Recently, the former Conor McGregor coach found himself in another bizarre feud. This time with online personality and perpetual troll The MMA Guru who labeled Danis’ sport of choice both “fake and gay” after seeing Bryce Mitchell put jiu-jitsu specialist Kron Gracie to sleep with a nasty third-round elbow at UFC 310.
“Bryce Mitchell puts that name merchant Kron Gracie to sleep in round 3 after two rounds of Kron trying to embarrass the sport live on a UFC PPV main card,” he wrote on X. “No ability on the feet & despite Rogan’s attempts to make it seem so, no threat on the ground. BJJ is fake and gay #UFC310”
The disrespect forwards jiu-jitsu caught the attention of Danis who quickly snapped back at the Guru and challenged him to a scrap on the mat.
“Let’s spar live and I’ll have you screaming for your life while I teabag you,” Danis replied.
MMA Guru Tells Dillon Danis that BJJ is for ‘Unathletic Nerd Victims’
Never one to let anyone else get the last word, The MMA Guru doubled down on his thrashing of ‘the gentle art,’ and threatened to break out Rick Martel’s favorite maneuver should they ever cross paths.
“The fact that YOU succeeded in BJJ is nothing but more proof that it’s a made up martial art for unathletic gay nerd victims of life that can only implement it on people that don’t have any knowledge of it,” Guru added. “I’d Boston Crab you in 3 minutes bring it.”
The seven-time ADCC world champion recently snapped back at Mikey Musumeci after ‘Darth Rigatoni’ placed much of the blame on him for BJJ’s acceptance of the rampant PED use that has plagued the sport for years.
Ryan, who has been an outspoken advocate of performance-enhancing drugs in jiu-jitsu, responded to Musumeci’s comments over the weekend, suggesting that PED use delivers better athletes, better matches, and better paydays — plain and simple.
“I’m pretty indifferent as to PEDs one way or the other,” Ryan told the press at UFC 310. “If a tournament wants to have them, great. If they don’t wanna have them, great. I think, obviously, the matches will be better. I think the athletes will be better athletes. The athletes will definitely be able to get paid more because the better you perform, the better you look” (h/t MMA Mania).
Gordon Ryan continues to advocate for PED use in BJJ
Last month, Musumeci made history by becoming the first submission grappler to sign an exclusive contract with the UFC. Ahead of his debut at UFC Fight Pass Invitational 9 on December 5, Musumeci revealed that his ultimate goal is to help the promotion expand its footprint in the grappling game and to do it exclusively with clean athletes.
Ryan seems to think that approach is a bad idea for everyone.
“The reason people watch professional sports is to see the absolute best athletes in the world do what they do,” he said. “And when you take performance enhancers, it makes you a better athlete. So, I just think that across the board, if people wanna see the best athletes, the best athletes are the people on PEDs.
“So, all you’re doing is making it so the guys on top can still afford to beat the test, and the guys on bottom can’t afford to beat the test. So, then you have natural guys competing against juice guys anyway. Whereas if they’re legal, then everybody can just take as many steroids as they want.”
Aside from a handful of superfights over the summer, Ryan’s appearances on the mat have been few and far between while he continues to battle with stomach issues. Despite the lack of activity, Ryan has remained a prominent figure in the sport, appearing as a commentator for events, such as the most recent UFC FPI card.
Mikey Musumeci is declaring war on the rampant use of PEDs in BJJ. After establishing himself as one of…
Mikey Musumeci is declaring war on the rampant use of PEDs in BJJ.
After establishing himself as one of the best submission grapplers in the world under the ONE Championship banner, ‘Darth Rigatoni’ ditched the Singapore-based promotion to sign with the UFC. It was a big moment for the jiu-jitsu community as Musumeci became the first grappler to ink an exclusive deal with Dana White and Co.
Now, Musumeci is making it his duty to clean up the sport he loves so dearly.
“I feel like what I’m doing right now is definitely the most important thing for grappling in terms of having a stable platform,” Musumeci said on Wednesday during UFC 310 media day. “I feel like a lot of jiu-jitsu right now is very unstable. There’s a lot of horrible ethics, morals, and I hope now that with the UFC we can change that and make it a professional sport.
“Because it hasn’t been a professional sport, jiu-jitsu, with people they blatantly use [performance enhancing drugs]. They’re not athletes. They really don’t have the values of martial artists. I really just want to change that and give us this platform at UFC and become professionals” (h/t MMA Fighting).
Musumeci refrained from naming names but hopes that he can help the UFC grow the sport of BJJ and bring in other athletes who make it a priority to compete clean and avoid the very long list of practitioners who try to take chemically-induced shortcuts.
“People not on steroids,” Musumeci said emphatically when asked who the UFC should look to sign. “That’s pretty much what I would say but 99 percent of jiu-jitsu is on steroids. So at least them get off steroids a little bit, like a few months. They probably need like a year, six months to adjust and then maybe they could adjust with Darwinism.”
Mikey Musumeci sees signing with the UFC as his first step toward making BJJ great
Aside from trying to extinguish more of the seedy elements in the sport, Musumeci has a lot of personal goals he hopes to accomplish, including a potential transition to mixed martial arts.
Of course, the New Jersey native has a lot left to accomplish in jiu-jitsu, but Musumeci recognizes that signing with the UFC is a big first step towards meeting those goals.
“They want to make this professional also,” Musumeci said. “UFC’s a professional company. The way we’ve been in jiu-jitsu, we’ve been amateurs. We really are just in this barbaric amateur phase of jiu-jitsu. Now UFC is starting something professional. I’m so blessed for them for putting the effort into jiu-jitsu to change it. I’m so eager for them to do that.”
Mikey Musumeci is declaring war on the rampant use of PEDs in BJJ. After establishing himself as one of…
Mikey Musumeci is declaring war on the rampant use of PEDs in BJJ.
After establishing himself as one of the best submission grapplers in the world under the ONE Championship banner, ‘Darth Rigatoni’ ditched the Singapore-based promotion to sign with the UFC. It was a big moment for the jiu-jitsu community as Musumeci became the first grappler to ink an exclusive deal with Dana White and Co.
Now, Musumeci is making it his duty to clean up the sport he loves so dearly.
“I feel like what I’m doing right now is definitely the most important thing for grappling in terms of having a stable platform,” Musumeci said on Wednesday during UFC 310 media day. “I feel like a lot of jiu-jitsu right now is very unstable. There’s a lot of horrible ethics, morals, and I hope now that with the UFC we can change that and make it a professional sport.
“Because it hasn’t been a professional sport, jiu-jitsu, with people they blatantly use [performance enhancing drugs]. They’re not athletes. They really don’t have the values of martial artists. I really just want to change that and give us this platform at UFC and become professionals” (h/t MMA Fighting).
Musumeci refrained from naming names but hopes that he can help the UFC grow the sport of BJJ and bring in other athletes who make it a priority to compete clean and avoid the very long list of practitioners who try to take chemically-induced shortcuts.
“People not on steroids,” Musumeci said emphatically when asked who the UFC should look to sign. “That’s pretty much what I would say but 99 percent of jiu-jitsu is on steroids. So at least them get off steroids a little bit, like a few months. They probably need like a year, six months to adjust and then maybe they could adjust with Darwinism.”
Mikey Musumeci sees signing with the UFC as his first step toward making BJJ great
Aside from trying to extinguish more of the seedy elements in the sport, Musumeci has a lot of personal goals he hopes to accomplish, including a potential transition to mixed martial arts.
Of course, the New Jersey native has a lot left to accomplish in jiu-jitsu, but Musumeci recognizes that signing with the UFC is a big first step towards meeting those goals.
“They want to make this professional also,” Musumeci said. “UFC’s a professional company. The way we’ve been in jiu-jitsu, we’ve been amateurs. We really are just in this barbaric amateur phase of jiu-jitsu. Now UFC is starting something professional. I’m so blessed for them for putting the effort into jiu-jitsu to change it. I’m so eager for them to do that.”
Mikey Musumeci shared the alarming details surrounding the injury that took him out of ONE Championship’s return to ‘The…
Mikey Musumeci shared the alarming details surrounding the injury that took him out of ONE Championship’s return to ‘The Mile High City’ in September.
Reigning as the ONE flyweight submission grappling world champion, Musumeci was scheduled to square off with ADCC and CJI Invitational winner Kade Ruotolo at ONE 168. Unfortunately, Ruotolo was forced to bow out of the bout after sustaining injuries during his $1 million run at the inaugural Craig Jones Invitational weeks earlier.
As a result, Musumeci was instead booked to defend his flyweight title against Bebeto Oliveira at the event. The only problem was, ‘Darth Rigatoni’ was never scheduled to defend his title. Instead, he was scheduled to move up three weight classes and challenge Ruotolo for his ONE lightweight submission grappling crown.
Appearing on The Ariel Helwani Show, Musumeci shed some light on the situation and revealed that he was suffering from a very rare and life threatening illness while trying to cut the weight for ONE 168.
“So, basically, they offered me another opponent at 178 pounds,” Musumeci said. “I had to be a minimum of, I believe, like 165 or 160-something, but I walk around a lot lighter. I couldn’t legally make that weight because of the Athletic Commission rules. I told them, ‘I can’t make that weight,’ so I preferred to just stick to my division.
“At the time, I was very light. I could’ve made 135 pounds, no problem. But then the lung injury happened, which none of us knew about at the time. I only had two days to make weight, whereas I usually need at least a week. The night before the match, at weigh-ins, I was 140 pounds hydrated. The fight was set at 135 pounds. That night, I sustained the injury, which turned out to be called pneumomediastinum.
“It’s when your lung tears, and air leaks into your throat. I was trying to sweat and kept telling my friends, ‘What is wrong with my throat? It feels so sore.’ It felt like crispy bubbles in my throat. We all thought I was just dehydrated or dizzy. But I knew something felt off.
“I also tried a different style of cutting weight since I had only two days,” Musumeci continued. “I drank a lot of electrolytes, thinking it would help with the hydration test. In ONE Championship, they use a gravity test to check the sodium level in your urine. If it’s above 1.0250, you fail hydration. I thought drinking electrolytes would keep my levels balanced. But when the lung issue happened, my body shut down. I couldn’t sweat anymore and became super dizzy. My urine had so much sodium from the electrolytes that I couldn’t flush it out, even after drinking three gallons of water. Everything got stuck in my stomach.
“At that point, I felt something was really wrong and decided to go to the hospital. It turned out I was incredibly lucky not to have fought. The doctor said my lung would have collapsed in one minute, and I could have died.”
Mikey Musumeci explains why he left ONE Championship
According to Musumeci, the condition usually accounts for one in every 42,000 hospital cases.
“I was there for three or four days,” Musumeci added. “When I left, I couldn’t elevate my heart rate or breathe heavily for two weeks. Even walking made me feel weird. It was scary.”
Musumeci being forced to cut so much weight in such a short span sparked outrage from fight fans who lambasted ONE Championship for putting the New Jersey native in an almost impossible situation and then proceeded to strip him of his ONE flyweight submission grappling title when he couldn’t hit the mark.
Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bündchen is expecting her first child with boyfriend Joaquim Valente, a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu instructor. This news…
Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bündchen is expecting her first child with boyfriend Joaquim Valente, a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu instructor. This news comes two years after her divorce from Tom Brady, with who Bu?ndchen has two children.
Gisele Bündchen Pregnant
The couple’s relationship began as a friendship when Bündchen enrolled her son in Valente’s jiu-jitsu academy in Miami. Their bond grew over time, especially after her split from Brady in October 2022. They officially started dating in June 2023, though they were seen together earlier.
The pregnancy news was shared with Brady and their children before it became public. Sources close to the couple report that they are excited about this new chapter and aim to create a loving environment for their family.
As for Brady’s reaction, he has not publicly commented on the news. However, he posted a cryptic Instagram message with a sunset photo and a song lyric about love, which some interpret as a response to the situation.
Who is Gisele Bündchen Boyfriend?
Joaquim Valente is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu instructor based in Miami. He co-founded the Valente Brothers Academy with his siblings, continuing a 65-year family legacy in the sport. While his exact net worth is not public, estimates range from $1 million to $5 million.
He began training in jiu-jitsu at a very young age, earning his black belt and Professor’ Diploma from the legendary Grandmaster Hélio Gracie in 2007.
The couple’s relationship sparked rumors in 2022 when they were seen together on trips, but Gisele initially denied the dating speculation. Friends close to her confirmed they started as friends before becoming romantically involved.
Gisele Bündchen Brazilain Jiu-Jitsu
Bündchen has been open about her journey into jiu-jitsu, crediting it with personal growth and empowerment. She began training with Valente in December 2021 and has since progressed to a purple belt. Gisele shared how jiu-jitsu resonates with her personal beliefs and has become a path for self-improvement. She emphasized the sport’s mental and emotional benefits, particularly for women.
In addition to her jiu-jitsu journey, Gisele recently released a cookbook titled Nourish, featuring simple, nutritious recipes for families. She prioritizes healthy meals for her children, focusing on fruits, vegetables, and proteins.
Gisele Bündchen was discovered at the age of 14 in a shopping mall and quickly rose to fame in the late 1990s, becoming one of the highest-paid models globally. Bündchen is best known for her work with Victoria’s Secret, where she was a prominent Angel from 2000 to 2007. Over her career, she has graced over 1,200 magazine covers and has been involved with numerous high-profile brands.
Gordon Ryan loves his PEDs. The seven-time ADCC world champion recently snapped back at Mikey Musumeci after ‘Darth Rigatoni’…
Mikey Musumeci is declaring war on the rampant use of PEDs in BJJ. After establishing himself as one of…
Mikey Musumeci shared the alarming details surrounding the injury that took him out of ONE Championship’s return to ‘The…
Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bündchen is expecting her first child with boyfriend Joaquim Valente, a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu instructor. This news…
