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‘This is the start of eternity’: Gracie family celebrates a century of jiu-jitsu in Brazil

Rorion moved to the United States with the goal to introduce his family’s martial arts program to a broader audience, and it ...
Yahoo! Sports

‘The only rules? No biting and no eye gouging’: UFC’s first champion Royce Gracie on the night MMA was born

Royce Gracie, the first ever UFC champion and most famous practitioner of jiu-jitsu in the world, slips through the back door of Costa Coffee. He’s a hard man to get a hold of. I hardly imagined I’d ...
Los Angeles Daily News

South Bay history: Torrance’s Gracie Jiu-Jitsu was genesis for modern-day UFC franchise

In 2022, the mixed martial arts website FanSided estimated the total value of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) franchise at $9-10 billion. Not bad for a competition co-founded by Rorion Gracie ...
Yardbarker

Roger Gracie singles out UFC fighter for best jiu-jitsu outside his own family

Roger Gracie has seen plenty of fighters come and go, but one name stands out to him when it comes to jiu-jitsu inside the Octagon. Gracie’s new book, ‘The Warrior Mindset: The Tao of a Champion,’ hit ...
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Virna Jandiroba: Mackenzie Dern rematch ‘a crowning moment’ for jiu-jitsu at UFC 321

Virna Jandiroba rematches Mackenzie Dern this Saturday at UFC 321 with a vacant strawweight title on the line in Abu Dhabi. A ...
The Desert Sun

UFC's Cub Swanson stepped into Kron Gracie's world 15 years ago. The tables are now turned.

Cub Swanson is a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu but stopped training in the martial arts discipline 15 years ago because of Kron Gracie. The Cathedral City native and UFC featherweight beat out ...