Nicholas Meregali Reveals Why He Doesn’t Want To Compete In IBJJF Events
May 28, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Nicholas Meregali recently announced that he’s withdrawing from competing in the IBJJF events. But why did he decide to do that? He revealed more about his decision in a recent MMA Hoje podcast...
Craig Jones Roasts Nicholas Meregali For “Copying Gordon Ryan”
May 25, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Craig Jones recently delivered a recap of the latest Who’s Number One (WNO) event. And, well, he focused a lot on Nicholas Meregali. Specifically, Jones decided to comment on Meregali’s...
Nicholas Meregali Challenges Next IBJJF Open Class Champion To A $20,000 Match
May 19, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Nicholas Meregali has just put on yet another spectacular show, this time in the WNO main event gi match – with a dominant victory over Pedro Marinho! He submitted Marinho with a Triangle...
Nicholas Meregali Says That He Will Not Compete In IBJJF Events Anymore
May 18, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
In a recent interview with FloGrappling, Nicholas Meregali has said that he will not compete at IBJJF events anymore. And no, that doesn’t mean that he won’t be competing in the gi....
Nicholas Meregali Shows A Simple Lasso Sweep From The Knees
May 18, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
You can love training and competing in the Gi or hate it, but the fact stands: with it, you have much more possibilities for controlling your opponent than without it! The grip options, with...
Nicholas Meregali: “Stop Saying That Champions Are Arrogant”
May 15, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Nicholas Meregali seems to have had it enough with people who call him arrogant. He vented in a recent social media post, saying that nobody other than the champion knows what they had to endure:...
ONE Championship: Match Between Tye Ruotolo & Nicholas Meregali Is In The Making
May 12, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Tye Ruotolo put on a show at the recent ONE Fight Night 10 event, in which he beat Reinier de Ridder via unanimous decision. After the match, he took the chance to call out none other than Nicholas...
Tye Ruotolo Calls Out Nicholas Meregali: “I Want His Head”
May 06, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Tye Ruotolo and Reinier de Ridder put on quite a show at ONE Fight Night 10! The two went pretty much toe-to-toe the entire match, being on the offense and engaging in some heavy scrambles. In the...
Nicholas Meregali Faces Criticism for Charging $250 for his Jiu-Jitsu Seminar
Apr 28, 2023BJJEE
Attending a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu seminar is a truly great way to upgrade your BJJ skills and improve your level. The cost of attending a BJJ seminar may sometimes seem very expensive. Some of the big...
Nicholas Meregali To Compete In Who’s Number One (WNO) Event – In The Gi
Apr 26, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Who’s Number One (WNO) has had only no-gi events in the past, which has almost become their trademark. However, it seems that this will change; as Nicholas Meregali has just announced that...
Nicholas Meregali & Mica Galvão’s Father Argue Online over Mica’s Injury Incident
Apr 25, 2023BJJEE
The BJJ Stars 10 event took place a few days ago, with one of the matches being between Mica Galvao and Kaynan Duarte. During the match, Kaynan went for a leg lock. And when Mica defended it...
Nicholas Meregali On People Who Think Kaynan Intended To Break Mica’s Leg: “The People’s Lack Of Neurons…”
Apr 25, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
The BJJ Stars 10 event took place a few days ago, with one of the matches being between Mica Galvao and Kaynan Duarte. During the match, Kaynan went for a leg lock. And when Mica defended it...
Nicholas Meregali On Teaching BJJ: “It’s One Of The Things I Enjoy Most About My Day”
Apr 12, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Nicholas Meregali is one of the most successful Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu athletes in history… And he appears to be on the road to becoming an equally great coach as well! Meregali teaches gi classes...
Nicholas Meregali: “I Will Never Have A Friendship With A Guy I Compete With”
Mar 30, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Are you friends with the people you’ve competed against in tournaments? For example, Zoltan Bathory is friends with almost everyone he has ever competed against, and he loves the...
Nicholas Meregali Wins Pan Ams 2023 Double Gold – After 3 Weeks Of Preparation
Mar 27, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
For more than over the last year, Nicholas Meregali has been focused exclusively on no-gi training and competition… However, that didn’t stop him from entering the Pan Ams 2023 event...
Nicholas Meregali: “John Is As Great In The Gi As He Is In No-Gi”
Mar 19, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Nicholas Meregali has competed exclusively in no-gi since his move to the New Wave Jiu-Jitsu team in 2022, when he started training under John Danaher. However, he recently announced that he’ll...
Nicholas Meregali: “I Feel That The Gi Has Lost Ground To Grappling”
Mar 16, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Nicholas Meregali is back to competing in the gi! After being focused solely on no-gi training and competition for the last couple of years, Meregali will compete at Pans. However, he thought that...
Gordon Ryan & Nicholas Meregali Teach Some Differences Between Gi & No-Gi Back Attacks
Jan 31, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Nicholas Meregali has decided, after years of dominating the competition podiums in the gi, to venture out into the world of no-gi grappling. In order to do so, he sought out help from John Danaher...
Nicholas Meregali: “Gordon Is One Of The Nicest Guys I’ve Met In My Life”
Oct 25, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Gordon Ryan is not just the #1 ranked no-gi athlete – but he’s also, arguably, the #1 trash talker in the BJJ community. However, those who are closest to him often regard Ryan as one of...
Nicholas Meregali Demonstrates How To Do A Perfect Clock Choke
Sep 26, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
When you are controlling a turtled opponent, It’s important to combine back attacks with submissions. Your opponent can not defend both threats at the same time. This means that they will leave...
The “Heisting Loop Choke” by Nicholas Meregali Is One Of The Best BJJ Chokes
Sep 16, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
One of the most amazing things about training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in a gi is the multitude of choking techniques you can choose from. In other words: you have many more opportunities for choking...
Nicholas Meregali Scored a 75% Submission Rate At IBJJF Worlds 2022
Jun 23, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
It’s an unpopular truth that quite a lot of gi matches are won via the “stalling” tactics; both on the most local, but also on the most international of levels. Athletes achieve a set number of...
Watch: Gordon Ryan & Nicholas Meregali Train in the Gi
May 12, 2022BJJEE
Gordon Ryan has been on a streak lately! He’s seemingly intensified his gi training, now mainly due to being new training partners with Nicholas Meregali. As a matter of fact, he was “promoted”...
Gordon Ryan Gets “Promoted” To BJJ Purple Belt by Nicholas Meregali
Apr 21, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Gordon Ryan is a world-class grappler and a well-established BJJ black belt. Nevertheless, he doesn’t train in the gi nowhere as often as he does in no-gi; and he has a great sense of humor...
