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“RIP” – Still Hungry After Dismantling Patrick Gaudio, Gordon Ryan Warns Rival Lucas ‘Hulk’ Barbosa of Severe Consequences

Published 10/02/2023, 5:23 AM EDT

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Georges St-Pierre is widely considered to be one of the greatest UFC fighters of all time. He is a well-rounded combat athlete who has incredible jiu-jitsu as well. A man who is so revered, and is mostly not scared to face nearly anyone, fears facing one man in a BJJ fight. ADCC world champion Gordon Ryan is arguably the best BJJ artist in the world, whom even GSP fears.

Ryan has been a dominant name in the world of BJJ. He has been trained by one of the greatest MMA and BJJ artists of all time, John Danaher, who also trained GSP. Gordon Ryan’s career statistics stand at 93-5-3 which is quite impressive considering that he has been the champ and has tussled with some of the greats. His next fight is against a highly esteemed opponent and ‘King’ Ryan has a message for him.

Gordon Ryan is hungry for more

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There is a reason why Gordon ‘King’ Ryan is considered to be one of the greatest grapplers of all time. Ryan’s technique is impeccable and he barely gives his opponents any breathing room. He has the ability to translate an inconvenient position to one that gives him the place to get an upper hand on his opponents. At WNO 20, Gordon Ryan made his presence known. His comeback was an emphatic one as he beat Patrick Gaudio with an armbar and retained his heavyweight title. Now, his next fight has already been announced and he is scheduled to be fighting Lucas Barbosa. The fight is scheduled to be held on 30 November and ‘King’ Ryan will be putting his title on the line, once again.

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The two fighters met back in 2019. It was a tough match for Ryan but he managed to secure a win. Now, he is going to be fighting Barbosa once again. Although there is no doubt that Ryan is one of the greatest BJJ artists of all time, securing a double win over a renowned fighter like Lucas ‘Hulk’ Barbosa will be a feather in his cap. Ryan recently shared a post of the official announcement of their November fight with a ‘warning’ for his opponent, that read: “Rip“.

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Ryan has been the center of a number of controversies regarding medications and the intake of steroids. He also has been struggling with medical conditions that had him hospitalized. Making a comeback from that and winning his WNO 20 fight put him right back in the front seat.

Is Gordon Ryan also coming to the UFC? A possible fight against Georges St-Pierre on the cards?

There is some exciting news for UFC fans and for combat sports fans in general. UFC Fight Pass Invitational is going to bring together athletes from different sports and promotions to come and compete under one big umbrella.

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This event will feature the return of UFC legend Georges St-Pierre, who will be taking on a number of other fighters as well. For example, rumors suggest that Nick Diaz will also return to the mats for this event. Gordon ‘King’ Ryan is also another name that is speculated to be seen competing in the event. However, there has been no confirmation for that as of yet.

 

Georges St-Pierre has openly admitted that the one fighter he doesn’t want to fight is Gordon Ryan. In case Ryan is going to be partaking in the UFC Fight Pass Invitational, alongside GSP, there might be a point where both fighters might have to lock horns.

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Who will win then? On whom will you bet your top dollar and why? Let us know in the comments below.

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Arghyadeep Ghosh

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Arghyadeep is a UFC writer at EssentiallySports. His love for combat sports dates back to the WWF. Being a 90’s kid, he grew up fascinated by showmanship, competitive fighting, and wrestling.
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Yeswanth Praveen