ADCC Silver Medalist Nick Rodriguez Loses via Technical Fall in Wrestling Return

October 6, 2019February 19, 2020 Matt Peters

Downey slays the giant. 12-0 tech fall ????
— FloWrestling (@FloWrestling) October 6, 2019

After former wrestler Nick Rodriguez’s head turning performance at ADCC (and recent purple belt promotion), we wondered what he would do next. Somewhat surprisingly, he took a wrestling match tonight with outstanding wrestler Pat Downey.

The match was somewhat started by Flo Grappling challenging Flo Wrestling after ADCC in a series of tweets.

Hey @flowrestling we’ll put our guy Nicky Rod up against anyone you got. Who you bringing!? ???? pic.twitter.com/RPF9dAD3By
— FloGrappling (@FloGrappling) October 2, 2019

This the guy you’re bringing @flowrestling ? Yeah, we’ll meet you outside. pic.twitter.com/eABMw5TB71
— FloGrappling (@FloGrappling) October 2, 2019

This was a straight freestyle wrestling match dubbed as a “superfight”, and despite Nicky Rod’s recent performance at ADCC, he lost via technical fall.

Though a technical fall is a bit surprising, there’s no shame in losing to Pat Downey, a USA World Wrestling team member and All-American NCAA wrestler. To Nicky’s credit, he took on whoever he was matched against with no question.

We profiled Nicky Rod back in May, check it out here.