Royce Gracie

Brazil
Born 1966

Description

Brazilian jiu-jitsu fighter, son of Hélio Gracie and younger brother of Rorion; chosen by Rorion to represent Gracie Jiu-Jitsu at the first UFC (Denver, 1993), which he won, as he did several of the early UFCs.

Teachers (1)

  • Hélio Gracie
    sports_martial_artsBrazilian jiu-jitsu Possible
    Possible
    Two sources imply it; neither states it.
    Some evidence points to the claim, but it is thin, indirect, or in unresolved conflict with other evidence.
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    Frederico Muñoz
    Researcher, Martialis
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    fact_check
    Two sources imply it; neither states it.
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    “Royce Gracie – Helio’s son and the star of the early UFCs.”
    — Drysdale, Robert. (2023). The Rise and Evolution of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu: From Vale-Tudo, to Carlson Gracie, to its Democratization info
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    “Rickson Gracie (1958–) was the logical choice to represent the family style, but after Rorion discovered Rickson teaching students outside Rorion’s Gracie Academy, Rorion instead chose another brother, Royce (1966–), to showcase Gracie Jiu-Jitsu in this event”
    — Green, Thomas A.; Svinth, Joseph R.. (2010). Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation info

Sources

“1993 - Royce Gracie and the UFC make their debut.”
— Drysdale, Robert. (2023). The Rise and Evolution of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu: From Vale-Tudo, to Carlson Gracie, to its Democratization info

Identifiers

https://martial.is/entity/01M5MFWQ6HB26CQ1Y65ARQ372N
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Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). Royce Gracie. In Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database. https://martial.is/entity/01M5MFWQ6HB26CQ1Y65ARQ372N - CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER.
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@incollection{martialis_01M5MFWQ6HB26CQ1Y65ARQ372N, author = {Muñoz, Frederico}, title = {Royce Gracie}, booktitle = {Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database}, year = {YEAR_PLACEHOLDER}, url = {https://martial.is/entity/01M5MFWQ6HB26CQ1Y65ARQ372N}, urldate = {ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }
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