Veteran champions Felipe Pena and Rafael Lovato Jr. are set to face off at WNO 23 in a heavyweight no-gi super fight. The two WNO veterans have won at the highest levels throughout their careers and both are ranked in the top-10 in the world for no-gi grappling.

Two former IBJJF World Champions are talking about a potential series of super fights, with Felipe Pena laying down the challenge to Nicholas Meregali on Instagram. After Meregali initially said he wanted a fight with Pena in the gi, Pena has responded wanting a match in BOTH gi and no-gi. Nicholas has already responded, saying he will respond to the offer when he feels like it.

On the main coard of the explosive Tezos WNO 19: Nicholas Meregali vs Kaynan Duarte coming to Austin, TX on August 10, Brazilian icon Felipe "Preguiça" Pena is fired up for a breathtaking match against one of jiu-jitsu's fastest-rising stars in Haisam Rida.

ADCC champion Felipe Pena will return to the Tezos WNO mats on August 10 to take on rising star submission hunter Haisam Rida on the main card of Tezos WNO 19: Meregali vs Duarte on Thursday, August 10 in Austin, TX at the Palmer Event Center.

UFC Fight Pass Invitational 4, their running grappling event, is set to return June 29th in Las Vegas, NV when they host a slate of no-gi super-fights including Craig Jones vs. Felipe Pena, Nicholas Meregali vs. Cyborg Abreau, Glover Teixeira vs. Anthony Smith, and a one night 8-man open weight bracket with the winner getting $30,000.

A last-minute change in the main event for last weekend’s Tezos WNO changed the trajectory of the season, especially in the heavyweight division. But Felipe Pena’s narrow victory over Nick Rodriguez in the headline match was just one of several results we wouldn’t have anticipated just a week ago.

Follow along for real-time results, updates & more from Tezos WNO: Pena vs. Rodriguez, live from Costa Mesa, California, on Feb. 25, 2023. Along with the main event bout featuring Preguiça and Nicky Rod, and Pedro Marinho in his first Tezos WNO light heavyweight title defense against ADCC Champion Giancarlo Bodoni.

Alegando problemas de saúde, Gordon Ryan cancelou de sua luta contra Felipe “Preguiça” Pena no Tezos WNO, que estava marcada para este sábado, dia 25 de fevereiro, em Costa Mesa, na Califórnia.

The Tezos WNO event on Feb. 25 was thrown for a loop on Thursday when one half of the scheduled main event, Gordon Ryan, dropped out of the anticipated fourth match with Felipe Pena due to health reasons.

Gordon Ryan has pulled out of his scheduled match against Felipe Pena at Tezos WNO on February 25, citing health issues.

Após três meses, o Tezos WNO apresentado do Fat Tire está de volta a Dallas, no Texas. O evento, que está programado para o dia 11 de novembro, contará com algumas das maiores estrelas do ADCC 2022. Atual campeão meio-pesado do Tezos WNO, Pedro Marinho vai colocar o cinturão em jogo contra Giancarlo Bodoni, que recentemente conquistou uma medalha de ouro no ADCC depois de conseguir quatro finalizações em cinco lutas.

Despite a consistent podium presence on the competition circuit since 2018, Giancarlo Bodoni flew under the radar of grappling stardom until ADCC 2022.

O quarto confronto entre Gordon Ryan e Felipe Pena está a menos de uma semana de distância. Nas últimas duas semanas, nós acompanhamos os dois atletas para verificar as suas sessões de treino, e para ouvir seus posicionamentos sobre o  Tezos WNO: Ryan vs Pena II apresentado por Fat Tire.

One of grappling’s best sagas will soon have a new chapter when Gordon Ryan faces Felipe Pena on Feb. 25 at the Hangar at the OC Fair Grounds in Costa Mesa, Calif.

The fourth showdown between Gordon Ryan and Felipe Pena is less than a week away. In the last two weeks, we've caught up with both athletes to check in on their training camps, and to hear their takes on the upcoming bout at Tezos WNO: Ryan vs Pena II presented by Fat Tire.