Ryan Hall is no stranger to competition. A Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt under 2-time world champion Felipe Costa and representative of the Marcelo Garcia Team, the 27-year-old Virginia native is an IBJJF Mundial (world), No-Gi Mundial and European champion, and medalist at the CBJJ Brazilian National (Brasiliero) championships. He is also the owner of Fifty/50 Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in Arlington, Virginia.
But this weekend he won’t be competing on a BJJ mat, instead, he’ll be stepping into a mixed martial arts cage.
SLAMM 1 will be taking place in Montreal, Quebec this Friday night, and will feature several fighters from that city’s famedTristar Gym, where Hall has spent some time over the past year training in mixed martial arts.