Firstly, yeah people break hands all the time. But it’s no secret that Ryan’s striking is probably more heavily dependent on his ground game than any other fighter. Could he have chosen to stand and work around the break? Sure. He was trying, he just got knocked out in the process.
Secondly, you’re talking about Ryan like he’s some cocky SOB and if you know anything about him you know he’s not. So you can keep that bullshit to yourself. He was in the top 15 at one point right? The nerve of a top 15 guy asking for a top 10 opponent? He wanted to climb the ladder just like everyone else but guys kept getting mysteriously getting injured and pulling out. So yeah he got frustrated and did something totally out of character to get a fight, he publicly said guys were ducking him. Is it ducking when you’re ranked 15 and number 5 says, “No thanks?” No. But he was calling out guys very close to his rankling. That IS ducking. Give me your best evidence that he “bought into his hype” in the form of a quote or whatever situation you’re talking about....I’ll wait.