WNO 18: Meregali Vs. Marinho

Nicholas Meregali, one of the top Brazalian jiu-jitsu heavyweights in the world, will face Tezos WNO no-gi light heavyweight champion Pedro Marinho in the main event at WNO 18: Meregali vs. Marinho on May 18 at the Criterion in Oklahoma City.

The match is the first gi match at WNO in more than three years.

Meregali is 83-19-1 overall according to BJJHeroes and has not lost a match since Sept. 17 at the 2022 ADCC World Championships. Meregali went 6-0 at the Pan Jiu-Jutsu Championships in March with five submission victories. He's the reigning IBJJF open weight world champion.

The main event matches Meregali — who’s last loss was in a no-gi match against Craig Jones — against Pedro Marinho. In January of 2022, Marinho defeated Jones at Tezo WNO: Craig Jones Vs. Marinho to claim the Tezos WNO light heavyweight belt.

With IBJJF Worlds in June, and Brasileiro completed, the jiu-jitsu world turns its attention to Oklahoma City. And it’s not just for the main event.

Here’s the card for WNO 18.