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Kimo Leopoldo (born January 4, 1968), is an American retired mixed martial artist and actor. He made his MMA debut at UFC 3 in 1994, losing to Royce Gracie by submission. A professional from 1994 until 2011, he also competed in the PRIDE Fighting Championships, Cage Rage, and the World Fighting Alliance.
Royce Gracie entered UFC 3 now as twice-champion and as the favorite to win. The number of fighters was scaled down back to eight like the first edition. [35] Royce was matched up in the first round against Kimo Leopoldo, a representative of Taekwondo and former high school wrestler. Leopoldo used his wrestling background to dominate the ...
Royce Gracie: def. Kimo Leopoldo: ... Royce Gracie (Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu) SUB Kimo Leopoldo 4:40 1 Keith Hackney was forced to withdraw due to injury. He was replaced ...
Exclusive: Brazilian jiu-jitsu legend talks to The Independent about UFC 1 and the evolution of mixed martial arts
Royce Gracie, the first ever UFC champion and most famous practitioner of jiu-jitsu in the world, slips through the back door of Costa Coffee. He’s a hard man to get a hold of.
According to Abbott, this wasn't the first time he applied to the UFC. Inspired by Kimo Leopoldo's participation in UFC 3, he had tried to enter the promotion as soon as September 1994, but the UFC management only allowed him to fight from UFC 6 onwards, after Royce Gracie had ceased fighting in UFC. [8]
Ken Shamrock and Royce Gracie fought to a draw on April 7, 1995, at UFC 5 in Charlotte, NC, US for the inaugural Superfight title. [1] 1 Ken Shamrock def. Dan Severn: UFC 6 Casper, WY, US: Jul 14, 1995 308 days 1. drew with Oleg Taktarov at UFC 7 on Sep 8, 1995 2. def. Kimo Leopoldo at UFC 8 on Feb 16, 1996. 2 Dan Severn: UFC 9 Detroit, MI, US ...
ROYCE GRACIE: I grew up in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu I was-- I was born practically on the mats. My family already did this for many years back in Brazil. Yes, to America, it was new, but back in Brazil ...