Former UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic believes he’s the greatest fighter the division has ever seen, a claim supported by his UFC 295 opponent, Jon Jones. In addition, former rival, Daniel Cormier, insists Miocic is one of the most dangerous men on the planet.
Grappling deity Gordon Ryan, however, doesn’t see anything special.
“Stipe, there’s nothing really special that he does as an MMA grappler,” Ryan told Morning Kombat (transcribed by Drake Riggs). “He’s not bad, but it’s not like he has an amazing ability to hip heist up or an amazing triangle or armbar or gets mounted on you, you’re never gonna get up. He’s kind of like a good, generic, all-around guy. So, I think that — obviously, Jon studies a lot of tape on him as well — at this point, Jon is just interested in doing things that he wants to improve upon as an athlete himself.”
“If there was one thing I saw that Stipe did that was dangerous to Jon, or that I think could give Jon problems, then I would force Jon to be in those positions,” Ryan continued. “But Stipe’s not known as a super dangerous grappler so I think it’s just overall Jon is just trying to improve…
