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Watch: Gordon Ryan Defeats Felipe Pena and Yuri Simoes in Consecutive ADCC Superfights

Watch: Gordon Ryan Defeats Felipe Pena and Yuri Simoes in Consecutive ADCC SuperfightsGordon Ryan won not one, but two superfights while competing at this year’s ADCC tournament in Las Vegas. As…

Watch: Gordon Ryan Defeats Felipe Pena and Yuri Simoes in Consecutive ADCC Superfights

Gordon Ryan won not one, but two superfights while competing at this year’s ADCC tournament in Las Vegas.

As the inaugural Craig Jones Invitational kicked off two miles down the road, ‘The King’ returned to the stage inside T-Mobile Arena for a pair of big BJJ matchups, the first coming against 2017 Absolute champion Felipe Pena.

Closing out Day 1 of this year’s ADCC, Ryan and Pena wasn’t exactly the most eventful meeting between the two with the bout failing to even hit the ground for the first five of their 20-minute regulation round. Eventually, Ryan snatched a single leg and dumped Ryan. Once on the mat, Ryan settled into half-guard while Pena threatened a footlock, and that’s pretty much where the match stayed for the remainder of the round.

During the overtime period, a scramble nearly ended with Pena on Ryan’s back, but ‘The King’ managed to get the top position, earning him the only two points awarded during the match.

Gordon Ryan becomes a seven-time ADCC World champion

The very next night, Ryan returned and delivered a much more dominant showing against two-time ADCC champion Yuri Simoes.

Ryan racked up points by improving position, going from mount back to half-guard repeatedly. The action was fast and furious in this one as ‘The King’ continuously attacked his opponent’s arm. Simoes ended the bout attempting to cinch in an ankle lock but was unable to force the tap before the clock ran out.

With the win, Gordon Ryan became a seven-time ADCC champion.

Gordon Ryan

Across the street, Nicky Rod completed his impressive run at the CJI, submitting all four of his opponents via rear-naked choke to claim the $1 million prize in the Over 80kg division. Following his seven-figure win over Fellipe Andrew, Rod issued a $2 million rematch challenge to Ryan.

“The only thing better than one million dollars is two million dollars,” Rod said in a post-match interview. “So let’s do this: I want a bet match with Mr. Gordon Ryan. Because I know in my bones that I’m the actual best grappler on the planet, so let’s do this, Bubba. My $1 million versus your $1 million, winner-take-all bet match. Come get some.”

TJ Dillashaw Trashes UFC’s Superfight Plans

Superfights are all the rage these days in MMA. It looks like we may get another one, but TJ Dillashaw won’t let the UFC or Henry Cejudo dictate the terms. UFC President Dana White has stated on multiple occasions that a champion vs champion match between Dillashaw and Cejudo should be contested at bantamweight. However, […]

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Superfights are all the rage these days in MMA. It looks like we may get another one, but TJ Dillashaw won’t let the UFC or Henry Cejudo dictate the terms.

UFC President Dana White has stated on multiple occasions that a champion vs champion match between Dillashaw and Cejudo should be contested at bantamweight. However, the former Team Alpha Male fighter is adamant that the fight takes place in the flyweight division.

“Who is Henry Cejudo to have the street cred?” Dillashaw told MMAjunkie.“I’ve been the one flirting with the idea of going down to 125 to fight a guy that was scared to fight me the entire time, a guy (Cejudo) beat.

“He beat a guy that was scared of me, and now he wants to come up and challenge me? It’s a little ridiculous if the UFC wants to get behind him.”

Before capturing the bantamweight title for the second time, Dillashaw was lobbying for a title shot against now-former flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson. However, the bout never came to fruition and now “Killashaw” finds himself in an interesting position. Regardless of the opponent.

 “No matter what, he comes to my weight class, or I go to his, I’ll whoop his ass,” Dillashaw (16-3 MMA, 12-3 UFC) said of Cejudo (13-2 MMA, 7-2 UFC). “But who’s got the credit to go down? I’m the No. 3 pound-for-pound fighter right now. I should make the decision.”

TJ’s Call

Dillashaw has never competed at 125 pounds in his professional career. But he did get down to 140 pounds when the “Mighty Mouse” fight was being discussed. The fight eventually fell through.

As for the former Olympic gold medalist, Cejudo had trouble making the flyweight limit early in his MMA career. But a move up to bantamweight for his UFC debut seemed to help Cejudo adjust. Since moving back down to 125 pounds he hasn’t had any weight issues.

Dillashaw believes Cejudo is the same size as he is. He doesn’t want any excuses when he beats him, either, so he wants the fight to be at 125:

 “I’ll be boisterous,” he said. “I’m the one that’s a professional, I’m the one that can cut the weight. I’m not a big 135-er. I walk around under 150 (pounds) right now.

“I guarantee you Cejudo is just as big as me right now, I don’t want the excuse of me beating Cejudo’s ass and (him saying), ‘Oh, it’s because he’s bigger than me. (Expletive) that. I’m not. I’ll be at 125. There’s no excuses.”

For his own division, Dillashaw has some ideas there too. He thinks the UFC should book a title eliminator between ex-champ Dominick Cruz and Marlon Moraes.

 “As soon as they fight and win,” he said. “Dominick hasn’t fought in two years. Go beat Moraes, and then we’ll talk. Same with Moraes; Moraes lost to (Raphael) Assuncao. Come back, get that win, and prove yourself. Then I’ll (expletive) you guys up.”

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UFC BW Champ TJ Dillashaw Wants Superfight vs. McGregor or Aldo After Barao

UFC bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw will be a particularly interested spectator of July 11′s UFC 189 card.  Fans and media members across the globe have been eagerly anticipating the event, which features a showdown between longtime featherweight king Jose Aldo and red-hot challenger Conor McGregor, since it was announced, but Dillashaw‘s motivation for watching runs a bit […]

UFC bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw will be a particularly interested spectator of July 11′s UFC 189 card.  Fans and media members across the globe have been eagerly anticipating the event, which features a showdown between longtime featherweight king Jose Aldo and red-hot challenger Conor McGregor, since it was announced, but Dillashaw‘s motivation for watching runs a bit […]

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Damacio Page Talks Legacy vs. RFA, Superfight with Pantoja and Jackson Camp

Not all angels have wings. Some have one-punch knockout power and slams that rival the legendary Quinton “Rampage” Jackson. Damacio Page, The Angel of Death, isn’t the kind of person to sit around and come up with cool nicknames to get over with fans. Quite the contrary; the tatted-up Legacy FC flyweight champion is a […]

Not all angels have wings. Some have one-punch knockout power and slams that rival the legendary Quinton “Rampage” Jackson. Damacio Page, The Angel of Death, isn’t the kind of person to sit around and come up with cool nicknames to get over with fans. Quite the contrary; the tatted-up Legacy FC flyweight champion is a […]

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Chris Weidman and Jon Jones Plan on Making Their Superfight a Reality

UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman sees a superfight with pound-for-pound king Jon “Bones” Jones in his future.  During a feature on AXS TV’s Inside MMA, Weidman chatted about the possibility of fighting in Madison Square Garden and revealed that Jones would be his dream opponent should that day come.  Even better, Weidman said he and Jones […]

UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman sees a superfight with pound-for-pound king Jon “Bones” Jones in his future.  During a feature on AXS TV’s Inside MMA, Weidman chatted about the possibility of fighting in Madison Square Garden and revealed that Jones would be his dream opponent should that day come.  Even better, Weidman said he and Jones […]

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Ronda Rousey, Dana White Dish on Potential Superfight with Cris ‘Cyborg’ Justino

Ronda Rousey broke a couple of records at UFC 184 with her 14-second victory over Cat Zingano. She also strengthened her claim for top honors on the UFC’s pound-for-pound rankings. But nary a bout can go by for Rousey without the question turning to Cris “Cyborg” Justino. At the UFC 184 post-fight press conference, both Rousey […]

Ronda Rousey broke a couple of records at UFC 184 with her 14-second victory over Cat Zingano. She also strengthened her claim for top honors on the UFC’s pound-for-pound rankings. But nary a bout can go by for Rousey without the question turning to Cris “Cyborg” Justino. At the UFC 184 post-fight press conference, both Rousey […]

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