Gordon Ryan announced via Instagram that he has suffered an injury that will force the withdrawal from his upcoming main event matches at Tezos WNO 21 and UFC Fight Pass Invitational. 

Gordon is currently the #1 ranked pound for pound no-gi grappler on Earth and the WNO Heavyweight Champion and was preparing for a title defense with long-time rival Lucas 'Hulk' Barbosa when he was injured in training.

Gordon broke the news today via Instagram with the following post;

Gordon's injury will also remove him from his early December match with Mason Fowler, a teammate of Gordon's eventual ADCC Superfight opponent Yuri Simoes. In Gordon's most recent performance, he defeat Patrick Gaudio by armbar (as he predicted) at Tezos WNO 20: Night of Champions.

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Tezos WNO 21 will continue with three scheduled title matches on Thursday, November 30th. Further updates on the card are forthcoming.

Tezos WNO 21: Announced Card

• Light Heavyweight WNO Championship Bout - Pedro Marinho (C) vs Rafael Lovato Jr.
• Welterweight WNO Championship Bout - Mica Galvao (C) vs Kody Steele
• Featherweight WNO Championship Bout - Diogo 'Baby Shark' Reis (C) vs Diego 'Pato' Oliveira
• Middleweight Bout - Tainan Dalpra vs Troy Russell
• Women's Featherweight Bout - Helena Crevar vs Julia Maele
• Heavyweight Bout - Luke Griffith vs Roosevelt Souza
• Prelim Featherweight Bout - Owen Jones vs Dominic Mejia
• Prelim Lightweight Bout - Estevan Martinez vs Caleb Tackett
• Prelim Welterweight Bout - Ian Butler vs Nick Mataya
• Prelim Women's Strawweight Bout - Mia Funegra vs Janice Russell