In the middle of November, Gordon Ryan revealed on his Instagram page that he moved to Puerto Rico, due to his “disdain” for New Jersey and New York. Soon after, Nicky Ryan and Craig Jones also confirmed they were moving there as well. A week later John Danaher announced on
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Danaher Death Squad Teammates Nicky Ryan and Ethan Crelinsten have been awarded their black belt from coach and 5th degree black belt John Danaher. Nicky Ryan is the younger brother of world champion No Gi grappler Gordon Ryan, and at just 19 years old has accomplished so much on the
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Last weekend, Oct 2nd on FloGrappling’s WNO, Nicky Ryan made short work of Tony Ramos when he won via heel hook. While fans were perplexed by the matchup of a wrestler versus a grappler in a sub only match, few were surprised by the outcome. And Ramos was no doubt
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This weekend, Oct 2nd on FloGrappling’s WNO event, NCAA champion Tony Ramos takes on Donaher Death Squad member Nicky Ryan. It’s a match that garnered questions from the moment it was announced. Like, why is WNO matching up a wrestler in a sub only Jiu Jitsu match? While most believe
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Flograppling put on yet another stellar event with their second edition of Who’s Number One as the sixteen fight card results in some high level clashes and a nice look into the future of Jiu-Jitsu. The first event featured a stunning upset when Roberto Jimenez managed to edge out a
Read moreTwo of the brightest stars in teenage BJJ right now, Nicky Ryan and Kade Ruotolo, met each other in the Quarter-Finals of the ADCC North American Trials last year and proved that the future of BJJ is in safe hands right now. Nicky Ryan has shot to the forefront of
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FloGrappling has decided to bring back it’s latest brainwave, Who’s Number One, and set up a fantastic match for the main event, Gordon Ryan v Kyle Boehm. This event marks a great opportunity for Boehm to be catapulted into the forefront of submission grappling, just like Roberto Jimenez was when
Read moreNicky Ryan and Paulo Miyao gave the crowd a fantastic match at ADCC 2019 and finally, the footage is available for all to watch on Flograppling’s YouTube channel. The match came about after Nicky Ryan beat Shane Jamil Hill Taylor by points 2-0 in the opening round, whereas Paulo Miyao
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It looks like the wildly ambitious jiu jitsu start-up Substars has ran into some trouble. This comes after putting on only one event featuring the likes of Gordon Ryan, Aaron “Tex” Johnson, Anthony “Rumble” Johnson and Curtis Blaydes. Sources close to the situation have informed grapplinginsider.com that a number of
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Substars has come and gone and not only did it provide a night of elite professional grappling but it also results in a pretty sizable donation to charity thanks in part to the generosity of the king, Gordon Ryan. The We Defy Foundation would have ended up with a great
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