AUSTIN, TEXAS (February 20, 2025) — FloSports has created the year’s must-see wrestling event featuring Olympic silver medalist and three-time NCAA champion Spencer Lee facing off against Japan’s 2024 world champion Masanosuke Ono in an epic installment of “FloWrestling Night in America.” The main card will also feature match-ups packed with former college stars, Olympic and world medalists, and 2028 Olympic hopefuls. The latest installment of “FloWrestling Night in America” will stream live from the Xtream Arena in Coralville, Iowa on February 26 with the undercard featuring top Iowa high school wrestlers starting at 7:30PM ET and the main card starting at 8PM ET exclusively on FloWrestling.
“FloWrestling Night in America” will be supported by play-by-play from award-winning sports broadcaster and Big Ten Network analyst for wrestling, Shane Sparks, with analysis from FloSports Content Director and the voice of FloWrestling, Christian Pyles. One of the country’s youngest rising stars — Bo Bassett — will make his first appearance in Iowa after committing to wrestle for the Hawkeyes to cheer on his mentor Lee and participate in a fan meet-and-greet.
The full match card includes athletes from the best programs in the country including Iowa, Iowa State, Virginia Tech, Ohio State, NC State, Virginia, Indiana, Michigan, and more. The current lineup includes:
Men’s and Women’s Freestyle Main Card
- Spencer Lee vs Masanosuke Ono
- Daichi Takatani (Olympic Silver Medalist — JPN, #3 World Ranking) vs David Carr (2x NCAA Champion, 4x NCAA All-American, U20 World Champion)
- Trent Hidlay (4x NCAA All-American, U23 World Silver Medalist) vs Zahid Valencia (World Bronze Medalist, U20 World Silver Medalist)
- Bryce Andonian (3x NCAA All-American, U20 World Bronze Medalist) vs Austin Gomez (2x NCAA All-American, 2024 Olympian)
- Austin Desanto (3x NCAA All-American) vs Seth Gross (NCAA Champion, World Team Member USA)
- Nate Jackson (2x NCAA All-American, Pan-Am Champion) vs Kennedy Monday (3x NCAA Qualifier)
- Amanda Martinez (2x NCAA All-American, US National Team Member) vs Zeltzin Hernandez (U23 World Silver Medalist, Pan-Am Silver Medalist)
- Xochitl Mota-Pettis (Pan-Am Gold Medalist, US Open Gold Medalist) vs Melanie Nahomi (U20 World Bronze Medalist, U20 Pan-Am Gold Medalist)
- Marcus Coleman (2x NCAA All-American) vs Jay Aiello (U23 World Bronze Medalist)
- Nathan Tomasello (4x NCAA All-American, NCAA Champion) vs Daniel DeShazer (2x D2 NCAA Champion, 4x NCAA D2 All-American)
High School Freestyle Undercard
- Cruzer Dominguez vs Hayden Schwab
- Abdi Unle vs Alexander Pierce
- Riley Johnson vs Lincoln Jipp
“This is an unprecedented line-up for a freestyle wrestling event in the United States. We’re curating the very best experience for fans that you really can’t see anywhere else with the ultimate goal of growing international wrestling,” said GM of FloWrestling, Travis Shives. “We launched ‘FloWrestling Night in America’ this season to provide a platform to showcase wrestling’s current and future stars on a national stage and this is a perfect exclamation point to our inaugural season.”
“FloWrestling Night in America” is a cornerstone for one of FloWrestling’s biggest seasons in history, delivering premier match-ups each week, blending collegiate, international, and high-school wrestling talent for a national audience. With expert analysis and coverage from the FloWrestling team, this series serves as a key destination for fans eager to witness the sport’s best in action. To date, FloWrestling Night in America has earned more than 500,000 views with interest and anticipation in this event generating more than 22 million impressions across social channels in February.
Beyond this headline event, FloWrestling’s 2024-2025 season has offered unparalleled wrestling coverage, including, top-Twenty NCAA match-ups featuring powerhouse programs such as Penn State, Iowa, Oklahoma State, Northern Iowa, and Virginia Tech, over 200 College Duals, historic tournaments, and high-school talent showcases.
FloWrestling is now available on the FloSports Connected TV app, featuring enhanced discoverability and streaming capabilities for Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, and Android TV devices. Fans can also access content via web and mobile on iOS and Android through the FloSports app.
For the full event schedule and to subscribe, visit flowrestling.org/.
For tickets to the event please visit xtreamarena.com/event/flowrestling-night-in-america/413
About FloSports
Founded in 2006, FloSports is a global sports-media company delivering live and on-demand event coverage, award-winning original content, always-on social experiences, and comprehensive sports data solutions to passionate and under-serviced sports fans. Its portfolio covering more than 25 different sports categories includes the top destinations for avid fans seeking unmatched coverage for the sports they love: Motorsports (FloRacing), hockey (FloHockey), wrestling (FloWrestling), Jiu-Jitsu (FloGrappling), Track and Field (FloTrack and MileSplit), cheer (FloCheer and Varsity), a variety of NCAA sports (FloCollege), and more. Strategic partnerships with NASCAR, USA Wrestling, High Limit Racing, Varsity Spirit, the American Hockey League (AHL), Wanda Diamond League, Tour de France, twelve NCAA Conferences, and others, fuel more than 40,000 live events streamed annually across the globe and accessed via monthly or annual subscriptions. For more information, please visit: flosports.tv.
