Nicky Ryan is not the typical 17-year-old boy. Sure, Ryan plays Fortnite, but instead of spending his weekends chasing girls, he spends them chasing gold.
Last weekend, Nicky Ryan achieved one of the most remarkable feats of his burgeoning grappling career when he defeated the likes of Kade Ruotolo and Richard Alacorn to set up an ADCC trials final against Keith Krikorian. Krikorian is perhaps the most exciting prospect in the 10th Planet system and had a very dominant 2018, where he scored an impressive list of victories. When the two up-and-comers met on the mats, there could only be one winner and that was Ryan, who won via rear strangle.