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Rorion Gracie (Portuguese: [ˈʁɔɾjõ ˈɡɾejsi]; born
January 10, 1952) is a Brazilian-born
Gracie Jiu-Jitsu
Grand Master, a
prominent member of the Gracie...
- The UFC was
founded by
businessman Art
Davie and
Brazilian martial artist Rorion Gracie, and the
first event was held in 1993 at
McNichols Sports Arena in...
- Fame as a
result of her
achievements in the sport. In the
early 1990s,
Rorion Gracie collaborated with
promoter Art
Davie to
create an eight-man single-elimination...
- jiu-jitsu (BJJ).
Considered as the
Godfather of BJJ,
according to his son
Rorion,
Gracie is one of the
first sports heroes in
Brazilian history; he was named...
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Gracie moved to Torrance, California, to live with
their older brother Rorion Gracie, who had
moved there in 1978 and had
established Gracie Academy....
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sometimes referred to as
Gracie jiu-jitsu (GJJ), a name
trademarked by
Rorion Gracie, but
after a
legal dispute with his
cousin Carley Gracie, his trademark...
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events of the kind, and
introduced the octagon. UFC 1 was co-created by
Rorion Gracie and the Torrance-based UFC
promoter Art Davie, who
decided to take...
- of the
Gracie family: the
third oldest son of Hélio Gracie,
brother to
Rorion and
Relson Gracie, and half-brother to Rolker, Royce,
Robin and
Royler Gracie...
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event with
almost no rules,
mostly due to the
influence of Art
Davie and
Rorion Gracie attempting to
replicate mixed contests that
existed in
Brazil and...
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eldest son of
Ultimate Fighting Championship co-creator and BJJ red belt
Rorion Gracie, and a
grandson of jiu-jitsu co-founder Hélio Gracie. His introduction...
