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Gordon Ryan is open to rematches with Nick Rodriguez and Craig Jones… under his terms.

If the Brazilian jiu-jitsu star is ever to share the mats with “Nicky Rod” or Jones again, it will apparently be under Ryan rules as he outlined the circumstances under which he’d face his rivals again in a lengthy Instagram post on Wednesday.

Following an impressive showing at the inaugural Craig Jones Invitational earlier this month, Rodriguez called for a fight with Ryan with $ 2 million on the line, and Ryan has issued a response via Instagram.

I will say this once and only once. To nicky fraud and can’t win a comp craig- since you both have my [eggplant emoji] in your mouth 24/7, I have a few proposals for you. We either do 2 matches on 1 night, both of you either put up 500k or 1 million each, and I’ll put up 1-2 million, depending. We both compete in the same night,and winners take all. If one of you is too [cat emoji] to accept, I’ll face one of you for 1m vs 1m, which I think is comical seeing as the fact that NF is gonna have to pay roughly 350k I taxes. I know pea brain has never made 7 figures in his life, but after taxes, you have around 650k left, maybe 700 if you’re lucky. After putting at least 20% down on your million dollar house, I would absolutely be willing to bet you don’t have 300-350k cash on hand laying around to put into escrow, which means you’ll have to secure a sponsor to front you that money, and seeing as I’ve beaten you both a total of 5x, including 4 Submissions, good luck on that.

Matches will not be left up to judges, will have minimal ref interference, and thus will be no time limit, submission only. Athletes will also be required to wear long sleeve rash guards and spats (with a no roll up rule) since 4 people have already accused you of grease (mason, pena, me, yuri).

Competition will take place when I’m healthy, if I’m healthy and on a date and platform I decide. Until then, keep dreaming you’ll ever be anywhere near my level after beating guys who can’t make it out of the 1st day at ADCC. If you don’t respond here or publicly, I take this as a no, and I will not respond after this unless I get a clear yes or no to this response. I’m not negotiating.

I am the king, you follow my rules, or you shut up. And before you bet your new found “wealth”, make sure you’re not gonna default on an irs payment and end up in jail or homeless, because only one of us has a million to blow, and we all know who that is ;). This is mostly a message to NF, bec we all know Craig’s the ultimate can crusher and wants absolutely nothing to do with any kind of physical confrontation with me. Well, at least craig will be at the academy helping you prepare for the camp just like he did for cgi and adcc… oh wait…

To summarize Ryan’s demands, he suggested that Rodriguez and Jones face him on the same night, with both men possibly putting up $ 1 million each. The bouts would then be submission only (no judges and no time limit), with the competitors required to wear long-sleeve rash guards and spats.

He added that the bouts will only take place when he is fully healthy and on a date of his choosing. Should his rivals not respond to him in the post or elsewhere publicly, he will consider that a rejection of his proposal.

“I’m not negotiating,” Ryan wrote. “I am the king, you follow my rules, or you shut up.”

Ryan has previously defeated Rodriguez by submission and holds multiple submission wins over Jones. Highlights of those performances were included in Ryan’s post alongside his caption.

Jones replied in the post’s comments section, though not in a way that Ryan is likely to appreciate.

“I literally insult you and your PDF file wife everyday,” Jones wrote. “It should be on sight not when you’re healthy. I’ll wager the video I possess to your one million. If I win it goes to charity.”

Rodriguez is yet to respond to Ryan’s comments.

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Mayra Bueno Silva avoided a harsh penalty following the emotional aftermath of her most recent fight.

At UFC 303 in Las Vegas this past June, Silva lost to Macy Chiasson when it was determined in Round 2 that she could no longer continue after suffering a gruesome cut over her right eye. Silva angrily jumped up and climbed the cage wall, exiting the octagon, which led to a formal complaint from Nevada Athletic Commission executive director Jeff Mullen.

Initially, $ 2,500 of Silva’s $ 100,000 fight purse was withheld, pending further review. At a NAC meeting on Thursday, it was determined that the withheld money would serve as Silva’s fine and that the matter was considered resolved without further punishment other than Silva having to pay an additional $ 157 in prosecution fees.

Silva has had an eventful run of headlines since February 2023, when she defeated former bantamweight champion Holly Holm only to see that win overturned when she later tested positive for Ritalinic acid, a banned substance. The fighter claimed that the failed test was due to medication she had been taking to address her attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Silva also received a four-and-a-half month suspension for the infraction.

She went on to lose a unanimous decision to Raquel Pennington in the main event of UFC 297 with a vacant bantamweight title on the line, and is now officially winless in her past three contests after losing to Chiasson.

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Event: Bellator San Diego: “Nurmagomedov vs. Shabily”
Date: Sat., Sept. 7, 2024
Location: Pechanga Arena in San Diego, California
How To Watch: MAX (watch here) and on DAZN (U.K.)

Bellator San Diego Main Event:

155 lbs.: Champion Usman Nurmagomedov (17-0) vs. Alexander Shabliy (23-3)

Bellator San Diego Main Card:

170 lbs.: Lorenz Larkin (26-8) vs. Levan Chokheli (13-2)
185 lbs.: Douglas Lima (33-11) vs. Aaron Jeffery (14-5)
155 lbs.: Yancy Medeiros (12-8) vs. Jora Ayvazyan (14-1)
125 lbs.: Mackenzie Stiller (6-0) vs. Sumiko Inaba (7-1)

Bellator San Diego ‘Prelims’ Under Card:

185 lbs.: Jordan Newman (6-0) vs. Imamshafi Aliev (9-0)
170 lbs.: Masayuki Kikuiri (9-2-1) vs. Herman Terrado (15-6-1)
125 lbs.: Bryce Meredith (6-0) vs. John MaCalolooy (4-1)
265 lbs.: Josh Hokit (1-0) vs. Sean Rose (2-2)
115 lbs.: Aysia Cortez (3-0) vs. Ashley Thiner (4-1)

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A controversial scorecard in the heavyweight fight between Jairzinho Rozenstruik and Tai Tuivasa led to judge Howie Booth being removed from UFC 305 where he was actually scheduled to also work the co-main event.

While it’s not an unprecedented change, the removal of an official in the middle of an event is still unusual. Booth scored Tuivasa winning with a scorecard of 30-27, while the other two judges gave the fight to Rozenstruik with scores of 30-27 and 29-28 for the split-decision win.

Judges often score rounds differently during a close fight, which is how many split decisions happen, but there was no question that Rozenstruik deserved the nod over Tuivasa after three rounds. As a result, Booth was removed from the event and judge Ben Cartlidge was inserted as the third official scoring the co-main event between Steve Erceg and Kai Kara-France.

In the aftermath of that decision, Honorable Bob Kucera, the chairman of the Combat Sports Commission of Western Australia issued a statement to MMA Fighting regarding Booth being removed from UFC 305.

“To ensure the best outcome for the event and the sport, the Combat Sports Commission of Western Australia (CSC) supported a change to the judging assignments during the UFC 305 event,” Kucera said.

“Due process was followed in reaching this decision which included consultation with the Head Official. Mr Booth remains a registered official with the CSC.”

Based on that statement, Booth is still cleared to work future events in Western Australia, although it remains to be seen if he’ll be back at a future UFC card when the promotion eventually returns there.

UFC executive David Shaw addressed the decision to remove Booth from the event and he praised the move after there were more than a few complaints about Booth’s scoring in the heavyweight fight.

“It’s good checks and balances,” Shaw said at the UFC 305 post-fight press conference. “I think everyone needs to be held to a high standard. It doesn’t matter if, like, if I don’t do my job, or you don’t do your job, maybe it’s good to sit on the bench for a while, and reconsider the work, and try to figure out how to get back on track and do a better job next time.

“I think just, generally, in life, it’s a decent principle. But it’s not for me to say whether it was right or wrong for the commission.”

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