which detailed how a member of the famous Gracie family spearheaded the rise of UFC's competitor Pride FC. The episode aired on VICE TV and was the first of two episodes documenting the Japanese ...

A highlight of the conversation with Gracie was when he spoke about his thoughts going into UFC 1. “I was 178 pounds. [My opponent] was 220,” Gracie explained. “I choke him out in under a ...

Without what Gracie did in the early years of the UFC and the impact that his family as a whole would have on the sport, there’s a good chance that many of the names below him on this list never ...

Ross Pearson, a renowned UFC fighter, married Kristie Jane Pearson, a former Octagon Girl, after meeting during The Ultimate Fighter: The Smashes. Tog ...

In the chaotic arena of UFC 1, one man emerged as a legend. Royce Gracie, with his mastery of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, stunned ...

If there was any debate in the family about anything, the champion had the final word,” Gracie said during a recent ... and later helped to found the UFC, but women had no role in their martial ...

He promised law and order. Instead, his scandal-ridden mayoralty became a symbol — and engine — of the city’s chaos.

Though it wasn't the birth of mixed martial arts, UFC 1 was the event that really kick started the popularization of the sport to the masses in the West. Taking place in Denver, Colorado on November ...

Was this sort of a natural step for you after your UFC career to help out our officers? Royce Gracie: I’m a big fan of the first responders. They’re the ones protecting my family when I’m traveling.

He saw former UFC champion Royce Gracie fighting on TV, which served to inspire him ... Georgette Dion, prevention coordinator for the Mamowe Opikihawasowin Tribal Chief Child and Family Services West ...

Founded by the Gracie family during the 1920s in Brazil ... You can see your body changing after just a couple of months of training. Right from the very first UFC event in 1993, it became obvious ...

The Brazilian submission specialist famously used the gentle art of jiu-jitsu to subdue much bigger men to win three fights in one night and be crowned the UFC 1 champion. Royce Gracie’s reign ...