John Danaher Says Gordon Ryan and Craig Jones Won’t Fight Again
John Danaher started out by posting a congratulatory message directed at Craig Jones for his brutal victory over Vinny Magalhaes at Submission Underground 3, where he Magalhaes refused to tap to a heel hook, but ended up discussing the possibility of the Austalian phenom getting a rematch with Gordon Ryan instead. The pair have met three times before, with Ryan earning the victory all three times although interestingly, they have not faced each other for two years now. This, coupled with both grapplers reaching higher heights of success in the last two years has got many fans clamoring for a fourth match.
Below is the post from John Danaher’s official Instagram page:
A curious fan asked Danaher the following question in the comments:
“Would Gordon think about doing a rematch with Craig but under this rule set if he beats another big name? I know they’re training partners but he did verse Garry. Think that’d be interesting to see again.”
But Danaher shot this idea down almost immediately:
“They train together every day so no – the situation with Garry is forced by ADCC regulations which force team mates to fight each other in quarter finals to prevent fake matches.”
While this does mean that we’re not going to get to see Gordon Ryan v Craig Jones any time soon, as Danaher hinted at himself, anything can happen at ADCC 2021.