A massive brawl has erupted at ADCC 2026, involving Dorian Olivarez and his famous teammate and coach, Gordon Ryan. One of the 66 kg tournament favorites in Olivarez finished Bezkat Kapashov in the opening round of a Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) match that was extra chippy and physical. Tensions flared immediately after the submission, with a pretty large Kazakh team contingent confronting Olivarez and his cornermen. Things quickly escalated to a pretty sizable brawl involving Ryan, Olivarez and the Kapashov’s entire team. Ryan was eventually seen on the ground and taking punches while going against three men in a chaotic scene. View this post on Instagram At the ADCC World Championship in Poland, a brawl broke out surrounding the 66 kg match between American Dorian Olivarez and Kazakhstan’s Bekzat Kapashov. Kazakh athletes, this is not the first time they involved in violence outside the competition area. Kazakh fighter bit the… pic.twitter.com/0Dw8evujje — Haim gozali (@HAIM__GOZALI) September 12, 2026 ADCC officials eventually pulled people off him to de-escalate the situation, and the scuffle was eventually diffused after a minute. Fortunately, no one seemed to have been seriously hurt. Olivarez will be able to continue onto the next round. Ryan was seen throwing a thumbs up towards officials as he just immediately went back to his chair on the next mat, as one of his many teammates on the card was still competing. Ryan also gave his thoughts on the brawl soon after: View this post on Instagram Gordon Ryan headlined the last ADCC in 2024, but has since switched to full time coaching after retiring. Check here for full results and highlights from Day 1 of ADCC 2026. FOR THE LATEST BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU (BJJ) AND GRAPPLING-RELATED NEWS CLICK HERE. FOR ADDITIONAL GRAPPLING CONTENT, FOLLOW @BJJBEAT ON INSTAGRAM.