Gordon Ryan attacked in massive brawl at ADCC 2026 | Video

A massive brawl has erupted at ADCC 2026 , involving Dorian Olivarez and his famous teammate and coach, Gordon Ryan .

One of the 66 kg tournament favorites in Olivarez finished Bezkat Kapashov in the opening round of a Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) match that was extra chippy and physical. Tensions flared immediately after the submission, with a pretty large Kazakh team contingent confronting Olivarez and his cornermen.

Things quickly escalated to a pretty sizable brawl involving Ryan, Olivarez and the Kapashov's entire team. Ryan was eventually seen on the ground and taking punches while going against three men in a chaotic scene.

ADCC officials eventually pulled people off him to de-escalate the situation, and the scuffle was eventually diffused after a minute. Fortunately, no one seemed to have been seriously hurt.

Olivarez will be able to continue onto the next round. Ryan was seen throwing a thumbs up towards officials as he just immediately went back to his chair on the next mat, as one of his many teammates on the card was still competing.

UPDATE: Olivarez and Kapashov have both been disqualified and suspended . Olivarez has also been replaced in the tournament.

Ryan also gave his thoughts on the brawl soon after:

Gordon Ryan headlined the last ADCC in 2024 , but has since switched to full time coaching after retiring .

Check here for full results and highlights from Day 1 of ADCC 2026.

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