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The Submission Hunters Who Ruled No-Gi Pans | Grappling Bulletin (Ep. 15)

Some champions were ruthless in their pursuit of victory, catching nothing but submission at the 2021 IBJJF No-Gi Pans. Others were more content with barely doing enough to win gold. In this edition of the Grappling Bulletin we discuss the biggest winners from the 2021 IBJJF Pan No-Gi Championship, and we highlight a destructive and disappointing trend that is starting to affect the no-gi competition scene.

May 17, 2021, Pro

Gordon Ryan vs Joao Gabriel Rocha Kasai Super Series 1

Feb 3, 2019, Pro

Mica Galvao and IBJJF No-Gi Pans | Grappling Bulletin (Ep. 14)

Watch the Grappling Bulletin podcast from May 10, 2021, where we discuss Mica Galvao's return to the US and the upcoming IBJJF No-Gi Pans.

May 10, 2021, Pro

Gordon Ryan Admits Training in the Gi is More Frustrating Than No-Gi

Gordon Ryan opens up about his efforts training in the gi and whether winning Worlds in still in his plans.

Nov 9, 2018

Gordon Ryan On Losing To Felipe Pena In 2017

Gordon recalls the ADCC Absolute final in 2017 against his nemesis Felipe Pena.

Jul 23, 2019, Pro

Nicky Rod: "Whatever Yuri Is Best At, I'm Better At"

Nick Rodriguez discusses his upcoming match against Yuri Simoes at WNO: Gordon Ryan vs Vagner Rocha.

Mar 25, 2021

Romulo Shares Thoughts On Gordon Ryan

Romulo Shares Thoughts On Gordon Ryan

Apr 10, 2019, Pro

Gordon Ryan Confirms Felipe Pena Superfight in December

It's official– or is it? Gordon Ryan gives us the details on his recently-announced superfight with Felipe Pena.

Jun 22, 2019, Pro

Rafaela Guedes | Performance of the Week

Rafaela Guedes of Atos scored the Performance of the Week at WNO: Gordon Ryan vs Vagner Rocha with this physical display of aggressive jiu-jitsu.

Mar 28, 2021

Mike Perez Reflects On Winning ADCC Trials, Beating Gordon Ryan

As a baby faced purple belt Mike Perez stormed the ADCC East Coast Trials back in 2015 and met Gordon Ryan in the finals.

Sep 6, 2019, Pro

Yuri Simoes Sees Great Opportunity To Showcase His Skills Against Nicky Rod

Yuri Simoes has been putting in some serious work ahead of his match with Nicky Rod At WNO: Gordon Ryan vs Vagner Rocha.

Mar 26, 2021

The Buchecha ADCC Interview: ADCC Absolute, Galvao vs Pena & Gordon Ryan

FloGrappling sits down with one of the greatest grapplers in the history of the sport to talk about the upcoming ADCC World Championship. Buchecha touches on the training camp with his team at CheckMat HQ, why the absolute division is so important to him and his thoughts on a potential showdown with Gordon Ryan. Interview Notes: 1:00 - A recap of training camp 2:00 - CheckMat is bringing a big crew to ADCC 4:00 - why ADCC is the hardest training 6:00 - Buchecha's expectations for ADCC 2019 7:00 - Buchecha predicts Galvao vs Pena 8:00 - The quest for ADCC absolute gold 10:00 - What makes this competition different than the rest 11:00 - What can people expect at ADCC from Buchecha? 12:00 - Thoughts on a potential Gordon Ryan matchup

Sep 24, 2019, Pro

The 20 Best Submissions of 2020 | FloGrappling

Check out the 20 best submission finishes from jiu-jitsu and grappling events from around the world.

Jan 12, 2021

All Killer, No Filler: Only The Action From WNO!

Handshake to hand raise for all eight matches on the WNO: Gordon Ryan VS Matheus Diniz event!

Oct 4, 2020, Pro

Rafaela Guedes Excited To Join the Show At WNO

Surging new black belt Rafaela Guedes is looking to continue her hot streak against Maggie Grindatti at FloGrappling's WNO: Gordon Ryan vs Vagner Rocha.

Mar 26, 2021

Oliver Taza Unfazed By Tama's Intensity Coming Into WNO

Oliver Taza expects Johnny Tama to come out guns blazing at WNO: Gordon Ryan vs Vagner Rocha, but he's looking forward to the challenge.

Mar 26, 2021

John Danaher Analyzes The Squad's Performance at Who's Number One

Gordon Ryan, Nick Rodriguez and Oliver Taza all came away with impressive victories at Who's Number One, their coach John Danaher breaks down their performances and looks ahead to the next main event between Tye Ruotolo and Craig Jones.

Mar 27, 2021, Pro

John Danaher Analyzes Vagner Rocha's "Combative" Style of Jiu-Jitsu

John Danaher praises the aggressive, in your face style of Vagner Rocha before he throws down with Gordon Ryan at WNO on March 26th.

Mar 11, 2021, Pro

Who's #1: Erberth Vs Gordon Breakdown

The Who's #1 crew breaks down the Erberth Santos vs Gordon Ryan match at Third Coast Grappling.

Nov 13, 2019, Pro

Sights & Sounds: Backstage at Who's Number One

See how the stars of Who's Number One warmed up and got ready backstage for the biggest event of the year! Featuring Gordon Ryan, Paulo Miyao, Gabi Garcia, Craig Jones, Tony Ramos, Geo Martinez and more!

Oct 5, 2020, Pro

Gordon Ryan 'Our Team Is Deeper Than Ever'

Team Renzo Gracie is bringing another stellar squad to the biggest competition of the year.

Jul 23, 2019, Pro

Breaking Down The Biggest Matches At WNO | WNO Podcast (Ep. 110)

Who's Number One (WNO) returns on Friday, October 2nd, for the biggest event of 2020, and quite possibly the biggest event of all time. Named after its main event, WNO: Gordon Ryan vs Matheus Diniz will showcase the best no-gi competitors in the game using submission only rules. The WNO gang chats storyline and histories to some of the biggest matches coming to WNO: Gordon Ryan vs Matheus Diniz. G

Sep 28, 2020, Pro

Gordon Ryan Predicts Galvao vs Pena Super Fight Winner

Gordon Ryan weighs in on the biggest super fight of the year.

Jul 23, 2019, Pro

Breaking Down Buchecha vs Gordon Ryan at ADCC, Who Wins and How?

That's the one match everybody wants, and if it's going to happen anywhere, it should happen at ADCC.

Sep 5, 2019, Pro

How Far Can Victor Hugo Go in No-Gi?

A couple of weeks ago Victor Hugo told me that he was going all-in on no gi in 2021. The ultra-heavyweight has already tasted some success in this format, but he knows that he needs to invest serious time and energy if he wants to realize his dream of becoming an ADCC champion. Victor Hugo was one of the standout grapplers of 2020 and went 12-1 losing only one gi match on points. If he can carry this momentum into 2021 but in no-gi, then he could carve a spot for himself on the +99kg rankings and maybe even break into the Top 10 P4P. Then a match with Gordon Ryan would start to make a lot of sense. So really the question is not if, but when?

Mar 23, 2021