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the king of submission grappling if you
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follow Brazilian jiu-jitsu you already
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know his name Gordon Ryan the trash
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talking submission hunting record
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breaking grappling machine who has
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dominated the sport like no one before
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him but his rise to the top wasn't
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handed to him it was built through hard
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work pain and an unshakable belief that
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he was destined to be the greatest this
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is the story of how Gordon Ryan went
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from a hungry young competitor to a
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stime ADCC world champion 2017 the
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arrival of a future king of submission
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every Champion has a moment when the
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world first takes notice for Gordon that
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moment came in 2017 at his first ever
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ADCC World Championship at just 22 years
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old he entered the 88 kilo division
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where he faced Dylan danis in the
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opening round danis was already a world
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champion at the brown belt level but
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Gordon he outworked and outclassed him
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winning by decision next up a true
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legend romulo baral a veteran with
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multiple World Championships romulo is
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expected to give Gordon serious trouble
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instead Gordon shot a single leg took to
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the back and sunk in a rear naked choke
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then came zand rero another icon of the
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sport after a tough match Gordon won by
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decision punching his ticket to the
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final his last opponent Keenan Cornelius
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and Gordon wasted no time he secured a
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tight grip rolled to mount and finished
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the fight by submission just like that
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he won his first ADCC gold but he wasn't
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done he also entered the absolute
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division a tournament where Size Doesn't
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Matter and anyone can fight anyone
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Gordon fought his way to the final where
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he faced Felipe Pena the only man to
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ever submit him in competition this time
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Gordon fell short losing by decision a
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gold medal in his division a silver in
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the absolute the Jiu-Jitsu world had
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been put on notice 2019 double gold
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broken hand and the sickest Champion
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ever if 2017 was Gordon's arrival 2019
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was the year he cemented his legacy the
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ADCC World Championship was back and
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Gordon wasn't just competing he was
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dominating there was only one problem he
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had a serious stomach infection leading
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up to the event he had also broken his
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hand most athletes would have pulled out
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Gordon he fought anyway this time he
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moved up to the 99 K division he ran
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through Pedro Mourinho Lucas Barbosa Tim
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sprigs and Venus Ferrera to win his
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second ADCC gold but he wasn't done he
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entered the absolute division again
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facing some of the biggest names in the
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sport including his teammate Gary tonin
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and the dangerous Lan Giles then in the
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final he shocked the World by defeating
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Marcus bua Almeida a 13-time world
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champion double gold with a broken hand
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while sick no excuses just results the
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world didn't just see Gordon as a top
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competitor anymore they saw him as the
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2022 the most dominant ADCC performance
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ever 3 years later ADCC 2022 came to Las
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Vegas and Gordon he had leveled up again
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this time he moved up to the plat 99
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kilo division taking on the biggest and
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toughest heavyweights in the world his
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first match a quick rear naked choke
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victory against hiky juela then against
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Victor Hugo he dominated 8 no in points
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in the semi-finals he faced Roosevelt
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soua and won in just 11 seconds with a
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heel hook the final a showdown with his
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former teammate Nick Rodriguez Nick knew
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Gordon's game he had trained with him
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for years if anyone could challenge him
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it was Nick but Gordon was a step ahead
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the entire time he secured another heel
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hook submission winning his third ADCC
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gold in a third weight class no one had
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ever done that before and then he took
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out a legend in a super fight Gordon
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faced Andre Galva a four-time ADCC
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superf fight champion and one of the
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greatest competitors ever but Gordon was
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on a different level he broke Galva down
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controlled him and submitted him with a
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rear naked choke the submission
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grappling King had arrived 2024 the year
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of super fights by 2024 Gordon Ryan had
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already solidified his status as the
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greatest nogee Grappler ever but he
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wasn't done yet instead of entering a
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weight class at ADCC he took on two
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super fights phip bana the man who
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handed him a rare loss in 2017 this time
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Gordon Avenged the defeat winning two no
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on points Yuri simoy an ADCC veteran and
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former Champion Gordon utterly dominated
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him 21 nojo on points two super fights
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two victories zero points were scored
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against him but here's the wild part
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Gordon tore his knee during the Pena
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fight the night before facing samoes he
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could barely walk a torn LCL had left
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his knee wrecked every step was agony
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his body strained to its limits was
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battling back his team scrambled for a
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solution could they find a doctor to
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numb the pain is it possible for him to
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reach the mat one thing was certain he
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wasn't quitting at midnight Gordon
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walked into an emergency hospital a
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cortisone shot was his only hope to
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survive the pain for one more day the
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next morning his knee still wasn't 100%
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not even close but it was good enough to
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fight he stepped onto the mat the crowd
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roared Yuri samoy a dangerous ADCC
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Champion stood in front of him what
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happened next a 21 no points Massacre
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Gordon dominated from the opening
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exchange takedown control pass Mount
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submission threats samoes never had a
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chance at this point there was no
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argument left to make Gordon Ryan isn't
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just the best he's the greatest of all
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time even after seven ADCC gold medals
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he's still hungry he's still evolving
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he's still looking to prove he's the
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best what's next for Gordon Ryan will
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anyone stop him can he continue his ad
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2026 or will a new generation rise up to
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challenge the king of submission
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grappling whatever happens one thing is
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clear Gordon Ryan has changed Jiu-Jitsu
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forever and his story isn't over yet
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what do you think is Gordon the greatest
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Grappler of all time drop a comment I'd
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love to hear your thoughts
