Nicky Ryan’s last 3 victories all came against seasoned veterans. Ryan successfully defeated Imanari, Hideo Tokoro and Phil Harris.
However rumors were swirling over just how it is he came to be in the Polaris tournament to start with – at one point Eddie Wolverine was to be in it however with everything that happened and his constant state of injury he bowed out.
this is how the following unfolded:
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Who would you guys like to see me defend my @polaris_professional title against first? @hypnotik
Other notable suggestions include Gordon Ryan (lol), AJ Agazarm, Gianni Grippo, either Miyao , Kennedy Maciel aka Cobrinha Jr and even Dillon Danis.
Ryan has an interesting career start with only one misstep – the defeat against Kennedy Maciel at studio 540 challenge.
Calestine was in a wave of people who exited the blue basement as Eddie Wolverine clashed with Jon Danaher which ultimately culminated in Wolverine changing his team altogether and training at Unity to the chagrin all involved including the faction that left the blue basement with him and the original core.
Calestine will be hosting a leg log camp next year:
Leglock Camp w/ Jon Calestine & Aaron Milam in Leuven, Belgium
Bruno Malfacine Is The Greatest BJJ Competitor Ever To Step On The Mat & For The First Time Ever – The Only 10x Weight Class Black Belt World Champion In History – Wants To Show You How He Wrecks The Big Guys .
Sloth Jiu-Jitsu: you can be slow and unathletic and still kick butt in Jiu-Jitsu.