In late 2017, Gordon Ryan was fresh off his first ADCC gold medal and only just beginning his journey to becoming the most dominant and well-known no-gi grappler in the world. He was 22-years old, and despite already owning plenty of accomplishments between the ADCC championship and a pair of
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Top pound-for-pound grappler Gordon Ryan is set to make his ONE Championship debut. On August 27, Ryan will square off with submission specialist and longtime MMA veteran Shinya Aoki in an open-weight grappling match. News of the bout was first reported by Marcel Dorff of MMADNA. In March, ONE Championship
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The world’s top pound-for-pound no-gi grappler will return to action in less than a month. At Friday’s Who’s Number One (WNO) event, FloGrappling announced that Gordon Ryan will compete at the next WNO against Luiz Panza. The event is scheduled for May 28. View this post on Instagram A post
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Current no-gi pound-for-pound king Gordon Ryan‘s newest instructional will cover all the ins and outs of guard retention for no-gi jiu-jitsu. In a recent video with BJJFanatics headman Bernardo Faria, Ryan explains his approach to perfect guard retention and shows how to defend against two of the most common guard
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Tom DeBlass is one of the most well-known names in jiu-jitsu. And although he owns an impressive competitive career including a black belt no-gi Masters world championship, a no-gi Pans championship, and a successful MMA career with fights in the UFC, DeBlass is quick to point out that his continued
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We are now a couple months removed from the slap heard around the world — when Gordon Ryan slapped Andre Galvao backstage at a February Who’s Number One event. On a recent appearance of MMAFighting’s “What the Heck,” Ryan gave his side of the altercation, and talked about his potential
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Gordon Ryan has been nothing short of dominant in competition over the past few years. That was certainly the case when he squared off with Roberto Jimenez at Who’s Number One in February. Minutes before the match, Ryan posted to Instagram that he would finish Jimenez with a mounted armbar,
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Practically every jiu-jitsu player that has ever competed, from white belt through elite black belt, has felt the dreaded competition nerves. Whether it be at a tiny local tournament or on the biggest stages, grapplers have always struggled with finding the right mindset for competition. In a recent video with
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The next Who’s Number One event, headlined by a submission-only match between Craig Jones and Tye Ruotolo, is just over two weeks away. Jones’ teammate and current no-gi pound-for-pound king Gordon Ryan has weighed in on the match-up and offered his prediction. Check out Gordon Ryan’s quick breakdown below. View
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The world’s most well-known grappler is known for competing exclusively in no-gi submission grappling. That might change soon, as current no-gi pound-for-pound king Gordon Ryan hinted that he’s considering putting on the gi. On Tuesday, Ryan posted on Instagram that he is searching for a gi sponsor for “the biggest
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