WNO 23: Nicholas Meregali vs.Vagner Rocha is here.This action begins at 8 p.m. EST on May 10 at College Park Center in Arlington, Texas. 

Nicholas Meregali is returning to the WNO stage and looks to win his first WNO match of 2024. Vagner Rocha also returns to WNO as one half of the main event as he looks to climb into the top 10 no gi rankings.

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While these two are the main event matches, eight grapplers are making their WNO debuts, and some are returning to WNO, including Nicky Ryan, Andrew Tackett, Felipe Pena, Rafael Lovato Jr., and JT Torres. 

Will Nicholas Meregali make it three wins in a row at WNO? Or Will Vagner Rocha, whose children Jasmine Rocha and Achilles Rocha are also on the card, take down the No. 4-ranked No-i grappler? Refresh this story to follow the action live from WNO 23: Nicholas Meregali vs. Vagner Rocha.

WNO 23 Results

After a heated press conference exchange between headliners Nicholas Meregali and Vagner Rocha and an exciting undercard that delivered the fastest submission in Who's Number One history, the main card is underway!

Breaking: WNO 24 will take place on Thursday, June 20, featuring bouts like Diego Pato Oliveira vs Fabricio Andrey for the featherweight championship, Luke Griffith vs Victor Hugo, and Jacob Couch vs Francisco Lo for the middleweight championship!

Main Card

Main Event: Nicholas Meregali vs Vagner Rocha | Heavyweight | 15 min

Starting his path to victory with an arm drag to a footsweep for the takedown, Meregali displayed beautiful passing as he worked his way to side control and then mount before taking Rocha's back. After a brief recovery from Vagner, Meregali worked back to mount before transitioning to an armbar for the finish!

Nicholas Meregali def Vagner Rocha via armbar (13:05)

Andrew Tackett vs Tommy Langaker | MIddleweight | 15 min

After a guard pull from Langaker, Tackett went to work on his guard passing and found his way to Langaker's back. Patiently fighting through Langaker's defense, Tackett secured the sub just past the halfway point of the bout.

Andrew Tackett def Tommy Langaker via rear naked choke (8:02)

Felipe Pena vs Rafael Lovato Jr | Heavyweight | 15 min

In a closely fought bought between ADCC and WNO veterans, Pena pulled off the victory appearing to control the pace of the match despite being largely stalemated after a few early takedown attempts.

Felipe Pena def Rafael Lovato Jr via referee's decision

Nicky Ryan vs JT Torres | Welterweight | 15 min

After feeling out the first third of the fight with shot exchanges, Nicky Ryan broke through with a low single-leg takedown. Countered by a leg lock attempt from Torres, Ryan scrambled through the position and found his own straight ankle lock for the finish!

Nicky Ryan def JT Torres via straight ankle lock (8:05)

Jasmine Rocha vs Emily Ferreira | Bantamweight | 15 min

Putting on an impressive performance shutting down Ferreira's offense and going to work on her own, Jasmine kept the Rocha family 2/2 on the night, securing a vicious Aoki lock for the finish just before the five-minute mark!

Jasmine Rocha def Emily Ferreira via Aoki lock (4:02)

Diogo 'Baby Shark' Reis vs Shay Montague | Featherweight | 15 min

Kicking off the main card with a bang, the Baby Shark caught Montague in a front headlock while attempting to pass, transitioning to an arm-in guillotine and then rolling into an anaconda choke for a quick submission finish!

Diogo 'Baby Shark' Reis def Shay Montague via anaconda choke (3:38)

Undercard

Achilles Rocha vs Cameron Couch | Light Heavyweight | 9 min

Firing a blast double leg takedown off the whistle, Couch fell to a counter armbar in the ensuing scramble in a lightning-fast victory for Rocha! Rocha's armbar finish tonight is now the quickest submission in WNO history!

Achilles Rocha def Cameron Couch via armbar (0:15)

Luccas Lira vs Hasam Alabed | Light Heavyweight | 9 min

Action-packed from start to finish, Lira and Alabed put on a show filled with submission attempts and an explosive takedown from Alabed. Lira's constant heel hook threat and persistent submission attempts throughout the match ultimately won him the decision.

Luccas Lira def Hasam Alabed via referee's decision

Jessie Crane vs Cassia Moura | Flyweight | 9 min

Dominating in her WNO debut, Cassia Moura stayed patient as she progressed through Crane's half-guard to side control. Unleashing a wave of pressure, Moura found her way to Cran'es back and secured a choke for the finish!

Cassia Moura def Jessie Crane via rear naked choke (7:33)

Evan Leve vs Marlon Tanaka | Welterweight | 9 min

After a slow start for both fighters, Evan Leve picked up the pace, scoring a bodylock takedown before attempting several leg attacks en route to a unanimous decision.

Evan Leve def Marlon Tanaka via referee's decision

How To Stream WNO 23: Meregali vs Rocha On FloGrappling

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WNO 23 Card

WNO 23 Main Card

• Nicholas Meregali vs Vagner Rocha
• Andrew Tackett vs Tommy Langaker
• Felipe Pena vs Rafael Lovato Jr
• Nicky Ryan vs JT Torres
• Jasmine Rocha vs Emily Ferreira
• Diogo 'Baby Shark' Reis vs Shay Montague

WNO 23: Undercard

• Achilles Rocha vs Cameron Couch
• Luccas Lira vs Hasam Alabed
• Cassia Moura vs Jessie Crane
• Evan Leve vs Marlon Tanaka

WNO History: Here's Every Who's No. 1

Here is every WNO event ever with match replays, news and results

• WNO 22: Rodriguez vs. Hugo 
• WNO 21: Marinho vs. Lovato 
• WNO 20: Night of Champions
• WNO 19: Meregali vs. Duarte
• WNO 18: Meregali vs. Marinho
• WNO 17: Pena vs. Rodriguez
• WNO 16: Ste-Marie vs Bastos
• WNO 15: Gordon Ryan vs Felipe Pena
• WNO 14: Who's Next Finale
• WNO 13:  Gordon vs. Couch 
• WNO 12: Craig Jones vs. Pedro Marinho 
• WNO 11: WNO Championship
• WNO 10: Jones vs. Ruotolo
• WNO 9: Jones vs. Pena
• WNO 8: Rafael Lovato Jr. vs. Gilbert Burns
• WNO 7: Gordon vs. Vagner
• WNO 6: Craig Jones vs. Ronaldo Junior
• WNO 5: Kaynan Duarte vs. Rodolfo Vieira
• WNO 4: Gordon Ryan vs. Matheus Diniz
• WNO 3: Gary Tonon vs. Dante Leon
• WNO 2: Gordon Ryan vs. Kyle Boehm 
• WNO 1: Who's No. 1

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