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On January 16, 2006, UFC President Dana White announced that Royce Gracie would return to the UFC to fight UFC welterweight champion Matt Hughes on May 27, 2006, at UFC 60. This was a non-title bout at a catchweight of 175 lb. under UFC/California State Athletic Commission rules.
Kazushi Sakuraba in 2015. Royce Gracie in 2007. The rivalry between Kazushi Sakuraba from Takada Dojo and the Gracie family of Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioners started in PRIDE 8, when Sakuraba faced Royler Gracie, though it actually traced back to the first PRIDE Fighting Championships event, PRIDE 1, where Royler's brother Rickson had defeated Sakuraba's stablemaster Nobuhiko Takada. [2]
UFC 60: Hughes vs. Gracie was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on May 27, 2006. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The event took place at the Staples Center , in Los Angeles, California and was broadcast live on pay-per-view in the United States and Canada .
Royce Gracie in 2007. Two fights between Hidehiko Yoshida and Royce Gracie were held in 2002 and 2003 at mixed martial arts organization PRIDE Fighting Championships . The first bout was disputed under special rules, and ended with Yoshida being declared the winner by the controversial application of a choke.
Exclusive: Brazilian jiu-jitsu legend talks to The Independent about UFC 1 and the evolution of mixed martial arts
Jiu-jitsu black belt Royce Gracie receives $50,000 after becoming 'The Ultimate Fighter' (Getty) Royce Gracie , the first ever UFC champion and most famous practitioner of jiu-jitsu in the world ...
The Superfight match was the main attraction, and the winner of this fight would become the reigning UFC Champion. It consisted of rivals Royce Gracie and Ken Shamrock facing off in the most anticipated match in UFC history to that date, which lead to the highest pay-per-view buyrate the UFC had achieved. [7]
ROYCE GRACIE: [LAUGHS] I knew I can give a man a hard time. 14 is still a kid. And the adults are having a hard time rolling with me, just sparring. ... For him, it was a fight. I trust the Gracie ...
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