UFC Fight Pass Invitational 3 takes place Thursday, December 15, 2022, with 7 fights at UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The UFC Fight Pass Invitational 3 will feature a rematch between Gordon Ryan and Vinny Magalhaes and the entire absolute tournament line-up.
Gordon Ryan will resume his quest to revenge every loss in his black belt career on Thursday, December 15. He will face Vinny Magalhaes in the main event of the UFC Fight Pass Invitational 3 – the last man to defeat Ryan in competition.
A packed eight-man absolute competition will also be held during the event, featuring a number of recent ADCC veterans, including two-time ADCC silver medalist Nick Rodriguez.
In other superfights, 2017 ADCC champion Bia Mesquita faces former UFC champion and seasoned MMA veteran Miesha Tate, while “Big” Dan Manasoiu squares off against lifelong black belt Ricardo Evangelista.
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UFC Fight Pass Invitational 3 Date, Venue and Start Time:
- Date: Thursday 15 December 2022
- Start Time: 08:00 PM ET
- U.S. Broadcast: UFC Fight Pass
- Venue: UFC Apex, Las Vegas, Nevada
UFC Fight Pass Invitational 3 Fight Preview:
Ryan, widely regarded as the world’s best pound-for-pound no-gi grappler, is currently on a nearly five-year winning streak, capped by an incredible run through the 2022 ADCC World Championships, which saw him win gold in the heavyweight division (becoming the first person to capture ADCC gold in three different weight classes) as well as defeating Andre Galvao to win the ADCC superfight title.
Ryan has looked well ahead of his competition in recent years, building up an astonishingly high submission percentage with his blend of complicated leg locks, great wrestling, suffocating guard passing, and top control.
Meanwhile, Magalhaes enters this fight on a three-match losing streak dating back to 2020, with the Brazilian spending most of his attention on his MMA career. Magalhaes, the 2011 ADCC champion, competed in the 2022 ADCC World Championships, losing in the first round to John Hansen. Prior to that, he lost two consecutive to Craig Jones and Mason Fowler in 2020.
Ryan and Magalhaes first met in a points battle at ACB JJ 13 in 2018 in three five-minute rounds. Magalhaes scored 5 points in the first round with a takedown and a clean guard pass. That lead would carry him through the final two rounds, where he avoided Ryan’s signature leg entanglements and butterfly sweeps.
Patrick Gaudio, who nearly defeated Ryan at the 2018 IBJJF No-Gi Worlds, will face Haisam Rida in the first round. Rida, who is tall and extremely athletic, stunned spectators with a lightning-fast armbar submission on Roberto “Cybrog” Abreu in the first round of the 2022 ADCC World Championships, but he enters this match after losing to Ryan’s New Wave colleague Luke Griffith.
Mason Fowler, a multiple-time ADCC veteran and longstanding Submission Underground champion, will also face off against emerging teenage prospect Pat Shahgholi, who broke onto the scene earlier this year with his horrific leg locks used against older, more experienced opponents.
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On the other side of the bracket, The B-Nick Team’s Rodriguez will face 10th Planet black belt Andy Varela, fresh off his second silver medal at the ADCC World Championships and a fantastic performance at EBI 20. The pair battled in the opening round of the absolute division at the ADCC World Championships, where Rodriguez demolished Varela on his way to a 17-0 points triumph.
Finally, veteran 10th Planet competitor Richie “Boogeyman” Martinez squares off against multiple-time ADCC veteran and leg lock expert Oliver Taza in what promises to be a fast-paced, submission-focused match.
Mesquita faces an unusual task in the form of Tate. Tate is well-known in the MMA world as a former Strikeforce and UFC champion. Her grappling accomplishments, though, stretch back to 2010 in events just below the Olympic level. Tate was last seen competing in July when she lost her flyweight debut against Lauren Murphy.
UFC Fight Pass Invitational 3 Fight Card:
- Gordon Ryan vs Vinny Magalhães
- Miesha Tate vs Beatriz Mesquita
- Oliver Taza vs Richie Martinez
- Daniel Manasoiu vs. R. Evangelista
- Haisam Rida vs. Patrick Gaudio
- Mason Fowler vs. Pat Shahgholi
- Andy Varela vs. Nick Rodrigues
