Heather Grace Gracie, the granddaughter of Carlos Gracie Snr, one of the founding fathers of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and her partner, Five Finger Death Punch frontman and BJJ black belt, Zoltan Bathory will both be starring in Call of Duty. Gracie was offered the role first, to star in the fourth
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The son of BJJ trailblazer Carlos Gracie Snr, the father of jiu jitsu greats, Renzo, Ralph and Ryan, the eldest living Gracie and an integral part of the origins of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ), Grandmaster Robson Gracie has died aged 88. Robson also fathered over 11 children in his lifetime.
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Only a select few of black belts (around 40) will ever have the honor of reaching the rank of Coral Belt. After a lifetime of training Jiu-Jitsu (50+ years), the Grandson of the inventors of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Renzo Gracie, has joined the group. The Coral Belt is a 7th
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Roger Gracie is the grandson of the founder of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Carlos Gracie and is the son of Reila Gracie (daughter of Carlos Gracie) and Mauricio Motta Gomes, he was recently awarded his 5th degree on his black belt from his father on July 25, 2022. Gomes is a eighth
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Go back around 100 years – yes, only 100 years – and that is around the time that Brazilian Jiu Jitsu was born. While the exact origins of Jiu Jitsu are hard to pinpoint, it was well established in Japan by the 17th-century. During this time, warring clans fought regularly
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The ADCC continues to grow its official Hall of Fame. Joining a list of legendary competitors, ADCC world champions Kyra Gracie and Braulio Estima have been inducted into the ADCC Hall of Fame. View this post on Instagram A post shared by ADCC (@adcc_official) Kyra Gracie was the first female
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Last week saw UFC veteran Matt Lindland promoted to the rank of black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu by the legendary Renzo Gracie. This promotion took place in Renzo Gracie’s New York City gym. Upon receiving his black belt, Lindland had posted on Instagram, “Honored to receive my blackbelt from
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Neiman Gracie is arguably the best representative of the Gracie family currently competing in MMA. He is now scheduled to return to action on April 2 at Bellator 255 and will square off with streaking welterweight contender Jason Jackson. News of the fight was first reported by MMA Junkie. A
Read moreKazushi Sakuraba and Renzo Gracie faced off all the way back in 2000 at Pride 10: Return Of The Warriors and the pair gave us a vital piece of MMA history. It was just unusual that this piece of history was actually a repeat of something that happened nearly fifty
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This Friday, Neiman Gracie faces off against Rory Macdonald in the Bellator welterweight grand prix semi-finals. Rory has just come off a hard-fought majority decision draw against Jon Fitch, Neiman is hot off a submission of Ed Ruth. Here we look at this grappling-heavy matchup between two huge names in
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