Craig Jones is getting set for his last match.
The grappling ace introduced that he might be retiring after his match with Gable Steveson on the second Craig Jones Invitational occasion, which takes place Aug. 30 and 31 on the Thomas & Mack Middle in Las Vegas.
“That is our farewell tour to America,” Jones stated on YouTube. “CJI 2 is in 52 days [from the video release] — it’ll be my final ever skilled match.”
Jones most just lately competed at CJI 1 in August 2024 the place he submitted Gabi Garcia with a rear-naked choke in an intergender tremendous battle. Jones is a one-time IBJJF world champion, a multi-time ADCC silver medalist, and a three-time Polaris champion. The standout grappler discovered himself transitioning to promoter, and jiu-jitsu coach for the likes of present UFC world champions Alexander Volkanovski and Jack Della Maddalena.
Jones has just lately been the top man of B-Crew Jiu-Jitsu. Throughout his announcement, it was revealed that the staff might be rebranded. Nicky Ryan would be the new head coach, and the staff will nonetheless function Nicky Rod, Ethan Crelinsten, and Damian Anderson.
So far as what’s subsequent for Ryan, it stays a thriller, however his aggressive grappling profession might be carried out.
“Me? I’m out of right here,” Jones stated. “I’ve obtained one competitors match left, B-Crew is finished and I might be leaving America. … After Aug. 31, I don’t know what I’m doing, however you’ll not see me once more.”
Gordon Ryan issued fairly the response to all of Jones’ bulletins, and gave his evaluation of all the things he’s seen from Ryan, and the remainder of the B-Crew.
“Excellent news, everybody! In lower than a brief 5 years, almost everybody who left the best fight staff that has ever existed to type their very own staff has now additionally left that staff, and virtually all who left have requested to rejoin kingsway,” Ryan wrote. “Even individuals who didn’t go away have requested to rejoin. I suppose they aren’t pleased with their chief romanticizing cocaine and dropping consistently. Or possibly it’s the truth that seeing Large Foot on digital camera is a extra doubtless catch than seeing the chief of the gymnasium really on the gymnasium. Or possibly it’s the truth that the chief of the gymnasium is touring the world partying whereas the true members run the gymnasium? Or possibly it was their chief throwing BOTH the rod boys beneath the bus for his personal publicly perceived morality. Who is aware of.
“All i do know is that by their very own admission, they provide zero f*cks about constructing any new expertise, which isnt shocking since they havent constructed a single first rate athlete outdoors the blokes who had been our college students in virtually 5 years. Its okay that they don’t give a fuck about anybody who isn’t good. Thats OK! I do know of a sick spot in Austin [Texas] that’s opening quickly, the place we can have world champions, not blue belts instructing our professional lessons, and instructing to all ranges and aspirations. Nothing higher than “reducing out the poison” after which having over 50 p.c of the preliminary individuals leaping ship! I suppose its time for a rebrand, boys. You may name yourselves staff bankrupt, beginning the primary week of August!”
