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26-643: Nicholas de Barcellos Meregali was born on 27 May 1994, in Santo Antônio in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul . Meregali began training when he was 16 years old at the ACJJ academy in Santo Antônio da Patrulha. Considered one of the best coloured belts in the world, Meregali won every IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship at purple belt; he then won at brown belt two double gold world titles making him

52-722: A "complete game," and he is known for his outstanding guard , especially his innovative use of the De La Riva position , and chokes from the back. Meregali transitioned to no gi competition in 2022, making his debut against Arnaldo Maidana at Who's Number One and winning by armbar. In preparation for his first attempt at the ADCC world championships, Meregali started training No-Gi at the New Wave Jiu Jitsu academy in Austin, Texas , under head coach John Danaher . Meregali won

78-484: A bronze medal in the under 99kg division of the 2022 ADCC World Championship , losing only to Craig Jones in the semifinal, and won silver in the openweight division, defeating Tye Ruotolo in the semi-final before losing to Yuri Simões in the final. A rematch between Meregali and Jones was scheduled for February 2023 at Who's Number One but was postponed indefinitely when Jones was unable to compete due to other commitments. Meregali then returned to gi competition at

104-617: A five-time world champion. Reis promoted Meregali to black belt after his 2016 world title. During his first year as black belt Meregali won the 2017 World Jiu-Jitsu Championship by beating division favourite Leandro Lo , one of the greatest BJJ competitors of all time, 2–0 in the final. The next year, Meregali won gold medal in the Super Heavyweight division of the Brazilian National Jiu-Jitsu Championship , submitting his opponent from

130-450: A mounted triangle choke. Meregali was scheduled to compete against Roberto "Cyborg" Abreu at UFC Fight Pass Invitational 4 on June 29, 2023. He won the match by armbar in EBI overtime. Meregali competed in the main event of Who's Number One 19 against Kaynan Duarte in the fifth match between them on August 10, 2023. He won the match by submission, with an arm-triangle choke. Meregali

156-448: A number of returning competitors along with debutants in another team tournament. This tournament was won by the team representing Anthony Pettis Fighting Championships. The third UFC Fight Pass Invitational event took place on December 15, 2022 and saw a slight change in format. This event featured an eight-man absolute tournament instead, featuring top grapplers like Nick Rodriguez , Mason Fowler , and Patrick Gaudio. The main event

182-471: A superfight at UFC Fight Pass Invitational 6 on March 2, 2024. He won the match by submission. Meregali faced Vagner Rocha in the main event of Who's Number One 23 on May 10, 2024. He won the match by submission. Meregali was invited to compete in the under 99kg division at the 2024 ADCC World Championship . He submitted Marcin Maciulewicz in the opening round and was submitted by Michael Pixley in

208-558: The IBJJF Pan Championship 2023. He won a gold medal in both the ultra-heavyweight division, and in the absolute division. Meregali was booked to compete in the main event of Who's Number One 18 on May 18, 2023, against Pedro Marinho in the promotion's first ever gi match. During the build-up to the match, Meregali announced his decision to no longer compete in IBJJF events. Meregali won the match, submitting Marinho with

234-460: The missions ") is a municipality in the western part of the state of Rio Grande do Sul , Brazil . The population is 10,050 (2020 est.) in an area of 1710.87 km . Distance from the state capital of Porto Alegre is 534 km west and tens of kilometres east from the Argentine border but the municipality does not border since it is close. The municipality would be partially flooded by

260-484: The 2021 World Championship halfway through the ultra-heavyweight semi-final match, before the disqualification, he was considered to be on track to win both gold at his weight division and in Absolute. At the 2022 World Jiu-Jitsu Championship Meregali won the title for the third time in Absolute and Silver in his division. In interviews he has described himself as a perfectionist. Meregali has been described as having

286-409: The absolute tournament, while Roman Bravo-Young and Alex Perez fought to a draw. Georges St-Pierre was booked to make his return to professional grappling at this event on December 14, 2023. It was later confirmed that his opponent was supposed to be Nick Diaz , but the match was postponed when both men were injured prior. The main event was later announced as Gordon Ryan vs. Mason Fowler , and

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312-476: The back in the final. In 2019, Meregali won the Brazilian national title again and added the open weight class title to earn "double gold." In 2019 he became world champion again in the Super Heavyweight division. Before the 2021 World Championship, Meregali left Alliance to join the Dream Art Project . After showing his middle finger to a spectator who was heckling him, Meregali was disqualified from

338-666: The co-main event was announced as Nicholas Meregali vs. Felipe Pena . Nick Rodriguez vs. Yuri Simoes took place on the main card, as did Dan Manasoiu vs. Victor Hugo, Nicky Ryan vs. Jonnatas Gracie, and Luiza Monteiro vs. Elisabeth Clay . Gordon Ryan withdrew from the event on short notice and was replaced with Haisam Rida , which resulted in Meregali vs. Pena being promoted to main event status. Meregali, Rodriguez, Fowler, Gracie, Hugo, and Clay all won their respective matches. UFC Fight Pass Invitational 6 took place on March 2, 2024 with Craig Jones vs Rafael Lovato Jr. as

364-549: The co-main event. Nicholas Meregali and Roberto "Cyborg" Abreu were booked to compete against one another on the main card, while two-time NCAA champion Roman Bravo-Young was set to make his BJJ debut against UFC flyweight Alex Perez , and Helena Crevar was booked against Emily Fernandez. There was also an eight-man absolute tournament with a $ 30,000 grand prize, featuring Nick Rodriguez , Vagner Rocha , and Haisam Rida among others. Crevar, Jones, Meregali, and Teixeira all won their respective matches. Nick Rodriguez won

390-631: The current decline of traditional TV Invicta opted to go down the Fight Network route where their events will now broadcast live in the United States and Canada similar to the WWE Network model where full live events is part of a subscription base price. Although media subscription services tend to experience significant churn , UFC Fight Pass is believed to have approximately 250,000 subscribers globally, as of 2017. In 2020, it

416-420: The foreseeable future. On December 16, 2021 UFC Fight Pass produced its first in-house event; UFC Fight Pass Invitational. The event saw four teams of four men compete in grappling matches, including Davi Ramos , James Krause , and Rafael Lovato Jr. The tournament was won by the team representing Legacy Fighting Alliance . The second UFC Fight Pass Invitational event took place on July 3, 2022 and featured

442-660: The proposed Garabí Dam . This geographical article relating to Rio Grande do Sul is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . UFC Fight Pass UFC Fight Pass is an American subscription-based video streaming service owned by the UFC 's parent company, TKO Group Holdings , that launched in December 2013. Fight Pass showcases live and on-demand mixed martial arts , submission grappling , kickboxing , boxing and Thai boxing events. In addition to UFC events (with their flagship pay-per-view events appearing on

468-468: The quarter-final, dislocating his shoulder in the process and marking the first time he was submitted as a black belt. He later confirmed that the injury required surgery and he could not compete for at least 5 months. Main Achievements (Black Belt): Main Achievements (Coloured Belts): Santo Ant%C3%B4nio das Miss%C3%B5es Santo Antônio das Missões ( Portuguese meaning "Saint Anthony of

494-619: The same year. UFC Fight Pass was officially released in Brazil on January 1, 2023. In 2023, the ADCC Submission Fighting World Championship signed an exclusive multi-year streaming deal with UFC Fight Pass, leaving their previous broadcaster FloSports . That deal fell apart just four months later, and ADCC left UFC Fight Pass. On June 16, 2023, Submission Hunter Pro signed an exclusive contract with UFC Fight Pass to stream all of their events for

520-648: The service around a month after their initial broadcasts), Fight Pass also includes content from the libraries of PRIDE FC , World Extreme Cagefighting , Strikeforce , Affliction Entertainment , World Fighting Alliance , EliteXC , King of the Cage , Pancrase , Cage Warriors , Shooto and UCMMA . Yahoo Sports created the first iteration of a global, digital UFC Pay Per View product in 2007, offering dozens of UFC PPVs through 2014. In September 2014, Invicta FC began live-streaming events on its first incarnation of Fight Pass. . In 2015, Yahoo Sports executive, Eric Winter,

546-443: The world's largest fight library with 17,000 fights, every UFC fight ever, and over 1,000 hours of live combat sports, and Fight Pass continues to be a must-have streaming service for combat sports fans". Content included alongside live events and the fight library includes shows such as The Ultimate Fighter, Unleashed, Dana White's Contender Series, Unfiltered, Connected and the popular long running show UFC Now. On July 22, 2020, it

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572-619: Was announced that UFC had rolled out their Fight Pass service in Japan. Kevin Chang, senior vice president for UFC Asia said "Japan is a pioneer in the sport of MMA, with a fan base that is knowledgeable, sophisticated, and always hungry for more". The promotion had also introduced the service to other major territories in Asia, including China and India. As of February 2021, Invicta FC was pulled from Fight Pass. As many broadcasters have chosen with

598-667: Was invited to compete in the IBJJF Absolute Grand Prix 2023 for the grand prize of $ 40,000 on September 1, 2023. He defeated three opponents and won the tournament. Meregali competed against Felipe Pena in the co-main event of UFC Fight Pass Invitational 5 on December 9, 2023. He won the match by submission with a rear-naked choke. Meregali won 'Male Grappler of the Year (Gi)' at the JitsMagazine BJJ Awards 2023. Meregali faced Matheus Diniz in

624-495: Was noted that the service has continued to grow 28% year to date. General manager Crowley Sullivan said, "Even without live events for two months, UFC Fight Pass subscriptions are up 28% year-to-date and 23% year-over-year". In June 2022, JCK MMA signed a multi-event agreement with Fight Pass. In August 2022, it was confirmed that UFC Fight Pass will be released in Brazil in 2023 after the UFC rights with Grupo Globo will expire on

650-743: Was recruited to become Senior Vice President & General Manager, to oversee the digital experiences for UFC. In February 2016, it was announced Fight Pass would begin streaming kickboxing promotions Glory and K-1 , and the Eddie Bravo Invitational submission grappling tournaments. On December 5, 2019, UFC announced an upgrade which included 1080p video, improved search and multi view for desktop. UFC president Dana White said "The redesigned Fight Pass offers upgrades like 1080p video, multi-view for desktop, improved search, and coming early next year, ‘Downloads to Go,’ so you can watch Fight Pass content without an internet connection. Add in

676-479: Was scheduled to be a superfight between Gordon Ryan and Vinny Magalhães , but Magalhaes withdrew from the match days before the event and was replaced with Nick Rodriguez. Mason Fowler won the absolute tournament and Gordon Ryan won the superfight. Dana White announced that the fourth UFC Fight Pass Invitational was scheduled to take place on June 29, 2023 and would be headlined by Craig Jones v Felipe Pena with Glover Teixeira v Anthony Smith serving as

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