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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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Gordon Ryan Announces “Un-Retirement”

January 26, 2020January 26, 2020 Alex Lindsey Gordon Ryan, john danaher, Marcus Buchecha Almeida, Patrick Gaudio

Gordon Ryan has announced that he’s not going to retire just yet. While this may not come as a shock to most people paying attention to Ryan’s public persona, it didn’t take long for his previous retirement announcement to be amended. His retirement was already in doubt when it was

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Marcus “Buchecha” Almeida, Gle and Leo Vieira Get US Citizenship

January 24, 2020January 24, 2020 Alex Lindsey Gle Vieira, Leo Vieira, Marcus Buchecha Almeida

One of the greatest BJJ athletes of all time, Marcus “Buchecha” Almeida, has finally been awarded US Citizenship alongside his longtime friends and training partners, Leo and Gle Vieira. Buchecha has been living in the US for just over ten years and has been in the process of obtaining full