Gordon Ryan had his eyes glued to the fight between Craig Jones and his former opponent, Felipe Pena, as the two faced each other in the main event of UFC Fight Pass Invitational 4. However, Pena?s loss by fastest escape in overtime made Ryan put forth his opinion on social media.
Pena and Ryan were set to land against each other, prior to Pena?s victory over Nicky Rodriguez. However, the five-time ADCC world champion had to pull out owing to his bad health. The BJJ practitioners slammed each other quite a few times on the internet and garnered a lot of attention. While the BJJ world kept asking for a fight between Pena and ?The King?, Ryan?s health didn?t allow him to compete. Nevertheless, Pena?s recent loss seemingly quenched Ryan?s thirst for a match.
Gordon Ryan has a message for Felipe Pena
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The entire BJJ world began hyping up the fight between Ryan and Pena. Unfortunately, Ryan had to sit the event out due to his recent medical history with Strep throat. In Ryan?s stead, Jones landed against ?Preguica?. The fight, however, didn?t end in favor of the Brazilian.
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After Pena?s loss, Ryan took to IG stories and sent a message to the BJJ universe. He wrote, ?Just to be clear, the pena we all saw last night, the guy who lost to someone who?s never won anything, THATS the guys who you think I?m scared of and is gonna beat me? That?s your last hope??
Ryan was, in fact, utterly disappointed at Pena. He responded to the fans who wanted him to fight the Brazilian BJJ practitioner. He further made Pena a laughing stock and sarcastically questioned the fans if they thought he was scared of such a grappler. It was crystal clear that Ryan was dissatisfied with Pena?s performance at UFC Fight Pass Invitational 4. But this wasn?t the first time heat emanated from the rivalry between Ryan and Pena.
Pena dissed Ryan for pulling out
Earlier in February 2023, Pena took to Instagram to thank Rodriguez for accepting a fight with him after Ryan had to pull out of the game. Undeniably, the entire world was anticipating a fight between the two. But Ryan seemed to have no choice.?
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After Pena thrashed Ryan for declining an offer to fight, the BJJ legend didn?t back off. He went on to the comments section and took a jab at Pena. He claimed that Flo Grappling gifted Pena with the victory.?
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