Nicky Ryan is potentially facing a six-month lay-off from competition. At The Road to ADCC on July 17, Ryan earned an impressive points win over Dante Leon. But a little over halfway through that match, Ryan suffered a leg injury that clearly debilitated him, forcing him to grapple from his
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On Saturday, July 17, ADCC and FloGrappling held “The Road to ADCC,” headlined by a match-up between 2019 ADCC champions Matheus Diniz and Kaynan Duarte. In the main event, Atos black belt Duarte made quick work of Diniz with a heel hook submission in just over two minutes of action.
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On Saturday, July 17, Austin, TX will play host to one of the most anticipated grappling events of the year. A collaboration between FloGrappling and the ADCC, The Road to ADCC features a main event between 2019 ADCC champions Matheus Diniz and Kaynan Duarte, as well as five other matches
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At Friday’s Who’s Number One event, the promotion announced that it will be holding Who’s Number One (WNO) championships which will consist of five eight-person tournaments to crown three male champions and two female champions. The event is scheduled to take place over two days on September 25-26. Below are
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Although Gordon Ryan has taken an indefinite leave of absence from competition, that doesn’t mean he’s entirely off the scene. Shortly before Friday’s Who’s Number One (WNO) event, Ryan sat down with FloGrappling to break down his favorite matches on the card, which features a main event between Craig Jones
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The Who’s Number One (WNO) event scheduled for May 28 just added another high-profile match-up to the already stacked card. Fresh off his decision win over PJ Barch, Nicky Ryan of the Danaher Death Squad will take on Checkmat’s Gabriel Almeida. The match was announced by FloGrappling. View this post
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A big-time match-up between top competitors from the Danaher Death Squad and 10th Planet has been announced for the next Who’s Number One event. On April 30, ADCC veteran, 19-year old grappling phenom Nicky Ryan will take on PJ Barch, fresh off an impressive showing at the Emerald City Invitational.
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The Who’s Number One (WNO) event scheduled for April 30 has added a pair of compelling match-ups featuring some of the most exciting young grapplers in the world. FloGrappling has announced the addition of Nicky Ryan vs. PJ Barch and Grace Gundrum vs. Jessa Khan for the submission-only event. View
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It’s Nicky out, Gordon in. Filling in for his injured brother Nicky, Gordon Ryan will face Roberto Jimenez on February 26 at Who’s Number One. On Wednesday, news broke that Nicky Ryan was forced to withdraw from his scheduled match with Jimenez due to injury. On Thursday, Gordon Ryan was
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One of the most anticipated no-gi matches of 2021 has been put on hold. Nicky Ryan has been forced to withdraw from his match with Roberto Jimenez, originally scheduled for February 26 at Who’s Number One. Both Ryan and Jimenez are considered grappling prodigies and the future of the sport
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