Comments by "iorekby" (@iorekby) on "Roger Gracie is the greatest jiu jitsu competitor of all time | John Danaher and Lex Fridman" video.

  1. People saying Gordon Ryan is the GOAT are Zoomers who have been getting caught up in the hype and have only been doing BJJ for a couple of years. Gordo is good and could one day be the GOAT in no-gi, but he'll never be the overall GOAT in BJJ. Roger did it all in both the gi AND no-gi for years and beat literally some of the greatest BJJ athletes of all time. The very best dudes Gordon beat ( e.g. Cyborg, Xande, ) Roger not only beat them too, he did it when they were younger and in their primes. He also tapped Xande out 3 times. Gordon couldn't manage that. And to top that off, Roger beat guys like Saulo Riberio and Marcelo at their peaks too. If Gordo's own coach is saying Roger is the GOAT, then that should settle it.
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  2.  @highmountaintrader  Which I don't really understand, because Gordon has competed mostly in BJJ tournaments or tournaments with rulesets incredibly close to those of BJJ. I get John has got a bias, but like John said Roger did it best in gi, no-gi, MMA, and came out of retirement to beat the young lion who was the best of his generation. You have to base GOAT not just on talent but what someone achieves. And right now, Gordo hasn't accomplished half of what Roger has. Just my opinion of course.
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