For the past couple years now, Gordon Ryan has been teasing a move to MMA. The world class grappling talent has won the ADCCs and the IBJJF Worlds as a no-gi competitor, but speaking to Luke Thomas on the MMA Hour back in 2019, he made it clear that the next step has always been to go into MMA and prove his talents in the cage as an elite competitor.
“Gi is just not as exciting for me,” Ryan said when asked about what the next horizon would be after achieving so much success as a no-gi grappler.