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#361 Nicky Rod Vs Michael Pixley FPI 8 Recap

Grappling Rewind Staff Episode 361

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