prove themselves on the grand stage that is the 25th edition of the greatest grappling event series in the world: Who's Number One.

WNO 25: Duarte vs Jimenez is only a week away and we have the betting lines for the event, brought to us by BetOnline. There are lots of interesting lines here, including the favorites for the main event and two title matches we have in store. The card goes down next Wednesday, December 4th, in Houston, TX. Tickets are available now.

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.

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.

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.

Após trazer um show de grappling para a cidade texana de Austin em junho, o Who's Number One acaba de anunciar que estará de volta no Texas ainda esse ano com sua vigésima quinta edição. Marcado para chegar a Houston no dia 4 de dezembro, o WNO 25 promete fechar o ano de 2024 com chave de ouro ao trazer a elite do Jiu-Jitsu sem kimono para mostrar todo seu talento nos tatames da organização. Com o evento transmitido ao vivo e com exclusividade pela FloGrappling, a luta principal traz muita ação com um confronto entre Kaynan Duarte e Roberto Jimenez.

The IBJJF World No-Gi Absolute Champion Roberto Jimenez will be at the ADCC World Championships, competing in the -99kg division. The move up marks a bump of two divisions and 22 kilograms from Roberto's 2022 tournament at -77kg. This will be his second appearance at ADCC Worlds. Roberto is currently ranked #9 in the world for no-gi grappling at 205lbs.

The IBJJF No-Gi Grand Prix is quickly taking shape, with four major stars already entered into the 8-man open weight bracket. All of the action will take place February 29th in Costa Mesa, airing exclusively on FloGrappling.

UFC Fight Pass Invitational 4 took place tonight at the UFC Apex and delivered with high-level grappling action headlined by Craig Jones and Felipe Pena, with Craig winning by escape time over the former ADCC absolute champion. In the co-main event, UFC veterans Glover Teixeira and Anthony rematched from their 2020 UFC bout, with Teixiera winning by decision. Nick Rodriguez defeated three men in the same night, including Dan Manasoiu in the finals, to win the $30,000 grand prize. Also on the card, Nicholas Meregali defeated Cyborg Abreu, Helena Crevar won in dominant fashion, and Roman Bravo-Young grappled Alex Perez to a draw.

Alliance is one of the most historically successfully organizations in competitive Brazilian jiu-jitsu, and every year they crown champions and earn medals in the Pyramid. In 2023, Alliance saw strong results again with black belts like Fellipe Andrew, Melissa Cueto, and Isaac Doederlein, and colored belts like Eduardo Alves and Helena Crevar, bringing home accolades.

CheckMat always sends one of the strongest teams to the IBJJF World Championships, and in 2023 they delivered again with two champions in the black belt division. Jansen Gomes had the run of the tournament, beating two defending world champions on his way to gold, and Sam Nagai won his first world title at black belt by defeating two familiar foes. Relive all the best moments from CheckMat below.

Relive all of Art of Jiu Jitsu's best moments from the 2023 World Championships, with 4 black belt world champions, two more finalists, and impressive, technical skill shown from the entire team. Also hear from the athletes and coach Gui Mendes live from the tournament as they reflect in real time on the event and performances.

Every year brings a new crop of colored belt world champions and medalists, a group that has won the toughest tournament possible at their current rank and proven ready for higher levels of challenge. Below is a list of the 2023 IBJJF World Champions that have been promoted to the next highest rank since winning their bracket. The list will be updated every few days for the next few months to reflect ongoing promotions.

Brazilian jiu-jitsu has never seen the depth of talent that it has today, and because of that every year we see incredible athletes left off the IBJJF World Championship podium. Success in other major events, wins over champions, consistent deep runs in the bracket, and years of proven colored belt success can still only go so far when the best are competing for the top prize of being the gold medalist. Here are five world-class athletes that still have not won a medal at IBJJF Worlds, but have proven they are capable of not only beating the best - but potentially winning the tournament.

The black belts came ready to put on a show at the 2023 IBJJF Pan Championships. Filled with some of the best matches of the year, Pans delivered a mix of submission thrills and gritty fights that went the distance. Here are 10 of the best bouts from Pans 2023: