Alex Nguyen
Tickets Are Now On Sale For WNO 25: Duarte vs Jimenez!
Oct 23, 2024
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.Adele Fornarino & Alex Nguyen To Battle For Vacant WNO 115lb Championship
Oct 16, 2024
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.13 Athletes The New ADCC Weight Classes Help The Most: Bastos, Clay, & More
Jun 27, 2023
The ADCC made an enormous change this week, announcing the women's weight classes will be reclassified from -60kg and +60kg to -55kg, -65kg, and +65kg. This has totally shaken up the board for the upcoming Trials and next year's World Championships. Every athlete involved has a decision to make on going up or down, and it will benefit some more than others. Here are 13 athletes on the cusp on contention that the move could potentially hugely benefit.By The Numbers: Abundant Submissions In Female Divisions At No-Gi Worlds
Dec 14, 2022
Some of the most talented female grapplers in the world took the mats at the 2022 IBJJF No-Gi World Championships last week. The top brown and black belts came to put on a show; they finished 54-percent of 106 matches by submission. In 13 of 18 divisions, more than half of all matches ended in submission.By The Numbers: Female Submission Rates At No-Gi Pans
Oct 25, 2022
Last weekend no-gi competitors once again showed the true nature of jiu-jitsu, a hunt for the submission, the most decisive way to win a match against another grappler. The women in the arena were no exception. Out of 66 brown and black belt matches, there were 42 submissions, an almost two-thirds submission rate. Almost no division was spared at least one win by submission, and many were overpowered by champions who submitted their way through their entire brackets.Nguyen, Rosenthal, Naples Retain Finishers Titles At Halloween Havoc
Oct 23, 2022
Alex Nguyen landed a submission in overtime to retain her Finishers Sub Only 115 lb title this weekend, catching Chelsea Mapa with a choke from the back after a regulation period which Nguyen dominated positionally. Nguyen was one of three champions to retain her title at Finishers' late October event, Halloween Havoc streamed live on FloGrappling.Standard Jiu-Jitsu Hits Big At No-Gi Pans
Oct 21, 2022
Standard Jiu-Jitsu has seemingly flown under the radar for years.The Top-Tier Brown & Black Belt Women Coming To No-Gi Pans This Weekend
Oct 10, 2022
Many familiar and unfamiliar names will enter their bid for the IBJJF No-Gi Pans Championships this weekend. While athletes may still move between divisions, whatever way the women’s divisions shape up is sure to deliver exciting matches in both brown and black belt divisions.Buchecha Remains Perfect, Langaker Earns $50k Bonus | Weekend Round Up
Aug 29, 2022
The ADCC World Championships are now just three weeks away, and many of the athletes qualified or invited to compete in the anticipated biggest event in history are taking their last chances to test their games on the competition mats. Plus, a hero of jiu-jitsu continues to impress on one of the biggest stages of mixed martial arts. See all of the grappling results from the weekend below!Grappling Bulletin: Craig Jones Changes Division for ADCC 2022
Jun 27, 2022
Hot on the heels of Garry Tonon is Craig Jones, who will make a bold move at ADCC in September when he enters a new weight class in search of the gold medal.Hollywood Mike's WNO Match Rankings: Middleweight
Oct 4, 2021
The Who’s Number One (WNO) events have always been about shining a light on the most exciting competitors in the game, and the WNO Championship ended up being one of the most action packed events of all time. In the end, five champions were crowned and over $275,000 in prize money was given out to athletes.Hollywood Mike's WNO Match Rankings: Strawweight
Oct 1, 2021
The strawweight division quickly became the most exciting weight class in women's jiu-jitsu over the last year, and the matches at the WNO Championship only further cemented this division in that place.Hollywood Mike's WNO Match Rankings: Lightweight
Sep 30, 2021
WNO is all about putting on the most exciting matches possible, and the WNO Championship surely didn't disappoint. The lightweight divsion was absolutely bonkers, every match on the front side or the back side was insane and could have been the best match on a normal card.Tim Spriggs Heel Hook Earns BUBS Naturals Submission Of The Night
Sep 27, 2021
According to the oddsmakers, Tim Spriggs was the largest underdog to win the WNO Championship heavyweight division. That makes his incredible success in the heavyweight tournament, and in the heavyweight final so incredible.Grace Gundrum Wins The BUBS Naturals Submission Of The Night On Day 1
Sep 26, 2021
Grace Gundrum vs Jessa Khan was one of the most anticipated potential matches in the entire WNO Championship. The two young strawweights have been on a collision course since their childhood, and the match had been attracting the excitement of hopeful fans for months.