Gordon Ryan, who has trained with Steveson numerous times in the past, has since commented on the matter and seemingly added more weight to the conspiracy theory.
Gordon Ryan: ‘Baller move by UFC’ to retaliate for Craig Jones’ comments
“Gable pulling out of the main event of CJI 2 and then fighting less than 2 weeks later on UFC Fight Pass is such a baller move by UFC, who has been attacked non stop of unknown reasons by (Craig Jones),” Gordon Ryan wrote on Instagram.
“I bet (Craig Jones) never put a pull out clause in there for Gable, which would penalize him for pulling out. I’m sure there wasn’t,” he continued. Otherwise, Gable wouldn’t have pulled out. I’m sure gable read thoroughly through the contract before signing thanks to the advocacy about this matter from (Craig Jones).”
“Now (Craig Jones) can’t fight any real (jiu-jitsu) guy (because) he will surely lose (like always), and likely won’t have time to find another joke match in time. My man can’t win at anything,” Ryan wrote. “At least I’m still untouchable.”
Craig Jones responds to Gordon Ryan, Gable Steveson’s alleged breach of contract
Craig Jones has since responded to Gordon Ryan’s comments about Gable Steveson, and the UFC’s alleged involvement in this CJI 2 controversy.
“If you plan on agreeing to breach a contract at someone else’s request, definitely don’t have your friend make a public post admitting to that and definitely don’t like it yourself,” Jones responded.
The CJI 2 promoter also included a screenshot showing Gable Steveson “liking” Ryan’s original post.
CJI 2 will already be happening this weekend, on August 30-31, 2025. While Jones vs. Steveson held the main event spot, the event’s main draw is the stacked $1,000,000 team tournament.
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