Ben Ryan
Ben Ryan competed in grappling and MMA for Bear Fight Club in 2018.
Biography
The George Herald reported Bear Fight Club’s Ben Ryan third in boys’ 10–11 grappling at September 2018 nationals in Stellenbosch, and separately third in MMA.
In 2019, the paper described Ben and his siblings training daily in technique and fitness with Robert Harris and Linda van de Merve while their father’s work took the family temporarily to Switzerland. It reported Ben’s category wins around Europe and, in England, two silvers before a third place at a higher weight.
Sources for this profile
George Herald, August 2019.(opens in a new tab)
The 2019 feature described daily sibling training with Robert Harris and Linda van de Merve, temporary Swiss residence for their father’s work, European category wins and two England silvers followed by higher-weight third.
Where in the source: Ben and training paragraphs.
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George Herald, October 2018.(opens in a new tab)
The 2018 report placed Bear Fight Club’s Ryan third in boys’ 10–11 grappling and separately MMA at the September national competition in Stellenbosch.
Where in the source: Complete club results; group caption.
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