#288 Why Nicholas Meregali is the Best in the Gi WNO 18 Recap

Grappling Rewind: Breakdowns of Professional BJJ and Grappling Events

This week on the show Maine and Miranda recap WNO 18 Pedro Vs Nicholas Meregali.
In the WNO 18 recap we talk about the main event that saw Nicholas Meregali submit Pedro Marinho with a fast triangle, we then discuss other potential matchups for Meregali.
In the co main event we discuss Rafael Lovato Jr. submitting Elder Cruz with a RNC then making a hometown call out for the 205 belt against Pedro.
In the Amanda Alequin vs Alex Enriquez we saw Tubby take a decision victory over Alex by playing a game not like her usual one.
In Izaak Michell vs Jacob Couch vs we talked about Izaak passing and leg lock defense vs Couch, as well as how Izaak look now competing out of Brazilian Fight Factory.
In the recap of Dante Leon vs Ruan Alvarenga we talk about Dante's great back take and RNC victory, and how impressed we were with the speed and diversity of Ruan wrestling. Plus other potential matchups for Dante at 155.
In the recap of Francisco Lo vs William Tackett we discussed learning more about Lo game and being very impressed with his counter lat drop and speed in entering backside 50-50, to take a decision over Tackett.
We also discussed the main event for Finishers and F2W 229 Hawaii.
Recorded 5-21-2023