Gordon Ryan

World class Brazilian jiu-jitsu grappler Gordon Ryan says he can beat both Khabib Nurmagomedov and Khamzat Chimaev, and it wouldn’t be competitive. Ryan is never one to be quiet about how elite his skills are, as he is widely considered the greatest no-gi grappler on the planet at the moment. On an Instagram post this week, the jiu-jitsu ace replied to a fan saying he would beat Khamzat Chimaev in a grappling match, and it wouldn’t be competitive.

This September, Joe Rogan is sponsoring the 2022 ADCC World Championships in Las Vegas. Rogan is also sponsoring three-time ADCC world champion Gordon Ryan who will be competing at the event. According to Q3 2021 viewership numbers shared by Nielsen and Spotify, Rogan's podcast reaches an average of 11 million...

After 364 days out of competition, Gordon Ryan will return tonight against the Hillbilly Hammer, Jacob Couch. In the time that Ryan has been on the shelf, Couch has become one of Tezos WNO’s most active athletes; and he’ll finally get his opportunity to headline an event tonight at Tezos WNO: Gordon Ryan vs Jacob Couch presented by Fat Tire.

3X ADCC champion Gordon Ryan will be doing a seminar at the Westgate Hotel in Las Vegas on Friday, April 1st. This gives fans or athletes headed to the ADCC West Coast Trials, which take place at the Westgate on April 2nd-3rd, and opportunity to learn from one of the sport's all time greats. The seminar will take place at 7 pm for the price of $275.

Professional Jiu-Jitsu competition has long been regarded as a sport where it’s virtually impossible for athletes to make good money. First it was instructional sites like BJJ Fanatics that brought some money into the sport by allowing athletes to reach a wider market and earn a profit from the techniques they’ve spent years to develop. Then organizations like ADCC began to up the ante and offer up to $40,000 for winners.

The match we have all been waiting for may very well become a reality at this year’s ADCC World Championships, that of ADCC Champions Gordon Ryan and Felipe “Preguiça” Pena. The two athletes have been in a battle of words on social media since 2016, and have met competitively twice during that period with Pena coming off victorious on both occasions. The last time these two grapplers met was in the final of the ADCC open weight class, back in 2017, a time when Gordon competed at 88-kilograms and Pena at 99.

After an excellent 2021 for Marcus Almeida and Antonio Carlos Jr., two top jiu-jitsu practitioners who decided to transition to MMA, another BJJ standout is focused on the move from the mats to the cage. "I´ve got the world absolute gold this year, my goal is get my second absolute...

Gordon Ryan and Erberth Santos have been feuding online since 2018, when Gordon first called for gi and no-gi matches with the native Brazilian. What started as a legitimate attempt to book a high profile match eventually turned to significant criticism, with Gordon calling out Erberth’s jiu-jitsu and his behaviors during matches. One such incident occurred during a BJJ Stars event in 2019, where Erberth was involved in a brawl with spectators at the event. Recently, however, the attacks have become much more personal.

Three times ADCC World Championship gold medalist and one of the world’s best grapplers, Gordon Ryan has obtained the promotion’s approval to compete in the +99 kg division. This means double duty for Ryan, as he has been already scheduled for a Super Fight title bout against Andre Galvao.

Gordon Ryan has decided to take on two huge challenges at ADCC 2022 as not only will he be taking on Andre Galvao for the promotion’s superfight championship, but he’ll also be entering the 99kg+ weight class as well. This is something that’s never been done before as reigning absolute champions are booked in the next superfight championship match, but none have ever requested to be allowed entry into the tournament as well.

The living legend, Gordon Ryan, returns from his seven-month hiatus to take on a new challenge in the form of UFC veteran, Philip Rowe in an exhibition match live on FloGrappling. Gordon took the layoff to make some critiques to his already flawlessly technical approach and is hoping to show off to a new group of jiu-jitsu fans in the process to help the sport grow even more.

Who’s Number One returned on Wednesday, October 20th with a card headlined by an exhibition match between Gordon Ryan and UFC welterweight Philip Rowe. In the first event following the WNO Championships in late September, three more WNO belts were on the line. The event also featured undercard matchups with some of the sports top up and coming competitors.