 After two failed drug tests and only one fight in the UFC, Drysdale retired in 2019.He is currently running his own academy, a large BJJ association Zenith with Rodrigo Cavaca, teaching seminars world-wide and commentating for PFL/DAZN, FloSports and ACBJJ (Absolute Berkut Championship Jiu-Jitsu) in both English and Portuguese.Drysdale is producing a documentary about the history of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Vale-Tudo (MMA), which is planned to be released soon.