Ffion Davies Out Of WNO 22, Tubby Alequin To Face Adele Fornarino

With Ffion Davies out of her WNO 22 title match, Amanda "Tubby" Alequin will now face late replacement Adele Fornarino

Jan 31, 2024 by Joe Gilpin

Ffion Davies Out Of WNO 22, Tubby Alequin To Face Adele Fornarino

An injury has unfortunately forced a chance to the WNO 22 main card, as WNO women's flyweight champion Ffion Davies must withdraw from her planned title defense against Amanda "Tubby" Alequin. Instead now, Tubby has agreed to face 2023 IBJJF No-Gi Worlds brown belt open class champion Adele Fornarino on just a few week's notice.

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Alequin was most recently in action at Tezos WNO 18, defeating ADCC Trials winner Alex Enriquez. Tubby is one of the best female grapplers in the world, winning ADCC Trials, IBJJF No-Gi Worlds & Pans, and defeating some of the best in the world at her weight. She first rose to notoriety when facing Gabi Garcia at the ADCC World Championships, taking the much larger champion to a closely contested decision.

Adele Fornarino, ranked no.4 in the world, has been steadily rising with her aggressive, submission-oriented style. Adele recently won the -55kg division at the first ADCC Asian & Oceanic Trials. This match marks her WNO debut.

WNO 22 Full Card

Main Card
- Men's Heavyweight Match - Nick Rodriguez vs Victor Hugo
- WNO Men's Welterweight Championship - Mica Galvão vs Kenta Iwamoto
- WNO Men's Lightweight Championship - Dante Leon vs Diego "Pato" Oliveira
- Men's Middleweight Match - Tainan Dalpra vs Oliver Taza
- Women's Flyweight Match - Amanda "Tubby" Alequin vs Adele Fornarino
- Men's Middleweight Match - Jacob "The Hillbilly Hammer" Couch vs Sebastian Rodriguez
Preliminary Card
- Men's Welterweight Match - Elijah Dorsey vs Ivan Herrera
- Men's Lightweight Match - Max Hanson vs Daniel Sathler
- Women's Strawweight Match - Ashlee Funegra vs Marilyn Cruz
- Men's Middleweight Match - Dory Aoun vs Kyle Chambers