Craig Jones launched screenshots of a dialog he had with former teammate Gordon Ryan after CJI and ADCC 2024.
The rivalry between former Danaher Loss of life Squad teammates Craig Jones and Gordon Ryan is now at an all-time excessive.
Contemporary off a busy weekend that noticed Jones’ inaugural Craig Jones Invitational (CJI) go head-to-head with ADCC 2024 – which featured a pair of Ryan superfights – issues at the moment are getting private between the 2 grapplers.
On Monday night time, Jones posted on his Instagram story a direct message dialog initiated by Ryan. These tales have since been eliminated by Instagram however may be seen under.
First, Ryan alleges that, for his pair of factors victories over Felipe Pena and Yuri Simoes at ADCC 2024, he earned greater than the $1 million prizes received by inaugural CJI champions Kade Ruotolo and Nick Rodriguez. If true, Ryan’s pay at ADCC would far exceed the publicly introduced prize cash for the superfight title and would even be nicely above what any ADCC athlete was publicly paid, together with division and absolute winners.
In response, Jones alludes to an unconfirmed rumor of sexual assault that was, partly, a catalyst for the break up of the Danaher Loss of life Squad and insinuates that he may pursue authorized motion in opposition to Ryan’s spouse. Jones has subsequently indicated that he plans to share the main points of this incident and additional clarify what led to the 2021 breakup of the Danaher Loss of life Squad.
The inaugural CJI passed off on August 16-17 in Las Vegas, and noticed each Kade Ruotolo and Nick Rodriguez stroll away with the $1 million prizes. The occasion additionally featured an inter-gender match between Jones and multiple-time world champion Gabi Garcia, in addition to a superfight between former ADCC champion Mackenzie Dern and present pound-for-pound greatest Ffion Davies.
The 2024 ADCC World Championships passed off on August 17-18, additionally in Las Vegas. Ryan’s superfight victories over Pena and Simoes served as the principle occasion points of interest for every day of the occasion.