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    Royce Gracie (Portuguese: [ˈʁɔjsi ˈɡɾejsi]; born 12 December 1966) is a Brazilian retired professional mixed martial artist. Gracie gained fame for his...
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  • Gracie Rolls Gracie (d. 1982) Rorion Gracie Royce Gracie Royler Gracie Cesar Gracie Clark Gracie Kron Gracie Ralph Gracie Renzo Gracie Rodrigo Gracie...
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    jiu-jitsu black belt Royce Gracie—younger brother of UFC co-founder Rorion, whom Rorion selected to represent his family. Royce's submission skills proved...
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  • The mixed martial arts fight between Kazushi Sakuraba and Royce Gracie was held in 2000 at PRIDE Fighting Championships. Due to its special rules, it lasted...
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  • was what later became known as the "Royce's challenge letters." Even Mike Tyson was "challenged" by Royce Gracie while in jail. UFC 4 used an eight-man...
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    brothers Royce, Rickson and Royler, opened the first Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Academy in Torrance, California. In 1991, he produced The Basics of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu...
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    third oldest son of Hélio Gracie, brother to Rorion and Relson Gracie, and half-brother to Rolker, Royce, Robin and Royler Gracie. In the 1980s and 1990s...
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    Gracie Hunter or the Gracie Killer due to his wins over four members of the famed Gracie family: Royler Gracie, Renzo Gracie, Ryan Gracie, and Royce Gracie...
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    Two fights between Hidehiko Yoshida and Royce Gracie were held in 2002 and 2003 at mixed martial arts organization PRIDE Fighting Championships. The first...
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  • Jimmerson showed in his quarterfinal bout against Royce Gracie, which he fought with one boxing glove. Royce Gracie won the tournament by defeating Gerard Gordeau...
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  • Royce Gracie. Gracie's father and uncles opened Gracie Jiu-jitsu Academy in Torrance in 1989, a martial art school teaching Gracie Jiu Jitsu, Gracie started...
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  • stripe promotion. The Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Academy of Torrance, California (founded by Rorion and his brothers Rickson, Royler, and Royce, and now run by Rorion's...
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  • fight would become the reigning UFC Champion. It consisted of rivals Royce Gracie and Ken Shamrock facing off in the most anticipated match in UFC history...
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    them a pardon. Gracie's son, Rorion Gracie, was among the first Gracie family members to bring Gracie Jiu-Jitsu to the US. Royce Gracie, Rorion's younger...
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    nickname. Shamrock became known early on in the UFC for his rivalry with Royce Gracie. After fighting to a draw in the inaugural UFC "Superfight", he became...
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    Geny Rebello Sérgio Penha Royler Gracie Royce Gracie Renzo Gracie Fabio Santos Carlos "Caique" Elias Rolker Gracie Jorge Pereira Hilton Leão Luiz Palhares...
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  • Carlson and Helio Gracie. When fighting against Royce Gracie in 1998, Ismail was the only one who accepted the conditions that Royce proposed for the bout...
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    - Bjj Eastern Europe". bjjee.com. December 23, 2019. "Royce Gracie | The official Royce Gracie website". Roycegracie.tv. June 20, 2014. Retrieved September...
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    Renzo Gracie. Looking for new challenges and opportunities Rodrigo moved to Los Angeles, California where he was welcomed by his cousin Royce Gracie. Rodrigo...
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  • differentiate a professor. Royce Gracie and the Valente brothers started a black belt with a blue bar to honor the legacy of Hélio Gracie, but this has not been...
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    also proposed aggressively a rematch with Royce Gracie under mixed martial arts rules, criticizing Gracie as a "fake fighter." Wallid also founded the...
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    because of his successes against Gracie Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) practitioners such as Royce Gracie, Renzo Gracie, Ricardo Almeida, and Matt Serra,...
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    Games at ‍–‍78 kg. Yoshida also had two famous fights with MMA pioneer Royce Gracie that resulted in a no-contest and a time-limit draw. Yoshida first came...
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  • artist and actor. He made his MMA debut at UFC 3 in 1994, losing to Royce Gracie by submission. A professional from 1994 until 2011, he also competed...
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  • sport of MMA. Since this was the only 16-man tournament in UFC history, Royce Gracie is the only person to have ever fought and won four fights in one night...
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    Dutchman faced Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu stylist Royce Gracie in the championship bout. During the fight, Royce attempted a double leg takedown followed by...
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    member of the Gracie family, he is the grandson of Gracie jiu-jitsu co-founder Carlos Gracie, grandnephew of Helio Gracie, nephew of Carlos Gracie Jr. and the...
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  • due to injury. This was the first UFC tournament that was not won by Royce Gracie, who won his quarterfinal fight but withdrew as the semifinal fight was...
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  • held in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). On December 16, 1994, Royce Gracie became the first fighter to reach 10 fights in the UFC. On July 7, 2007...
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  • Runner-up UFC 1 Nov 12, 1993 Openweight Royce Gracie Gerard Gordeau UFC 2 Mar 11, 1994 Openweight Royce Gracie (2) Patrick Smith UFC 3 Sep 9, 1994 Openweight...
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