It’s been too long since you last watched Royce Gracie vs. Kimo Leopoldo
27/03/2020 |
Escrito por: Redação Graciemag
Share it
Everybody knows why you started doing BJJ even before you say it.
Back during the times of the gray Octagon and not very much in the way of rules, Royce Gracie made his entrance with the traditional “Gracie train” to face the gigantic Kimo Leopoldo. That was September 9, 1994, when a crowd gathered in Charlotte to witness UFC 3, subtitled “The American Dream.” Long before the UFC used up all the good names and started just numbering its events.
The skinny Gracie, looking like he had to borrow someone else’s gi last-minute, was undeterred and entered the arena using his then-unknown jiu-jitsu fighting style. The outcome of the fight? If you do not remember, check out the video below!
Desde que Tyson surgiu como um estrondoso meteoro nos ringues, nos anos 1980, os fãs de Jiu-Jitsu bombardeavam Rickson com perguntas sobre como faria para subjugá-lo numa eventual disputa. Quando ambos estavam no auge, o Gracie chegou, via emissoras e revistas americanas, a se oferecer para dividir o ringue com Tyson:
“Espero que Mike Tyson aceite meu desafio. Tenho meios de enfrentá-lo e até de fazê-lo jogar a toalha. Ele é especialista em dar socos, mas eu sei bem mais do que isso.”
