An all-time jiu-jitsu great and an all-time MMA great recently linked up for a friendly roll. Multiple-time ADCC champion Gordon Ryan, considered by many to be the top pound-for-pound no-gi grappler in the world, posted a video on Instagram of him rolling with early UFC star and longtime ambassador for
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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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Despite being undoubtedly the biggest money maker in professional BJJ, A Roger Gracie v Gordon Ryan superfight is never going to happen. This isn’t just speculation either as several of the sport’s biggest promoters have now publicly revealed that they have tried to make this fight happen and have resigned
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View the full card lineup and a preview of WNO 28: Mica vs. Gracie, which takes place on June 13, 2025. This Friday, June 13, FloGrappling’s Who’s Number One (WNO) will return to action with a card headlined by a middleweight title match between defending champion Jonnatas Gracie and current
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Felipe Pena and Luke Griffith will battle for the WNO heavyweight belt at WNO 28 after Gordon Ryan vacated the title. The Who’s Number One (WNO) heavyweight title will be up for grabs on June 13 at WNO 28. That night, from Costa Mesa, California, current ADCC +99kg champion Felipe
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View the full results and video highlights from WNO 24, which saw Gordon Ryan submit Josh Saunders in the main event. On Thursday, June 20, FloGrappling’s Who’s Number One (WNO) returned to action in Austin, Texas with a card packed with top no-gi talent. In the main event, reigning ADCC
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Check out the full card lineup and preview for WNO 24: Ryan vs. Saunders, set to take place on Thursday, June 20. FloGrappling’s Who’s Number One (WNO) continues to churn out top-tier events. WNO 24 is the latest on the stacked docket. The main event features the return of grappling
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The son of BJJ trailblazer Carlos Gracie Snr, the father of jiu jitsu greats, Renzo, Ralph and Ryan, the eldest living Gracie and an integral part of the origins of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ), Grandmaster Robson Gracie has died aged 88. Robson also fathered over 11 children in his lifetime.
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View the full card line-up and preview for WNO: Gordon Ryan vs. Felipe Pena II. On Saturday, February 25, rivals Gordon Ryan and Felipe Pena will square off for the fourth time in their respective careers and the second time in a no-time-limit submission-only encounter. That highly anticipated match is
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View the complete main card for Who’s Number One (WNO): Gordon Ryan vs. Felipe Pena II. The fourth meeting between rivals Gordon Ryan and Felipe Pena, and the second under the WNO banner, is set for Saturday, February 25. Joining that no-time-limit main event will be a previously-announced light heavyweight
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