This week on the show Maine and Josh recap Polaris squads on Polaris 31.

We spend the first section of the show discussing why the team battle format has become as good and as widespread as it is. We then discuss a number of the changes that Polaris introduced for this event that we think really elevated the way the event went. We talked about the shifting rules and formatting, especially with the introduction of decisions, adding importance to every match.

After we discussed the formatting of the event, we run through the entirety of team Europe versus team North America match by match. We talk about all of the impressive submissions and upsets, as well as how a format affects some of the matchups that we see and how the potential rematches in the format are handled.

Recorded 2-16-2025

This week on the show, Maine and Corey recap WNO 26 Diego Pato Vs Keith Krikorian for the lightweight title. We will cover Polaris next week.

In the recap section of the show we break down the entire Maine card and a few of the undercard matches that took place this weekend on Who's Number One 26.

We recap Diego Pato vs Keith Krikorian with Pato taking the decision to retain the WNO Lightweight Championship

In the recap of Roberto Jimenez Vs Elder Cruz we talk about the crazy 16 second flying armbar submission that Roberto hit on Cruz.

In the recap of Ryan Aitken vs Luccas Lira we talk about decision and some of the way that WNO does scoring.

In Tainan Dalpra vs Rene Sousa we talk about the modified Peruvian necktie arm in Guillotine that Tainan hit on Sousa to win the match

In Ronaldo Junior vs Jay Rodriguez we talk about the somewhat confusing decision for Ronaldo and the way that WNO displays round winning and judges favor but judging the entire match to be confusing to the viewer.

We talk about the back and forth match between Rafaella Guedes vs Paige Ivette with Guedes taking the decision
Michael Sainz vs Daniel Sathler with Sainz taking a WNO debut decision

Plus the debut of Sarah Galvao.

Recorded 2-22-2025

This week on the show Maine and Josh preview the WNO 26 card headlined by a lightweight title fight between Keith Krikorian and Diego Pato Oliveira.

We preview the rematch between Diego Pato Oliveira vs Keith Krikorian we talk about their first match at ADCC 2022 that saw Pato take the match with a footlock. We talk about Patos change of camp to AOJ and his recent run of victories.

In the preview of the Co-Main event we discuss Jay Rodriguez vs Ronaldo Junior in what looks to be a very dynamic match, we talk about the wrestling from both and the areas that Ronaldo may be able to exploit with Jay style. We talk about how hard Jay Rod is to put away and submit and how his game has been developing since ADCC and his silver medal in 2024.

We talk about the dynamics of the rematch between Roberto Jimenez vs Elder Cruz a match that we think will come down to one critical moment.

We talk about Ryan Aitken vs Luccas Lira and the consistency that Ryan has been able to bring to winning in the EBI and CJI formats contrasted with the IBJJF stylings of Lira.

In Tainan Dalpra vs Rene Sousa we talk about how Tainan will look to avoid the buggy choke and how he will need to play with his injured hand.

In Rafaella Guedes vs Paige Ivette we talked about this becoming a battle of the top players and how a single moment may lead to a large opportunity that defines the match.

We also discuss Daniel Sathler vs Michael Sainz, and the rematch between Zach Kaina vs Isaac Cordova.

We also discuss Helena Crevar defending her F2W open weight title this last weekend.

Recorded 2-2-2025