When New UFC Star Bo Nickal Took On Grappling Legend Gordon Ryan In A Jiu Jitsu Match

[@rustygray5058]

"There's a modified ruleset" "Good idea - what are those points for?" "No one knows"

[@simonbrown9218]

Who ever these two commentators are need to be fired. don't know a thing abt grappling

[@calebprouty288]

Yea, not knowing how they could score totally took the tension out of the fight.

[@Jake-bt3fc]

@@simonbrown9218 Its a grappling event. They’re probably volunteering or doing it for pennies anyway, lol. Don’t watch jiujitsu or wrestling expecting a high production budget and professionalism, lol.

[@rivahkillah]

"It's provocative"

[@Nenad-ICXC-Shuput-GFAMMA]

Points are for Takedowns

[@calebhill9191]

This was the most hilariously technical match I have ever seen. Gordan was just like, "Yup, he got a takedown. No, I'm NEVER standing up again 😂😂

[@grawakendream8980]

just call it the mental lapse that it was, instead of spinning into him not caring. believe me he would take that back if he could

[@SmoothOperator319]

One of these men is full of steroids and the other is all natural…

[@SCYN0]

he wamted to get taken down. Because then you have to engange the oppoinent on the ground and thats where Gordon is like a fking Python that just grabs anything it can and just strangles or crushes it

[@TheVeganeater]

He didn't get a take down he was given it. Gordon gave him his back so he'd take him down to force him to have to stay and fight. He offered up a few free legs and backs but Bo didn't bite. Kind of a silly fight , maybe should have happened behind closed doors but I guess it sells so why not

[@grawakendream8980]

that was the idea, but it backfired@@TheVeganeater

[@magus1017]

Great example of what’s good about both wrestling and Brazilian Juijitzu. The power, base, and violence of action in wrestling and the technical deadliness of BJJ. Learn both.

[@bulletproof1581]

I train both and I can tell you that BJJ is mostly pointless, Gordan Ryan is just on a shit tonne of steroids so he's able to out strength people like he did with Bo to get the submission.

[@aidandentice]

You did not just say jiu jitsu is useless. Gordon is the most skilled grappler of all time he not just juiced

[@eliasjarjoura445]

​@@aidandentice there's a reason why they ban steroids in sports, it gives you an edge if the opponent is not on it too

[@jademermaidmusic]

@@bulletproof1581 what a tool

[@Edgycoo]

there is no violence in westling

[@efficientfuture]

The way Gordon locked him in before the triangle was just beautiful. Bo knew he was stuck and it was over.

[@SmoothOperator319]

One is full of steroid’s… one is not.

[@decadeyt5891]

That is one of my favorite moves. That lock has so many options to advance or straight up submit.

[@LOGANoAce]

@@decadeyt5891 Also a face to punch

[@FeatheredDino]

​@@LOGANoAce Yeah if this was MMA. Admittedly, Gordon wouldn't make it out of round 1 in MMA. He doesn't know how to strike, he doesn't know how to block, and while yes he absolutely would try and take it to the ground, what he isn't used to is getting knees in the head and ribs, and getting punched in the face while trying to grapple.

[@ziliestarrive]

@@FeatheredDino it's not mma though, so what's your point? if my grandma had wheels she'd be a tricycle

[@delta.alpha.novmbr8802]

Isolate the arm, threaten the sweep, hit the triangle. There beauty in simplicity

[@rommarene4848]

There's beauty in hugging the ground like a little bitch🤔

[@natman2939]

I have to admit when there was about 7 minutes left on the clock, I just started skipping forward to see if anything happened. Bo was literally just standing there slapping Ryan away and not attempting any takedowns (I know the reason why but it leaves us with a situation where he's just trying to avoid being taken down for 15 minutes) And it's obvious Ryan can't take him down in a traditional way so it's kind of an an impasse.

[@ThiHaGadgets]

So for fight fan like me thinks boring 😅

[@MHK_1990]

ong. I legit started forwarding at exactly 7 seconds.

[@jerrysign5027]

Yup, another classic high level grappling match. You can skip 75% of the time cuz they're doing nothing.

[@ThiHaGadgets]

@@jerrysign5027 🤣🤣🤣

[@matthewroberts198]

I skipped ahead at the same time too

[@jairofonseca1597]

Gordon giving his back to Bo as a trap is priceless.

[@jesseeasterling859]

Def a trap. But I dont know if gordon expected him to push him away, and then slam him. I think he was expecting bo to jump his back or try to put in hooks or something, but when Bo threw him he started crawling towards him which was so interesting

[@jairofonseca1597]

@@jesseeasterling859 That was the trap, as I understood the rules, if your opponent take you down, you can stay on the ground.

[@tommytwo-times9053]

@@jairofonseca1597 ..getting slammed was definitely not part of the plan

[@slimpillow1346]

Yeah that 5 point throw to his neck felt great

[@JerseyJersey100]

His stalling and running overshadowed that trap by a million miles. That was embarrassing for Bo and I am a super fan of his for many years.

[@swaslaukinonome]

It's pretty funny how often Bo deploys his tactical shove. His response to nonsense traps is usually just push it away. Gordon is like Why not hug? 😂

[@13th_hero]

"What did Ryan get the points for?" "I don't know..." Pretty much sums up this match.

[@briefcaseblues6061]

Same for why did Bo get points when Ryan gave him the suplex position not once but twice.

[@Revivalheb]

and? he still won in the end even with a handicap

[@dkirk9305]

The shot at the end when they're standing next to each other wow PEDs is a he'll of a thing Which i know is legal in grappling

[@adrian57solo]

Good thing he got the submission and it didn't go to points.

[@eckwatson]

Have to agree.. feck knows how the scoring worked

[@Garanon5]

The suplex was my favorite part. Hard to beat a guy as technically skilled and who trens as hard as Gordon Ryan.

[@Red4350]

trens lmao

[@ultraman5168]

Hard to beat his roid cycle more like

[@Red4350]

@@ultraman5168 lmao i wonder if one day he'll be like that cyclist who was the best and then it came out he was a cheater

[@vegiii4868]

@@Red4350 He did admit he use steroids.

[@Red4350]

@@vegiii4868 oh, is that not a big deal in BJJ?

[@joesmoe3049]

Commentator: "I have no Idea what's going on here." Well. That about sums it up

[@Lilac0989]

I love Bo but honestly Gordon’s technique is just mind blowing to me it’s like he can fast forward everything in his mind before he makes a move! Super hero like 👊🏼🔥

[@mitchellzastey]

+ Steroids 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@davidmazzola5547]

He should move to mma alot more to think about

[@Lilac0989]

@@mitchellzastey Maybe but that’s not what’s under discussion I reckon .. if so we’d have to revisit a LOT of fights of all sorts 😵‍💫

[@Jjweeks01]

Yea the way he avoided being suplexed was outstanding

[@MP-db9sw]

So just do more steroids than him and beat him.

[@ChezWattsPhotography]

The fact that Bo was willing to switch discipline against the absolute best in the world even with modified rules. Mad respect

[@guitarjam2178]

To be fair, the modified rules were in Bo's favor. Takes nothing away from his performance

[@invinciblemercenary510]

@@guitarjam2178 they modified rules a bit because Bo wasn’t even there to fight the guy that was suppose to fight Gordon didn’t show up

[@jeromemock26]

Why, it's not like he's getting punched in the face

[@FIFA07Pro]

He looked like a coward in this video though.

[@MISCELLANEOUSGOON]

@@FIFA07Pro Yo can you solve this captcha?

[@thisisgettingold]

Crazy to think about if Gordon could've pulled guard and used leg locks he would've tapped one of the best wrestlers that ever lived within 2 min.

[@blackout9587]

and if bo could throw a punch, Gordon would be knocked out within 30 seconds. And if it was just wrestling, Gordon Ryan isn’t strong enough. Everytging other than bjj is 🥱

[@ianhopkins7457]

@@blackout9587 can bo take a punch.? we dont know if bo can perform while being punched in the face and risks leg locks etc, something we`ll see coming to a ppv lmao

[@wyatthunt5710]

​@@blackout9587 He's saying if it was a straight up wrestling vs BJJ without a special rule set Gordon would tap him in 2 minutes. There is no punching in either of those respective sports.

[@iwishihada3rdeyeoftruth397]

@@wyatthunt5710w take

[@DavidsonAlan]

@@blackout9587 You're talking about Bo as if he were Ngannou lol, he's 3-0 in MMA, hold on Brother

[@indivisible885]

I would love to see Gordon train Bo! His game would elevate so quickly and make him even more dangerous to his fellow fighters!

[@JAMMAJ-cq2bl]

I loved Gordon`s game plan and patience in luring the opponent in to be able to finish him off under these rules. A good mind game is half the battle.👏👍

[@daijudo]

So apparently, in Bo's first UFC fight, he is facing John Jones, but Jon Jones isnt allowed to strike or attempt any submissions. Bo is very confident in his debut.....

[@mpforeverunlimited]

Jones outweighs him by 50lbs. Jones would still win

[@rivahkillah]

​@@mpforeverunlimited via slams 😊

[@enriquerojas9758]

😂

[@monteraid]

Not just that he kept running away like dude what do you want more?!

[@johnnyblaze4546]

As of right now hes 3-0 in the UFC. Dont know how you think his first fight could possibly be against Jon jones. Makes 0 sense

[@juiceeronin1564]

What I can say is that getting rid of any types of guard pulls and all leg submissions is a huge disadvantage for Gordan. This is because the main thing different from BJJ and wrestling is that you can use guard and attack for submissions, some of the best being those attacking the legs. This made it as close to wrestling as possible with very little difference only being you can submit. What I'm trying to say is that this gave a major disadvantage to Gordan throughout the match.

[@ImN8Dwg]

Hence the reason he lets bo take him down. He could just stay down in an open guard and walk down bo. Gordon just had to adapt

[@justinha9846]

I wouldn't say it's a huge disadvantage. There are a thousand other submissions that can easily be setup that aren't leglocks. It just makes it a bit more fair. It's still very unfair for Bo but it's slightly more fair (and way more safe for him) since he doesnt have to worry about leglocks.

[@raymondcausey3926]

Gordon wasted a lot of time playing around…

[@dylan104]

Wow you don't say, who would've thought

[@TomAnderson.]

@@justinha9846exactly. So goes to Show Gordon is the best at using his technique. He is just not the best then. Cause the best of the best would have got it done quick even with modified rules.

[@Kamopanda]

I’ve never seen someone play it THAT safe. But I see the strategy in that. Also BO is scary explosive-strong I was in shock lol. Gordon is a technical master and got the triangle which was outta nowhere.

[@360Fov]

Check out Brendan Schaub vs Cyborg.... it makes this look like a nonstop street fight

[@clojo]

I’m surprised this announcer was able to say Bo 🤩

[@JohnLocke1776]

I'm watching this just as Bo's fight is about to start by chance 😆

[@k0d0kan]

I'm a Judo player and I used to love it when wrestlers would come to our dojo in their off season. I learned a lot from wrestlers about avoiding the take down and I was able to apply it to my Judo in many different ways. I never really had much trouble throwing wrestlers, but then again, they were playing by Judo rules and I would NEVER say Judo is better than wrestling, they are simply different, with different rules. It always used to make me laugh when JJ players would compete against other disciplines and say, SEE, JJ is better. Even though they ALWAYS had the other discipline compete with them under JJ rules... This competition is refreshing...

[@The_Cannabis_Connoisseur]

That's what makes the UFC and MMA so much better. You have to be talented in so many different disciplines to be at the top of the game in the UFC and MMA

[@InWitheNew]

@@The_Cannabis_Connoisseur to be at the top of the game in UFC, you just need to be buds with Dana. The best fighter almost never is the champion in that shit show organization.

[@WardenOfTerra]

Judo is the most useless martial art ever lol

[@pabeemagar3944]

​@@WardenOfTerranope lol. Khabib and islam has used many judo skills to take their opponents down. It may not be best in street fight but if you mixed it with other martial arts ,it can make you elite martial artist with elite skills

[@ojblackcat5286]

Nothing more thrilling than watching 2 guys sitting on the ground holding each others legs in a stalemate.

[@Coast_life]

If the rules weren't modified for Bo, it would have been over in 2 minutes...🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

[@glenng.6041]

cry

[@YoursInYeshua]

Go. You go. No, you go. No, you go! You go first! No, you go first! No, I insist, YOU go first!!! No, I insist, YOU GO FIRST!!!

[@MikeMcGrath666]

I would rather there were no modified rules. Bo's push and run away defense was impressive.

[@daw162]

Push and get clear is wrestling. Get up, get your legs back, square up. Nobody goes to an NCAA match and says "ok, you guys start. Red is on top in the bow and arrow position". Nickal is probably #3 or #5 in the world freestyle if he were still wrestling. And still clean.

[@MikeMcGrath666]

@@daw162 Push and get clear is ALL he did. I’m pretty sure there’s a lot more to wrestling than that.

[@Goat-Frenchy]

@@daw162u are so wrong bo would be top 10 in freestyle I’m his biggest fan btw

[@Goat-Frenchy]

@@daw162this isn’t ncaa this is professional

[@Goat-Frenchy]

@@daw162ncaa rules are a lot different

[@907alphaprime7]

Much respect from both these men. I Love how they didnt limit themselves with what they knew

[@jesusblanco7657]

Gordon couldn’t pull guard or any leg locks. He was severely limited lol

[@SwordTune]

@@jesusblanco7657 Gordon didn't get to where he is by being a 1 trick pony. Even if he's great at those two things, his game is more than just pulling guard and leg locks.

[@jesusblanco7657]

@@SwordTune i know? He was still severely limited in his discipline not that hard to understand

[@adilsonrangel2131]

Bo performing the slam: 😡😡 *sees gordon in the ground and engaging* Bo's reaction: 😥🏃

[@anasshahid224]

Bo Nickal is a once in a generation wrestler talent, phenomenal athlete. 👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@saint5203]

The kryptonite to every wrestler. The triangle choke.

[@Th3Barbarian01]

Guillotine

[@joshuajtm7202]

Tell that to khabib…..

[@g.y2139]

@@joshuajtm7202wrestling ≠ combat sambo

[@pauldavis5665]

@@joshuajtm7202 What does Khabib have to do with anything? Combat sambo is not wrestling.

[@benkelly7182]

Two great athletes. I thought it was entertaining and enjoyed the limitations of the ruleset and their effect on strategy. Not surprised with the outcome.

[@robhawkins4677]

Why would you be it is still a rule set that favors bjj

[@benkelly7182]

@@robhawkins4677 the really it that the vast majority of grappling rulesets are going to favor Gordon Ryan. He’s a far more complete grappler.

[@user-ky1wz1dy8k]

Holy shit I went to high school with Bo! Had no idea he was still going so hard.

[@brassvulcher8207]

did he bang dudes

[@LSmith2k]

Have you been under a rock?

[@CristianMartinez8x24]

@@LSmith2kyou’re acting like he’s so known😂he’s a young rising star rn

[@АлексейК-678]

@@CristianMartinez8x24everyone has known who Bo Nickal was for about 3 years now and if you didn’t then YOU are under a rock 😂

[@MJIZZEL]

Who is bo nickel?

[@mraganksingh58]

That triangle was a thing of beauty, took just a matter of seconds, once gordon got the right hold of him.

[@javierzapata6104]

Looked like a python choking his next meal haha so cool I rewatched it over 10 times lol

[@LloydBlake89]

I remember reading about a no name American taking gold in black belt magazine back in 2008ish look how far Gordon has come!

[@lujoviste]

At 13?

[@JTesoro21]

I thought I was about to waste 15 minutes of my life until that suplex, then that masterpiece of a triangle choke 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@erickrittle411]

The rule set to me was more of an exhibition my thoughts are the rule set was to protect Bo because he’s a UFC fighter and wanted the experience of facing the best vs the risk of getting injured Just goes to show how versatile Jiu Jitsu can be even modified

[@aronnemcsik]

Yeah Gordon takedowns were so versatile I learned something new from all his 2 technique. Also the Leg scissors Gordon were using are a high risk move that could end very badly...

[@Dengen111]

@@aronnemcsik absolutely crazy that someone thinks they know better than the absolute best lmao. I guess people will say anything on the internet.

[@hankaghostdog]

​@@aronnemcsik lol what was bo's technique? An elite wrestler that didn't shoot for a takedown once in 15 minutes

[@aronnemcsik]

@hankaghostdog yeah. Did I praise him?

[@Beepbopboh]

Let’s ask Kron Gracie that after his last fight ….lol

[@Pleasure_Baron]

Bo looked like a fish out of water and Gordon ryan looks like he takes steroids

[@Ben-iz9ud]

Gordon Ryan does take steroids he admits it and says everyone does

[@kellypitts8481]

@@Ben-iz9udeveryone in Gordon’s sport. I doubt Bo is using

[@erenjaegerbomb8653]

steroids are not illegal

[@Pleasure_Baron]

@@erenjaegerbomb8653 no one said they were, what's your point?

[@americandissident9062]

@@Ben-iz9ud He’s correct. They’re all on gear because if they’re not, they can’t be competitive at that level. I’m 36 and I’m trying to break into our local BJJ competitive scene, and I’m starting to realize that I might need a little gear just to compete against guys who aren’t decrepit.

[@fundamentalconvolution1749]

I would say that the rules were HEAVILY in favor of Bo. Pretty much bout all he did was push Ryan away and squirm to escape when Ryan caught him. It was obvious that he wasn't trying to win, he was just stalling. He did one suplex, which was nice, but then immediately got away again because he had no real idea of how to actually win the match. Even with the rules limiting Ryan, once he got ahold of something other than his legs (which he couldn't use to finish the match), it was over as expected. I would be interested in a rematch if Bo took some time to fully train in jiu-jitsu and they had a straight up match to truly test his skills.

[@FreeNDeed777]

That’s why wrestlers go to real fighting and bjj guys roll with wrestlers.

[@DogginsFroggins]

@@FreeNDeed777 BJJ literally helped invent modern MMA?

[@FreeNDeed777]

@@DogginsFroggins You could say the same for pretty much every other legitimate martial art??? Wrestling is superior to bjj in mma and in street fights.

[@chronopheonix589]

​@@FreeNDeed777Charles Oliviera. Islam makhachev. Khabib. Wrestling doesn't rule mma rn. It's a great mix between bjj wrestling and kickboxing rn. Bad take.

[@FreeNDeed777]

@@chronopheonix589 Khabib and Islam are wrestlers 😂. Islam beat Olivera EASILY. DC WRESTLER. Jon Jones WRESTLER. Justin Gaethje WRESTLER. DJ WRESTLER. Chael Sonnen WRESTLER. Chimaev WRESTLER. Kamaru Usman WRESTLER. Colby Covington WRESTLER. High level wrestling with good boxing is superior to bjj with kickboxing, unless you’re someone like Anderson Silva which is extremely rare.

[@cbroo69]

Both guys proved their point in a way. Bo said If I dont engage you can't take me down and then Gordon said "Haha my rules motherfucker you have to engage with me"

[@joelt5994]

Bo had a heavily favored ruleset. Gordon could’ve pulled guard and leg locked in less than a minute had there been no limits.

[@calebpittman2345]

@@joelt5994in jujitsu, the fact that it’s a jujitsu match already means it favors Gordon, it just evens the playing field slightly.

[@MichaelPecero]

I think Gordon Ryan will team up with Bo Nickal one day. These two guys are winners. I am a huge fan of these boys.

[@NateSmith87]

Two of my favorites going at it. Bo, being an absolute dog and looking to challenge himself, and Gordon, being the cream of the crop at the top, and being a great leader and example for this sport.

[@James.1_2-3]

GAWK GAAWK GAWK

[@OmarAbdulMalikDHEdMPASPACPAPro]

This was interesting to watch. Bo is giving up a lot of weight. He shows his strength to even be able to hang with a beast like Gordon. Respect!

[@NateSmith87]

@@James.1_2-3 if that's what you desire to do so bad, I suggest you contact their management.

[@3rdcoastpapi]

Nothing like watching two grown men get all handsy on the ground lmao

[@JustnNDTrollSniper]

​@@3rdcoastpapi if that's all you see, this sport isn't for you. Move on.

[@WmOlden]

Had all of Gordon's tools been available to him, that match would have lasted exactly as long as Gordon wanted it too.

[@JXiong-zo8ig]

💯💯💯

[@mliao1]

Yeah of course. But what happens if BOTH of them have all their tools?

[@rawchickensandwich]

@@mliao1Gordon submits him

[@joejones1991]

Had this been a MMA match Gordon would be dead.

[@rawchickensandwich]

@@joejones1991 no shit, we all know that. But it’s not is it? It’s a grappling match with rules to handicap Gordon and Bo still got destroyed. 🙄

[@mrscoob3450]

No pulling guard or leg locks? So it's bo just trying not to get taken down? 🙄

[@curtevans2551]

Basically lol

[@GrimReapiN]

Yep pretty pathetic

[@TsukuyomiPlayz]

Yeah the bottom feeders are telling the worlds best what they think is pathetic 😂

[@mrscoob3450]

@Young97Gun they are elite. So we want to see an elite match. That's like watching Jordan and LeBron have a 20 minute 1v1 but you can't dunk or shoot a 3 and there is no shot clock. It just ended up looking like 1 guy unwilling to commit to grappling when you are there to see who is the better grappler.

[@TsukuyomiPlayz]

@@mrscoob3450 yeah and no one wants to watch Gordon pulling guard and sliding on his ass for 15 minutes. As far as the rules your complaining about then how about just make it a MMA fight and we’ll see how it goes. Your boy ended up winning by submission anyways so what’s the problem?

[@mattr4375]

The strange feeling that you’re surprised and not surprised at the same time… throughout the match.

[@adityarangarajan3948]

That slam from Bo though :O

[@thebignacho]

The one that did nothing? So impressive :o

[@anon4854]

The one he got baited into so he'd finally have to actually engage? 🤣🤣🤣

[@jamesdy903]

Let's be honest here! Gordon just playing with Him!

[@Bharatiyawrestler97]

Bo slam him by German suplex

[@pragmatist23-r8s]

What about the suplex?

[@enkiigigi7647]

Bro that transition into that triangle was crazy and the suplex at the end to try and break that grip is excellent

[@insertunoriginalnamehere1398]

That wasn’t a suplex when the triangle was locked in

[@supersaiyan-goku-san]

It's more of a slam than a suplex.

[@loganleroy8622]

You clearly are not a wrestler if you think that is what a suplex is.

[@zamolxezamolxe8131]

and next, elite footballer against elite basketballer under ping pong rules!! im excited to see that!

[@janosch7210]

Dude im a 2nd/ 3rd league tabletennis player and i can tell you, the service rules of tt would fuck anybody up 😂❤ Its waaays to complicated

[@zamolxezamolxe8131]

@@janosch7210 😂😂😂 fair enough

[@MackTrainingAcademy]

Shows how much of a disparity there is for each specialist. If there were leg locks it was over in the first minute.

[@RealOxis]

No not really. Just kept Gordon from doing the run of the mill pussy bjj shit

[@siavosh87]

And if strikes were allowed, even though neither do striking, the wrestler would have undoubtedly won.

[@MackTrainingAcademy]

@@siavosh87 Definitely not the case. If neither of them do striking it is all guessing who would have won. Striking from the feet would be neutral and striking from the ground I would say the jiu jitsu would play a large roll. Would love to see it an MMA match between them.

[@sapsave3651]

@@MackTrainingAcademy the striking probably favors the wrestler more for just a ground and pound situation. Wrestling is all about pressure and control. A good ground and pound is all about keeping a dominant position over your opponent , so it fits wrestling perfectly. Also if you’re experiencing a ground and pound wrestling would probably help you get back to ur feet than bjj. The only advantage bjj has is potential submissions, but those already exist without the striking.

[@joshuajtm7202]

Lol

[@ImOldGreggg]

This is still beyond impressive for Bo to come in and actually compete with one of the greatest BJJ practitioners in history. If Bo polishes his striking, there aren't many dudes at 185 that can beat him.

[@FullJikama]

Khamzat will retire him

[@danielmitchell671]

yeah bo is so good at pushing him away its amazing

[@scottwall8419]

Bo showed his get away skills and impasse skills. But.....I will say not getting submitted for as long as he did is good I guess. Granted Gordon couldn't do half his skill set to make it even for Bo. So I guess we can call it half good

[@2408William]

Khamzat obliterate her

[@ronaldpotter5878]

@@2408William like how he did that tiny Burns

[@AdamJWM]

I bet Gordon didn’t expect that suplex when he gave him his back twice.

[@arcstatic8950]

Looking forward to watching Bo fight tonight!! He's on the main card, which is super cool!

[@dukenukem7043]

knee to the nuts 🌰

[@sanktumtomb5659]

​@@dukenukem7043 unintentionally that was the ref's fault for not calling it. When you're in a fight I don't think you're looking where your knees going. You're not going to sit there and throw a knee and be like oh man I think I caught nut

[@dukenukem7043]

@@sanktumtomb5659 yeah i get that. But its cringe that Bo is denying everything. like he would be 100x more likeable if he just owned it. but the fact that he's making up stories and stuff makes him look bad

[@redeyegooner]

​​@@sanktumtomb5659 unintentional, maybe. But Bo knew where it landed. When you knee someone like that, you feel it connect. There's no way he didn't know. It was a knee straight up between the legs, into the cup. It wasn't a glancing shot like in the Jones/Gane fight. What would have happened if Cyril jumped straight on Jon's neck while he was holding his nuts, who'd be wearing the belt today. Fair is fair. Bo knew what happened.

[@travisenget1608]

You guys didn’t see the angle very well😂 It was definitely just outside the Steel Cup they wear. As well as like 3 fights later, Jon took a full on kick to the dick and still won in under 2 minutes…😂 Don’t think it had a fight ending magnitude.

[@robertduncan8400]

Just for perspective. Without the modified rule set. Gordon would’ve grabbed Bo’s leg and tapped one of the best wrestlers ever in under a minute.

[@DiSAPPOINTED-ll7sv3vd2o]

Он точно не лучший борец всех времён 😂😂. "БЫ"? , А "если БЫ" бой был в MMA ? А "если БЫ" это была уличная драка?

[@blacksheep1045]

bo isn’t even close to one of the best wrestlers ever 💀💀

[@AmanC000]

I love watching Bo, I can't wait for him to become UFC middleweight champion.

[@mandarmanik5118]

Gordon not going for the leg lock while having it in a rip off position for such a long time gives the illusion that Bo's ankle is hanging off a thread 😂

[@seansundita3605]

The suplex was the beginning of the end for Bo.

[@Jaldric]

Add strikes to the match

[@Pork-Chop-Express]

Modifying the rules to take away Gordon's best attacks. And then wagging his finger / taunting. Dude - the karma clock is ticking ...

[@t-pentylchloride1921]

Took away striking from Bo

[@badoodis]

@@t-pentylchloride1921 Neither of them could strike because its grappling... but I would wager with striking Gordon would have killed him. Bo's striking is not great.

[@jacksetzer9160]

Right!?

[@woodbutcherjc]

Bo didn't do squat...Gordan kept pushing the pace.

[@thomasbrennan8760]

@@badoodis watch Islam vs Olivera if you want to see what happens when a wrestler fights a BJJ guy

[@islepaint]

Gordon Ryan is the GOAT. Even with out the ability to use leg locks or to pull guard wrestlers are no match.

[@lascano14]

Not allowed to pull guard/leg lock but slamming your way out of a triangle is A-OK 😂 they reallyyy want this kid to succeed.

[@DefinitelyDefense]

It’s funny how Gordon obviously looks juiced yet you still want him to have advantages? Sad he was able to even slam him in the first place🥱

[@scotch_onrocks1876]

pulling guard is for queers

[@michaelcavalry8379]

@@DefinitelyDefense What is the point of Bo being there if he did absolutely nothing the entire match? He was so afraid of going to the ground that he had to be taunted to do anything. People still defend Bo here, but it's funny that three times Gordon took Bo down, and yet the Bo does nothing offensive. Running away until the very end was his plan basically

[@juanaguirre3978]

Leg locks have always been apart of wrestling, plus they were not considered bjj like techniques and frowned upon....Just ask Josh Barnett and Dean Lister who were the 1st ones to popularize leg locks in BJJ in the early 2000s.

[@daytonasayswhat9333]

Clean versus dirty.

[@crookedvultrendall5581]

Bo has his blue belt now and has more jiu-jitsu experience I wonder how they would match up now?

[@chungusamongus519]

They would probably drop some of the modified rules and Gordon would just go for a leg lock. Size and experience difference is too much for even Bo Nickal.

[@jojojaykay]

Yeah Bo would be mauled tbh.

[@ghosttowntomato]

Size??? Only a 20 pound and 1 inch difference

[@crookedvultrendall5581]

@@ghosttowntomato I meant how would Bo do against Gordon now that he actually has jiu-jitsu experience!! In a normal rule set.

[@xavierrivera6390]

Gordon by homicide

[@NewBluesBros]

Well now that the match is over, the commentators can give each other mouth hugs...

[@john3846]

Actual commentary “Can you imagine the memes if Bo Nickals able pull this off? I-I can’t even imagine the- the- the torrent of memes that are gonna come out on the internet” “Well that’s why it’s so impressive that both of these guys take on this match”

[@Normal6755]

Sounds totally logical 😄

[@roberttrout1352]

That would have lasted about a min if Gordon was allowed to pull guard.

[@ryanknight9604]

Or 30 if it was wrestling! You know the original Olympic sport

[@roachdoggjr155]

@@ryanknight9604 gay sport only americans watch lmao

[@RichardDemsick]

Yeah and less if Bo punched him in the face as he pulled guard 🙄. The whole pulling guard part of BJJ is what holds back the sport imo. Don’t get me wrong wrestling needs some rule adjusting too but watching people put themselves in horrible positions because you can get away with it if someone can’t stomp your face or punch you is not the intention of the grappling art

[@DEBO5]

@@RichardDemsick lol Gordon would tear his ankle out of his socket in under 15 seconds if he was allowed heel hooks

[@quinnlaya331]

@@DEBO5but Gordon didn’t pull guard and still won. Bjj is clearly superior.

[@dianecenteno5275]

Props to the wrestler! 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏

[@XManShyt]

Guys An Animal!!!! 😂😂😂😂 Boniko head was about to pop off😂😂😂

[@CoolStoryBruh]

This is a great thing to fall asleep 14 times to. What a great snoozefest!!

[@alejandromireles8489]

I'd love to see magic man making some of his magic in this kind of competition

[@bigworm1363]

If this was a true grappling match, Gordon would have submitted him in the first minute.

[@hagenanon9484]

it seems to me that he couldve done that even under this ruleset, and just artificially stalled the match to make it more interesting for viewers

[@Jaldric]

Add strikes to the match

[@krupag8149]

With no guard pulling and no leglocks this is essentially a wrestling match 😂

[@EBMproductions1]

One thing i get the leg locks but what about the calf slicer???

[@minutemartialarts3152]

BJJ didn't even do leg locks until about 20 years ago,small part of overall jujitsu. Rolls Gracie tapped, a gold medalist wrestler over and over without them

[@aronnemcsik]

@@EBMproductions1 I'm not a professor in biology but I seems to recall the Calf is the part of the leg

[@EBMproductions1]

@@aronnemcsik bicep slicer...is still the option im eluding to first here...i know bout no leg attacks just i dont get why gordon did not go for a few others as well...

[@aronnemcsik]

@@EBMproductions1 Oh ok. didn't meant to be rude sorry. I think he didn't go for it because it was too risky. Might be that Bo was just closing angles really well or just didn't want to risk a serious back exposure.

[@Sean-xr1xj]

Man Gordon is good. I like seeing him not pull guard, he's very skilled everywhere

[@Nenad-ICXC-Shuput-GFAMMA]

It's ridiculous how just buy being a Jiujitsu artists, it shuts down complete wrestling takedown of the world class wrestler 🤣. Like at 9:37 for an example 🤣 Noting beats jiujitsu, but jiujitsu.

[@jbp3430]

Gordon getting slammed was priceless

[@anon4854]

He was literally inviting him to do it because Bo wouldnt engage.

[@briefcaseblues6061]

Right, gave him the position not once but twice

[@sergiodefreitas6597]

Bo just survived . Its notvgrappping vs wrestling it's wrestling vs wrestling as Gordon can't do his leglocks or guard 😅 ..

[@David-ty5jk]

Lmaooo fr he's heavyweight too

[@jbp3430]

@@anon4854 yep I know but I don’t think he thought it would be that bad lol. Also a heavyweight vs welter weight! I like to see more of a all out mma fight no rules. All this rules don’t prove anything. Gordon is hands down the best ever in his craft!

[@davidgantz9378]

I love wrestling and watching JuJitsu, but these 2 are so great nothing is happening > to boring

[@dabirdie1797]

nothings happening because the ruleset is awful and bo is stalling

[@kerryabruzzo5297]

Too many rules to protect Bo!

[@stinkyd4067]

Yeah and if they were in a cage Bo would destroy Gordon.

[@masonwillms2542]

​@@stinkyd4067and if one had a knife they would win, what about it?

[@dabirdie1797]

@@stinkyd4067 too bad this is grappling not mma

[@ricardohenry1]

And still didn’t matter

[@kendra7648]

​@@stinkyd4067maybe who knows Gordon never done mma

[@shawerymarz]

This match literally would've been 5 seconds if Gordon was allowed to leg lock

[@TheBiffsterLife]

Bo showed unusual restraint by not reaching for his highly effective nutshot attacks.

[@DerVorsitzender]

Gotta restomp that groin

[@SamiGodHater]

Lol

[@alexanderpso]

Bo went into this at a huge disadvantage. Bo’s only real way of scoring points was a take down, considering as a wrestler he’s not trained in submissions. So he got stuck dancing around because once he’s on the ground Gordon could start working submission and all bo can do is try to defend them.

[@smirfbroil6934]

I guess so tho seemed like bo thought he could do it

[@JAEHAUGEN]

💥💥💥 WE ALL KNOW BO WOULDN'T HAVE LASTED NEARLY THAT LONG WITHOUT THAT MODIFIED RULE SET

[@omar-uu8qo]

Nobody can deny bo is one tough fast and knowledgeable young man. A couple more years you will be anyone

[@ymat5306]

Very high level grappling. Salute’ men!!!

[@brandonhunter3036]

I'm not sure what exactly Bo thought might happen 😂 but hat's off for the attempt

[@hubster4477]

Challenging himself maybe? Not like he lost anything on the outcome, and he gained experience.

[@yodamaster757]

@@hubster4477 100%!

[@monteraid]

@@hubster4477 he could have challenges himself without putting bs rules

[@hubster4477]

@@monteraid true.

[@corruptfaith6674]

Gordon took so many steriods he hospitalized himself and they are in Gordons domain. Bo is far superior overall on a fair playfield. Bo would go further in an mma career than Gordon.

[@bozzy-101]

Clever of Gordon to allow Bo a takedown. As soon as Gordon was on the floor, he could sit in his guard.

[@brucethorsen1826]

WHAT A GENEROUS GIFT FROM BO NICKAL TO BJJ, AND IT WASN'T EVEN CHRISTMAS 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@bambam0099]

Throughout the entire match, Ryan was far superior. Incredibly impressed.

[@scotthackett4500]

Shh..on paper Gordon should have won in the 1st 2 minutes..so that didn't happen..he got tossed like RagDoll & an Olive Garden SALAD...I considered it a big Will for Bo..& Gordon Knows it..if they go Again..Bo will Beat Dat @$$ you Watch..🤡🧐🙀🙀😄🤣

[@bambam0099]

@@scotthackett4500 If they didn't have rule changes, it would of been over very quickly.

[@planthub9252]

@@scotthackett4500 are you on crack?

[@dabirdie1797]

@@scotthackett4500 because bo stalled the whole time?

[@Moloch1038]

I must be missing something. Everyone seemed awed by the suplex, ... that Gordon basically gave Bo. He literally backed up into him with his hips. Sure he may not have expected the suplex, but it's not like Bo had to fight to get it either. It was handed to him. Aside from that, Gordon had restrictions. Did Bo have any? For a wrestler he never once went for a take down. He pretty much just guarded against it himself. I'm clearly ignorant to wrestling as I'm sure everyone knew what they were cheering about but it was definitely not obvious to a bystander.

[@thebignacho]

Wrestlers will turn anything around in their favor

[@jclary83]

I'm not sure how the rules could possibly make sense, but this definitely was not it. You end the match in BJJ by submission and in wrestling by pin. They made it so that pins do not matter, but submissions still do. They created a point system that Ryan didn't care about because it always benefited his advantage. Why would Bo want to take him down if he has no chance to end it with a pin, but instead it puts him right into Ryan's advantage? Nice try whoever put this on, and credit to both these guys for trying to make it work, but in the end it was boring, didn't make sense, and really only left 1 possible outcome (other than a draw).

[@jclary83]

@Jake He had already started practicing BJJ. If he just wanted to compete in BJJ, he would have just competed in BJJ (and probably not start with the guy who is considered the best). The point of this event was to pit the best BJJ practitioner against an elite wrestler on an even playing ground. My point was that it is probably impossible to create a rule set that didn't favor one guy or the other. In this case the rules favored Ryan. I'm sure Bo knew it and accepted anyway. Kudos to him.

[@nstv23]

If leg locks were allowed, this fight would have been over as soon as Bo Butts hit the canvas for the first time. Done, it’s a wrap!

[@johnmusco5409]

That's what you get from calling people out that are above your skill level. Rules to make it even is B.S. if it were leg locks this match would have been over in the first 2 minutes. Very entertaining!!!👍💯💨

[@robertfetrow4612]

If we called back points Gorden would have lost in two minutes

[@timlamb1156]

I think it’s cool and love both these guys, and sure in a wrestling ruleset Bo wins, Ryan wins in bjj but I think it’s still cool to see. Both guys are awesome for putting this on. Can’t wait to watch bo in ufc saturday

[@timlamb1156]

Watching this for the second time Bo was getting better as the match went on, i would love to see this again a couple yrs when bo is a purple belt

[@leaoaugusto]

I would say like 20 seconds

[@stinkyd4067]

And if we're in the UFC Bo would walk over Gordon without trying

[@graze-plays3594]

Gordon is an absolute monster

[@xotristan]

That roid rage

[@graze-plays3594]

@Tristan it's legal why not? Everyone else is on gear too

[@justinw1765]

@@graze-plays3594 Everyone? Maybe many, but some folks actually care more about their long term health than some temporary ego attachments. Bo was probably not on the sauce here.

[@graze-plays3594]

@@justinw1765 fair, but I'd be confident enough to put money on 80-85% of them being on it

[@austins8384]

You can definitely tell that gordon Ryan was just playing the whole time

[@DavidFrycSaber]

I wouldn't say that, I would say he seemed unbothered by the idea of losing since he was sure it wouldn't happen, but genuinely pretty frustrated by his takedown attempts failing to result in him getting to a dominant position. He makes this face every time his prey got away lol

[@gsp3428]

@@DavidFrycSaber It was kind of a pointless match, because Bo could never submit him, and Gordon could never take him down. So its really just a stalemate.

[@dabirdie1797]

@@DavidFrycSaber he was upset bo was doing nothing

[@HAPPLIP]

@@DavidFrycSaber More likely that he unbothered by any position Bo gets on him. Bo is too green for submission grappling and someone like Ryan would eat him with whatever position Bo lands in. You can clearly see this by Gordon pushing the action with his ass at Bo. Handicapped rules as well to protect Bo. Its all very clear

[@treeman5263]

The fact that he held his own that long against one of the best submission grappling of all Time while not being well versed in submissions is very impressive

[@bobe3250]

I think this sport should change the format. Just let each guy take turns grabing a leg and then try to break it. Kinda like slap fighting does with slaps.

[@Lockdown335]

People ignore the fact Gordon took Bo down in minutes because it was a scissor take down i swear hahaha

[@aronnemcsik]

Yeah my first thought were I REALLY hope Gordon practiced that move a LOT and I mean a LOT otherwise it will cause some very serious injury...

[@LIONTAMER3D]

He prevented Gordon from doing everything that made him successful & complained about losing by advantage in a 2-2 match where half the human body was off the table at the outset lol

[@Al-di8cn]

Yeah, I thought that was pretty goofy to be honest, like some Gracie challenge where you have a match with someone but you implement a modified rule set as a handicap, I get that there is a huge skill gap and they were trying to make things interesting, but I feel that it’s kind of dumb to challenge someone to a jiujitsu match and then prevent them from using leg locks and pulling guard. It would have been different if Bo was also not allowed to do those things, but with that rule set, he was allowed to freely engage in leg locks with little risk since his own legs were free from attack. Just seems really goofy, it would be like challenging Jon Jones to an mma match, but Jon isn’t allowed to go for take downs or submissions but the other guy can. You’re not facing the entire guy.

[@round_4d579]

It’s because this was jujutsu which Gordon is much better at, its his martial art. This was too make it fair for Bo nickel whose a wrestler and hasn’t trained jujutsu as long. If we had Gordon wrestle, Bo it would be tilted in Bo’s favor like this was tilted in Gordons.

[@LIONTAMER3D]

@@round_4d579 correct, Gordon's wrestling is very basic.

[@dabirdie1797]

he lost by the triangle lol

[@LIONTAMER3D]

@@dabirdie1797 they said he lost by adv, and the moaning clearly sounded like an advantage loss

[@user-nk3re4dj5h]

Gordon Ryan played into Bo Nickal's strenght by standing up and wrestling with him for nearly 12 minutes but the moment Bo Nickal gets a suplex and takes him down he refuses to engage with Gordon in his domain. Talk about not being up to the challenge.

[@Woobieeee]

do you think you are a serious person?

[@user-nk3re4dj5h]

@@Woobieeee good one

[@justinhawes5193]

Leg locks this would have been over fast. But the fact Bo is still in there is amazing. Dude is going to be badass in Jiu-jitsu.

[@ken244]

Bo did a great job avoiding the fight, imagine though if it was no restrictions.

[@ifthatthenthis3797]

15 heel hook of death

[@stinkyd4067]

​@@ifthatthenthis3797 or throw them in a UFC ring and Bo absolutely destroys Gordon

[@ifthatthenthis3797]

@@stinkyd4067 so the MMA fighter vs the grappler. Would win a MMA fight... Wow I'm shocked

[@anon4854]

@@stinkyd4067 cope

[@camilopalma1223]

​@@stinkyd4067bruh what a stupid statement

[@clojo]

Bo’s 100% on defense

[@timfrench1333]

This was like watching a soccer game where you cannot use your feet. The rules were basically made to make this a complete wrestling match

[@masonwillms2542]

​@@timfrench1333and if thats what it is im cool with it, but be honest

[@americandissident9062]

True. He barely attempted to do anything aside from stalling and escaping.

[@TheBajamin]

lol people praising Bo? He didn’t do anything but roll out of bounds. I expected a lot more from a top tier wrestler. They already removed over half the BJJ aspect and he didn’t do anything. The su plex didn’t mean anything. Gordon literally walked at him with his ass. Because Bo wasn’t doing anything for 13 minutes, just run and stall.

[@SemperFi0313E4]

I’ve wrestled for 5 years, buddy was being super chilled none explosive super super chilled

[@patrikhedkvist9357]

Even with modified rules Bo didn’t stand a chance!😂

[@brunonkowalski]

Now imagine they're fighting on the street and he slams him on a concrete not a mat .

[@cristiant6566]

@@brunonkowalski they are both yanks why are they not pulling guns if its on the street?

[@RaulPerez1]

@@brunonkowalski lol you do realize he only got slammed cause he was messing with him and gave him his ass and his back. Literally charging him with his ass. If this was an actual fight you really think he would do that?

[@mrc6808]

Now imagine if gordon could use leg locks and pull guard

[@brunonkowalski]

@@RaulPerez1 I was talking about the other slam, during triangle.