I've been looking at this guys record and he's got some GREAT wins on there and I've been hearing great things about him for a while now. He's got some pretty impressive sub wins and took Serra to a decision.
Then I read his profile and he says that he's only officially a Blue Belt ???
How impressive is this guy?
Anyone who's seen him fight, how good is his grappling? Is he still a blue belt because he doesn't do Gi stuff anymore?
Well, if he's a blue belt, he's the best damn blue belt I've ever seen. He's very skilled on the ground.
He's also Canadian. But don't hold that against him.
I know that SILK, I know plenty of excellent grapplers with no grade in BJJ. I'm just looking for more information because I love this weight division and I've heard great things about Ivan