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Craig Jones vs Gordon Ryan: Pre-ADCC Camp Rivalry

Sep 02, 2026 · adcc-2026, coaching

Actually, it's worse than that. Jones didn't cancel—he's accelerating a September camp in Mexico because Gordon Ryan's running a closed-door session in Budapest three days before ADCC.

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Gordon Ryan Sent Kron Gracie a Contract. Kron's Response Was: Keep Danaher Home.

Sep 02, 2026 · athlete-news, competition

Kron Gracie went after Gordon Ryan on social media—which, fine, normal grappling drama. But the real target wasn't Ryan.

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Gordon Ryan: Brazil Will Be Phased Out in 10 Years

Jul 25, 2026 · american-trials, brazil

Gordon Ryan appeared on the Overdogs USA podcast with Tim Kennedy on July 19 and did what Gordon Ryan does best: make a take so bold it stops the room, then explain the mechanism behind it well enough that you can't immediately dismiss him. This time, he predicted that Brazil will be "phased out" of

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Gordon Ryan: Brazil's Jiu-Jitsu Dominance Is Slipping

Jul 24, 2026 · adcc, bjj

Gordon Ryan, the most dominant no-gi grappler of the past decade, recently made a claim that landed somewhere between trash talk and genuine observation: Brazil's grip on jiu-jitsu is slipping, and Brazilian practitioners will be "phased out." On the surface, it's audacious. An American saying Braz

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Gordon Ryan Asked Khamzat Chimaev for ADCC. No Response

Jul 24, 2026 · adcc-2024, bjj-news

Gordon Ryan has built a career on proving that grapplers belong in the room with anyone, anywhere. New Wave Jiu-Jitsu in Austin.

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Kron Gracie Called Danaher's Coaching 'Bullsh*t' — Gordon Ryan Responded: 'Kron Has 1 ADCC Title, 0 Champions Built'

Jul 07, 2026 · adcc, athlete-news

Here's a thing that happens in grappling: every few years, someone with real results decided that the coaching establishment was lying to you. Kron Gracie, two-time ADCC medalist (2015, 2019), became that someone in early July 2026.

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Ruslan Abdulaev Beat Kaynan Duarte Twice and He's Coming to Krakow — ADCC's Heavyweight Division Just Got a New Favorite

Jun 30, 2026 · adcc, adcc-2026

Most of the grappling world couldn't pick Ruslan Abdulaev out of a lineup six months ago. That's no longer true.

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Gordon Ryan Retired But Never Stopped Critiquing Everyone Else's Losses

Jun 23, 2026 · adcc, athlete-news

When Kaynan Duarte lost to Ruslan Abdulaev in an upset at the AIGA Global Champions League in June 2025, Gordon Ryan's immediate response was not sympathy or silence. It was: "You got owned by unknown obese man." Duarte, a two-time ADCC world champion with credentials Ryan had to respect, had just a

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