Gordon Ryan believes he’s the best no-gi grappler in the world right now. His résumé — double gold at IBJJF worlds, gold at ADCC and several Eddie Bravo Invitational titles — seems to back that up.
Jiu-jitsu, though, is only in Ryan’s short-term plans, he reiterated Monday on The MMA Hour with Luke Thomas. MMA is the future for him, the Renzo Gracie Academy product said. It’s all just a matter of when. If Ryan had to choose between mixed martial arts and gi jiu-jitsu, it wouldn’t be a difficult decision.