Remember last week when I wrote about how much of a mismatch Kinektic was? Well, things have got a lot more one-sided. Jake Shields was forced to pull-out with an injury (h/t grapplinginsider.com) and the BJJ Fanatics team have replaced him with the best nogi grappler in the world.
While Gordon Ryan has been out with an injury for the better part of 2019, he is still perhaps the best talent in the world and is heavily backed to win a second consecutive ADCC title. Ryan similarly filled in late notice at Quintet last year and subsequently dominated the show, submitting Josh Barnett en-route to ensuring his team took home gold.