Earlier yesterday Gordon Ryan talked at length about the experience he had competing at ADCC. Gordon, who is currently prepping for Metamoris spared no words and answered an assortment of questions in his usual fashion.
At some point of the interview he stated that he didn’t believe Erberth Santos stood any chance against him. This is a part Brazilian ace sharply objected to.
Santos told flograppling:
“Gordon, don’t get it wrong, you’ve already beaten some big names, sure. Congratulations!
“But I am very different from anybody you’ve faced before! If I fight with you, I will take your head off!
“I accept a match against you, 10 minutes or no time limit. I will take off the gi (that is my speciality) but you have to compete no-gi with me under the IBJJF rules. Prepare to get spanked!”
Given Gordon’s choice to now refocus on gi it will be trully interesting to see him face off. As a reminder Gordon also has a very interesting nogi match setup as a part of the Kasai promotion – in it Ryan is set to grapple another ADCC gold medalist Yuri Simoes. While Ryan has one notable victory against Simoes, Simoes also beat Pena who in turn defeated Ryan twice last year.
