Whether or not you believe in “American Jiu-Jitsu” exists separate from “Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu,” several individual Americans have made their marks on the world of submission grappling. If in no other way, Americans have at least impacted the history books.

For the second straight event, Who's Number One (WNO) will feature a clash of ADCC champions in the main event. After Gordon Ryan vs Matheus Diniz in October, this time around we are bringing you 2019 99+kg champ Kaynan Duarte vs 2015 99kg champ Rodolfo Vieira in no-gi, submission only action.

It is extremely rare for two reigning ADCC champs to meet each other in a superfight, and that is exactly what will happen when Gordon Ryan and Matheus Diniz class on October 2nd in Austin. This will be the first meeting between them, in a 30-minute, submission-only format under WNO rules.

This was a wild week on the WNO Podcast, with five big-time guests and a lot of knowledge dropped on the podcast. First here are the full episodes:

ADCC absolute champion and IBJJF world champion Robert Drysdale joined the WNO Podcast for episode 47 on Wednesday. We talked about a lot, from his documentary to his major titles and his star pupil Fellipe Andrew. Here are the highlights: