Tezos WNO 19: Meregali vs Duarte Presented by Fat Tire

Nicky Ryan To Take On Rene Sousa At Tezos WNO 19 On Aug. 10

Nicky Ryan of B-Team and Rene Sousa of 10th Planet will face off on the August card in Austin, TX in a grappling super fight with major title implications.

Jun 26, 2023 by Joe Gilpin

Nicky Ryan To Take On Rene Sousa At Tezos WNO 19 On Aug. 10

Nicky Ryan will return for his first competition of 2023 when he takes on WNX and WNO veteran and rising contender Rene Sousa at the Tezos WNO 19: Meregali vs. Duarte presented by Fat Tire in Austin, TX. The two young black belts will face off at 170 lbs in one of the August 10th card's feature bouts.

Tickets are on sale now to watch Tezos WNO 19: Meregali vs Duarte presented live by Fat Tire!

Nicky, already a three-time ADCC veteran, will be competing for the first time since the 2022 ADCC World Championships. The B-Team co-founder is 3-1 in WNO action, including wins over PJ Barch and Gabriel Almeida.

Watch Nicky In Action Against Tough Black Belt Gabriel Almeida

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Rene Sousa returns to WNO after his kneebar victory earlier this year over Kieran Kichuk, now 1-1 on the WNO stage. The buggy choke specialist has been diversifying his game and showing new wrinkles in his debut black belt year, and now takes on one of the biggest names of his career in Ryan. Rene was also a contestant on Who's Next, where the 10th Planet competitor made the semifinals.

Relive The Sick Kneebar That Rene Used For The Submission Win Earlier This Year

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Tezos WNO 19: Meregali vs Duarte presented by Fat Tire will be streamed live, only on FloGrappling, on August 10. Tickets are available to watch it live in person at the Palmer Event Center in Austin, TX. More matches will be announced soon!