Nicholas Meregali appears to have predicted that he’d finish Felipe Pena from the back at their UFC Fight Pass Invitational 5 match – as he mentioned in one of his earlier social media posts.
But how did he know that the match would end in that way?
He shared in a recent interview with Ag Fight, as shared by Gracie Magazine:
By studying and being good at Jiu-Jitsu, by knowing what I’m talking about, when I analyze my opponent, I can more or less understand where I’m going to get to and what the easiest way to finish is.
In Pena’s case, I knew I would put him down, he would play guard, it would be difficult to pass his guard, as I also said.
It’s all about being analytical for Meregali:
I knew it would happen like this, the fight happened the way I said yesterday, exactly the way I said. And it’s not because I have precognitive powers or that I’m a wizard
I only analyze Jiu-Jitsu without feeling. He does this, I do this, so 2 + 2 = 4. And that’s the result.When I went to the back, it was already delivered.
He didn’t even wait for me to lock in the Rear Naked Choke before he tapped out.
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