Matheus Diniz vs Gordon Ryan | Who's Number One

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  @lilT-Ride · 4 years ago · pinned

  Flo put mics on the mats so we can hear!

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  @rickybarksdale7150 · 4 years ago

  I appreciate that Gordon not ripping a submission, he had it sunk in and could’ve done anything he wanted but he chose to give him a chance to tap. He’s a true martial artist, had that been Rousimar Palhares, Matheus wouldn’t have a BJJ career anymore.

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  @gonenhuminer7712 · 4 years ago (edited)

  Not enough trainers nowdays teach their students to leave the ego out side of the gym to avoid unecessery injuries.  Gordon ryan sets an example that even the best grappler out there has no interest in breaking his opponents body parts. Amazing role model for all generations!

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• JE

  @jeffbarruga · 4 years ago

  Kudos to Ryan for not ripping that heel hook

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• JA

  @JaysSavvy · 4 years ago

  That&apos;s my favorite thing about this sport. Two masters playing chess can see &quot;Checkmate&quot; before it&apos;s actually played out.<br><br>That&apos;s what happened here. He caught the heel-hook, both of them knew it was sunk, instead of playing the move and possibly seriously injuring his opponent they made eye-contact, nodded to one-another, and shook hands. No damage. No bad feelings. Just: &quot;You got me/I got you, Well Played/Thank you.&quot;<br><br>And both men walk off without injury. You love to see it.

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  @nathantheophilus4856 · 4 years ago

  I think this match is a reminder for everyone as much of an asshole Gord is on and off camera, he is absolutely careful and even sympathetic when it comes to submissions. I don&apos;t think i&apos;ve ever seen him unecessarily crank a submission &nbsp;even if it risked his opponent escape. He couldve easily ripped that leg to shreds but didnt. The onlinr chatter is maybe part act, or maybe he truly is as loud/brash as he markets himself to be, but on the mats that man is undeniable. Truly the world&apos;s best nogi grappler active today, and perhaps in history when all is said and done.

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  @fungalthooth049 · 4 years ago

  Flo grappling, sign me. Top white belt of Mexico, i know to do a decent side control, 1 takedown and absolutely no submissions

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  @yskong · 4 years ago

  Matheus actually did very good. Very few top athlete can get out of Gordan&apos;s mount game. Especially when he is on another weight level.

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  @healthfitness7974 · 3 years ago

  Love the ending there. A lot of us went into BJJ because you can go all out and still not have to get hurt or hurt your opponent. The spirit of BJJ is displayed here very well.

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  @zpettigrew · 4 years ago (edited)

  Just watched several Gordon Ryan matches. &nbsp;He seems to wear his opponents down by using his strong legs and leg/hip dexterity. &nbsp;Let&apos;s them used their upper body - while he use his more powerful lower body where he can always &quot;roll&quot; away or out. &nbsp;He maintains his gas tank, burns theirs down, then uses the flaws that develop in the opponent due to fatigue. &nbsp;Pretty brilliant stuff.

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  @jeremyjameslv · 4 years ago (edited)

  Gordon talks a lot of shit but I think why he’s so well liked is when push comes to shove he fulfills the hero archetype by being respectful at the end of matches, he doesn’t try to hurt an opponent when he could. He shows competence, he shows skill, he shows mercy and he shows &nbsp;respect..

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  @michaelm9871 · 4 years ago

  Love that he didn&apos;t smash his leg up. Matheus clearly didn&apos;t want to tap at first, but he could see Gordon clearly had the position and just wasn&apos;t cranking it intentionally and tapped. Good on both of them, Matheus for not taking advantage and Gordon for not cranking a sub that could have taken Matheus out of the game perhaps indefinitely.

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