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World’s strongest man Thor Bjornsson grapples against Jiu-Jitsu great Gordon Ryan: “Went against the best and got humbled quite badly.”

Thor Bjornsson gordon ryanWhat would happen to the world’s strongest man in a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu grappling match against someone as accomplished as Gordon Ryan? Thor Bjornsson took on the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu great with a massive size and strength advantage. Thor Bjornsson (Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson) stands at an incredible 6’7? (2.06 m) and weighs 335 pounds (152 kg). The […]

Thor Bjornsson gordon ryan

What would happen to the world’s strongest man in a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu grappling match against someone as accomplished as Gordon Ryan? Thor Bjornsson took on the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu great with a massive size and strength advantage.

Thor Bjornsson (Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson) stands at an incredible 6’7″ (2.06 m) and weighs 335 pounds (152 kg). The Icelandic lifter is a world record holder in numerous feats and has won dozens of strongman world competitions. Although, he is likely best known for playing ‘The Mountain’ in Game of Thrones.

Gordon Ryan is considered one of the all-time greats in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. This American heavyweight athlete has won the ADCC World Championship multiple times for the heavyweight and absolute division, among several other world titles.

In most bouts, Ryan has a strength and size advantage. However, against Bjornsson, he was eclipsed. Gordon Ryan stands at 6’1″ (1.88 m) and competes at 218 pounds (99 kg).

Gordon Ryan vs Thor Bjornsson

Gordon Ryan and Thor Bjornsson rolled against each other in the gym recently. After the match, Thor shared an Instagram video saying he got humbled.

“Literally went against the best and got humbled quite badly. @martinslciis and I got the opportunity to meet up with [Gordon Ryan] while he was doing his last workout before he competes tomorrow. I love trying out new sport and what a pleasure it was. Excited to watch Gordon crush his opponent tomorrow! This guy is next level!”

Despite a massive advantage in both size and strength, Bjornsson was unable to mount any meaningful offense against the grappling great.

Earlier this year, Thor Bjornsson defeated fellow strongman Eddie Hall in a boxing match. Fans may remember Bjornsson from a video in which he took on a featherweight Conor McGregor seven years ago.

Watch: Tyson Fury flies to Iceland to confront ‘Thor’ Bjornsson, Ends up in a pub

Tyson Fury, 'Thor' BjornssonTyson Fury flew to Iceland to try and provoke a confrontation with Hafthor ‘Thor’ Bjornsson. Former boxing champion Fury decided to visit the country on a whim along with his father John Fury. Unbeknownst to them, ‘Thor’ was not in the country. They were not discouraged as they looked around for the Icelandic giant but […]

Tyson Fury, 'Thor' Bjornsson

Tyson Fury flew to Iceland to try and provoke a confrontation with Hafthor ‘Thor’ Bjornsson.

Former boxing champion Fury decided to visit the country on a whim along with his father John Fury. Unbeknownst to them, ‘Thor’ was not in the country. They were not discouraged as they looked around for the Icelandic giant but to no avail.

Tyson Fury ends up in a pub after flying to Iceland to confront ‘Thor’ Bjornsson

In a series of stories posted on his Instagram, Fury shared his impromptu trip with his followers.

Fury can be seen hunting for Bjornsson in the video. Joined by his father John, the duo issued a challenge to the strongman upon their arrival. When they couldn’t get a hold of him, they decided to visit Thor’s gym. He followed up with a cheeky clip claiming to be the Vikings now before giving up their search in favor of an ice-cold brew.

‘Thor’ responded to the Fury family in a later video stating that he was in Rome for a movie shoot at the time. He is willing to put together an event competing against Fury and insisted he does it the proper way by having his team send a contract.

Fury had teased a return to boxing

It looks like Fury is enjoying life going around the continent. He announced his decision to hang up the gloves after his latest win over Dillian Whyte in April. The abrupt retirement came as a surprise leading many to wonder if he would actually stay away from the ring.

Initially, Fury expressed his plans to continue as an athlete in some format. He was looking to compete in exhibition bouts against fellow sportsmen and celebrities. He even teased a return to boxing after the rematch between Anthony Joshua and Oleksandr Usyk. Fury had previously called out Joshua for an outing in England that would be free for the fans.