2021 marked the end of an era of submission grappling. After years of a dominant run, the infamous Danaher Death Squad composed of Garry Tonon, Eddie Cummings, Craig Jones, and the “King” Gordon Ryan, have gone their separate ways.
Head coach John Danaher later cited “a combination of factors” as a reason for their split, pointing out “physical conflicts” and “conflicting values,” along with the physical location of their future school outside of the blue basement of the Renzo Gracie Academy in NYC.
Recently, Danaher once again discussed the DDS split with Lex Fridman. Without naming names, he delved a little deeper into the potential issues.