This week on the show, Maine and Miranda recap Finishers Night of Champions 2 and AIGA US Qualifier Recaps.

In the News section of the show we Mo Jassim stepping down as the ADCC World Champion Coordinator.

We also discussed a few of the names that were at the IBJJF No-Gi European Championship.

In the recap section of the show we talked about Finishers Night of Champions 2 Title Fights Starting with Cindy Ung vs. Taylor Ellis for the 125 Pound title. We discussed how the open scoring and round structure of the event led to Taylor, really changing her tactics in the later rounds in order to take a decision victory.

In the recap of Alex Nguyen vs Cathryn Discanni for the 115 pound title, we talk about the leg lock exchanges and the Armbar that Alex Nguyen hit to retain her title.

In the main event we talk about the rematch between Pat Shangholi vs Cody Gamble and the false reap entry from the guard that Pat hits for the heel hook to retain his title and avenge his ADCC trials loss.

We discuss Checkmat winning the AIGA qualifier and team 10th planet also earning a slot as well.

In the outro we discuss commentary for Fight to Win 264 in Baltimore that Maine and Miranda worked.

Recorded 10-21-2024

This week on the show, Maine and Corey recap Nick Rodriguez versus Michael Pixley that took place on the Fight Pass Invitational 8 as the main event. We also recap the rest of the card, and recap Pit Submission 8.

In the news section we talk about Kody Steele on Dana Whites Contender Series and him winning a UFC contract this week.

In the recap section of the show, we break down all of the main card matchups on the Fight Pass Invitational 8 and talk about the headline main event between Nick Rodriguez, and Michael Pixley. We discussed Pixley's strategy during the match and the negatives that he received during the match. We talked about how Rodriguez's was able to leverage his speed and wrestling game, to get Pixley down in both the regulation and overtime. In the overtime we broke down the finishing takedown and Rodriguez's passing and back taking finishing with the RNC.

In the recapo of the Co-Main Event we talk about the rubber match and rematch between Renato Canuto vs PJ Barch. We discuss Canutos pace vs barch and his flying scissor leg takedown to the heel hook that won him the match.

In Andy Varela vs Dante Leon we discuss the penalty that Andy received for striking and how Dante was able to counter the blast double to finish as arm in guillotine.

In Gabriel Sousa vs Josh Cisneros we talked about Cisneros leveraging his game but giving up 2 points in overtime and being unable to come back leading to Sousa winning on points.

We also discuss Raquel Canuto vs Gabrielle McComb, with Raquel putting on her best preformance in a long time submitting McComb. Plus we recap Isaque Bahiense vs Ronaldo Souza Junior with Souza finishing an interesting anaconda choke in the match.

In the recap of Pit Submission 8 we talk about the beef between Vagner Rocha and Calon Sabino that ended with Vagner putting on a 3 round clinic over Sabino then capping it off with a Triangle Choke Armbar Combo from the back with 15 seconds left in round 3 to make a statement.

We also talk about the pace that AJ Agazarm put on vs Piter Frank taking a clean Decision win in their match and showing off more of his wrestling than we have seen in years.

We talk about Paulo Miyao vs Pablo Mantovani, and Daniel Sathler vs Matheus Costa that Sathler was able to win with a highlight reel Flying Triangle Armbar off of the pit wall to cap off the recaps.

Recorded 10-13-2024

This week on the show, Maine and Corey preview Nick Rodriguez versus Michael Pixley taking place on the Fight Pass Invitational 8 we also preview the rest of the card.

In the Preview section of the show, we break down all of the main card matchups on the Fight Pass Invitational 8 and talk about the headline main event between Nick Rodriguez, and Michael Pixley. We discussed Pixley's wrestling credentials, and his recent matches at the ADCC World championships. We talk about his long range guard passing and his sub and Darce game. We also discuss varying methods of victory that Pixley could implement in order to win the match. In our breakdown of Rodriguez's game, we discuss his recent $1 million championship performance winning the over 80 kg division at the Craig Jones invitational, and how his own wrestling and his ability to hit low singles and wrestle ups, as well as his ability to submit from the back and his recent foray into foot locks may be winning opportunities for him in this match.

In the preview of the Co-Main Event we talk about the rubber match and rematch between Renato Canuto vs PJ Barch. We discuss Canutos high flying style, in contrast to the recent performances from PJ, including huge notable wins at ADCC, and his recent heel hook win over Canuto at PGF.

In Andy Varela vs Dante Leon we discuss the well-rounded Ness from Dantes game and discuss his recent absolute performance at ADCC, we contrast that to Andy's recent performances and discuss their levels of competition, and how extremely difficult both men are to put away.

In Gabriel Sousa vs Josh Cisneros we talk about Josh's recent performance is at ADCC and Sousas performances in the same division. And then discuss some of the areas we think both will decide to push the match.

We also briefly discuss Raquel Canuto vs Gabrielle McComb, and Isaque Bahiense vs Ronaldo Souza Junior with Souza coming off a recent victory over Kody Steele at the a recent Fight Pass Invitational.

Recorded 10-6-2024