Overview
- Ryan detailed on Mike Perry’s OverDogs podcast that chaining heists and Granby rolls with submission threats can disrupt the fence-wrestling control used by Khabib Nurmagomedov, Islam Makhachev, and Khamzat Chimaev.
- He cited an early Nurmagomedov opponent who repeatedly escaped and reversed with Granby rolls to illustrate how sustained chains, not single attempts, can deny top control.
- Ryan maintained that MMA-focused grappling excels at forcing opponents to carry body weight and absorbing strikes, yet he claimed those same athletes would be beaten easily under ADCC rules.
- Chimaev publicly rejected the analysis on social media with a blunt “Big bull****” response, brushing off an offer to discuss the topic further on the podcast.
- Coverage notes that Granby rolls are common in grappling but riskier in MMA due to strikes and cage pressure, leaving Ryan’s prescription unproven in live MMA scenarios.