WNO 24 is live from the Lone Star State at 8 p.m. EST on June 20 as jiu-jitsu’s No.1-ranked grappler returns to the mat and headlines a card that features some of the best athletes to ever compete at WNO.
The third WNO card of the year, which is in Austin, Texas at the Palmer Events Center, is headlined by the return of Gordon Ryan, arguably the biggest star ever in jiu-jitsu, as he faces rising talent Josh Saunders in what will likely be both athlete's last competitive match before ADCC Worlds 2024 in August.
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While Ryan will look to keep his winning streak alive– he has not lost since 2018– it's the Featherweight title match between Diego Pato and Fabricio Andrey that could steal the show.
Overall there are 12 ADCC Trials Champions, 14 ranked grapplers and three title matches on the WNO 24 card.
And it’s all streaming live on FloGrappling and the FloSports app.
Here are a few things to know about the WNO 24 card on June 20.
Gordon Ryan Is The Biggest Star In The Sport
Jiu-Jitsu is a fast growing sport around the world with gyms popping up in neighborhoods around the country. And while this growth is happening, FloGrappling reporter Joe Gilpin said Gordon Ryan is by far the biggest star at the moment.
“No question,” Gilpin said. “I don’t know about ever, but just in terms of notoriety and in terms of have other people outside of grappling heard him? Yeah, he is the biggest star.”
There are 12 ADCC Trials Champions including two who won in past years.
- Deandre Corbe, -66KG (ADCC West Coast Trials)
- Elijah Doresey, -77KG (ADCC East Coast Trials)
- Jacob Couch, -88KG (ADCC East Coast Trials)
- Jozef Chen -77KG (ADCC European, Middle East, African Trials)
- Declan Moody -99KG (ADCC Asia & Oceania Trials)
- Josh Saunders +99 KG (ADCC Asia & Oceania Trials)
- Fabricio Andrey -66KG (ADCC South American Trials)
- Felipe Costa -99 KG (ADCC South American Trials)
- Jay Rodriguez (Former ADCC Trials Champion)
- Ethan Crelinsten (Former ADCC Trials Champion)
- Ana Rodrigues Women -55KG (ADCC South American Trials)
- Adele Fornarino Women -55kG (ADCC Asia & Oceania Trials)
14 Grapplers On The FloGrappling Rankings Are On The Card
Here are the ranked grapplers:
- No. 1 Pound-For-Pound, No. 1 Heavyweight Gordon Ryan
- No. 1 Featherweight Diego Pato
- No. 3 Featherweight Fabricio Andrey
- No. 4 Middleweight Jacob Couch
- No. 8 Middleweight Jonnatas Gracie
- No. 3 Heavyweight Victor Hugo
- No. 12 Middleweight Tainan Dalpra
- No. 9 Middleweight Jay Rodriguez
- No. 9 Welterweight Elijah Dorsey
- No. 6 Welterweight Jozef Chen
- No. 4 Lightweight Deandre Corbe
- No. 8 Lightweight Ethan Crelinsten
- No. 2 Flyweight Ana Rodrigues
- No. 4 Flyweight Adele Fornarino
FloGrappling rankings in No-Gi and Gi can be found here.
There Will Be A New WNO Middleweight Champion At WNO 24
The Middleweight WNO Championship is vacant and Jacob Couch and Jonnatas Gracie will grapple for the title. The Tainan Dalpra and Jay Rodriguez winner could be in line for the next title match of whoever wins.
WNO 24 Undercard May Be Best Yet
Powered by a match between two ADCC Trials winners, Declan Moody and Felipe Costa, the undercard at WNO 24 may be the best ever.
The first match of the night will feature headliner Gordon Ryan’s girlfriend Nathalia Santoro, who also trains with Ryan and coach John Danaher, in a match with Ally Wolski.
How To Watch The WNO 24 Card
WNO 24 is streaming live on FloGrappling and the FloSports app. Match replays, highlights and breaking news will be on both platforms.
WNO 24 Card
Here’s the complete card.
Main Card
- WNO Heavyweight Championship - #1 Gordon Ryan vs Josh Saunders
- WNO Featherweight Championship - #1 Diego Pato vs #3 Fabricio Andrey
- WNO Middleweight Championship - #4 Jacob Couch vs #8 Jonnatas Gracie
- Heavyweight Bout - #3 Victor Hugo vs Javier Zaruski
- Middleweight Bout - #12 Tainan Dalpra vs #9 Jay Rodriguez
- Flyweight Bout - #2 Ana Rodrigues vs #4 Adele Fornarino
- Welterweight Bout - #9 Elijah Dorsey vs #6 Jozef Chen
- Lightweight Bout - #4 Deandre Corbe vs #8 Ethan Crelinsten
Undercard
- Heavyweight Bout - Felipe Costa vs Declan Moody
- Flyweight Bout - Taylor Hishaw vs Lauren Sears
- Lightweight Bout - Andrew DeGraff vs Jordan Holy
- Flyweight Bout - Ally Wolski vs Nathalia Santoro
When Is ADCC Worlds 2024
The ADCC World Championships are Aug. 17-18 in Las Vegas at the T-Mobile Center. The championship event will stream live on FloGrappling and the FloSports app.
WNO History: Here's Every Who's No. 1
Here is every WNO event ever with match replays, news and results
- WNO 23: Meregali vs. Rocha
- WNO 22: Rodriguez vs. Hugo
- WNO 21: Marinho vs. Lovato
- WNO 20: Night of Champions
- WNO 19: Meregali vs. Duarte
- WNO 18: Meregali vs. Marinho
- WNO 17: Pena vs. Rodriguez
- WNO 16: Ste-Marie vs Bastos
- WNO 15: Gordon Ryan vs Felipe Pena
- WNO 14: Who's Next Finale
- WNO 13: Gordon vs. Couch
- WNO 12: Craig Jones vs. Pedro Marinho
- WNO 11: WNO Championship
- WNO 10: Jones vs. Ruotolo
- WNO 9: Jones vs. Pena
- WNO 8: Rafael Lovato Jr. vs. Gilbert Burns
- WNO 7: Gordon vs. Vagner
- WNO 6: Craig Jones vs. Ronaldo Junior
- WNO 5: Kaynan Duarte vs. Rodolfo Vieira
- WNO 4: Gordon Ryan vs. Matheus Diniz
- WNO 3: Gary Tonon vs. Dante Leon
- WNO 2: Gordon Ryan vs. Kyle Boehm
- WNO 1: Who's No. 1
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