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We spoke to Ryan Aitken about whether or not he would ever return to gi competition and not only is he not coming back, he doesn’t even want to watch it unless Adam Wardzinski is involved.

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We spoke to Ryan Aitken about winning PGF World Season 7 and he got surprisingly deep about the event

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Ryan Aitken is a two-time Combat Jiu-Jitsu middleweight world champion and the reigning EBI absolute champion, but he most recently won PGF World Season 7 at light-heavyweight. Ryan is also a 10th Planet black belt and an ADCC veteran, with an upcoming match with Gabriel Almeida at UFC Fight Pass Invitational 9.

Jits Magazine spoke to Ryan about his journey up to winning his first CJJ world title, and how he was able win the title for a second time. We also spoke about both of his incredible performances at EBI 21: The Absolutes and PGF World Season 7, along with his tactical approach to EBI overtime. Ryan then reviewed his matches from ADCC 2024 and shared the lessons he’s learned, along with his plans for the future.

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0:00 Introduction
0:19 Competing in MMA and choosing Jiu-Jitsu
3:03 Ryan’s thoughts on competing in the gi
6:14 Mastering EBI overtime
9:56 Winning EBI 21: The Absolutes
13:24 Moving weight classes
16:00 Reviewing ADCC 2024 & lessons learned
21:40 Post-ADCC & Winning PGF World Season 7
39:05 EBI overtime tactics
42:35 Why Ryan hates Las Vegas
44:48 Gabriel Almeida at UFC Fight Pass Invitational 9
48:15 What’s next for Ryan?
52:20 Thanks & signing off