Dismissive Quotes by Gordon Ryan

All Dismissive statements made by Gordon Ryan across interviews, press conferences, and social media.

Feb 15, 2026 dismissive
“[Nurmagomedov and Chimaev] aren’t the best wrestlers. They’re not the best freestyle wrestlers in the world, and they’re not the best jiu jitsu guys in the world. If you put those guys into ADCC, they would get beat pretty easily. But what they’re doing is submission grappling... they’re supposed to be the best MMA fighters”

– via the OverDogs Podcast with Mike Perry, providing a technical breakdown of Dagestani style grappling
Feb 14, 2026 dismissive
“[Nurmagomedov and Chimaev] aren’t the best wrestlers. They’re not the best freestyle wrestlers in the world, and they’re not the best jiu jitsu guys in the world. If you put those guys into ADCC, they would get beat pretty easily. But what they’re doing is submission grappling... they’re supposed to be the best MMA fighters”

– via the OverDogs Podcast with Mike Perry, providing a technical breakdown of Dagestani style grappling