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Dan Manasoiu is a Brazilian jiujitsu competitor and one of the 16 contestants on the FloGrappling Who’s Next: Submission Fighter Challenge presented by Tezos reality TV show. Born on October 16, 2001 and training out of  Austin, Texas, Manasoui is a blue belt representing New Wave.  Manasoui is often referred to as ‘Big Dan’ due to his imposing stature at 6’7.

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Who's Next: Swim For Your Life (Episode 5)

Jun 15, 2022

With a steak dinner on the line, the athletes go out to Lake Austin for a paddle board race and things finally come to a head with coaches Tim Spriggs and Craig Jones. Also the final quarterfinal match pits #1 pick Jansen Gomes against the 10th Planet submission hunter Rene Sousa.