They are cousins, they were professor and pupil and they were friends.

Even so, they were the best of their time.

Here’s what Rigan Machado remembers of the day he had to compete against Rickson Gracie.

Royce Gracie is getting ready to fight once again.

On February 19, he will be fighting Ken Shamrock for the third time on Bellator 149.

“I tried to walk away, but once a fighter always a fighter,” said Royce in a recent interview with GRACIEMAG.

This Saturday, Dec. 12, Royce celebrates his 49th birthday.

Let’s celebrate the date watching a highlight reel with some of the greatest moments of the guy who changed MMA forever.