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Strikeforce signs a Gracie...

Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2009 1:23 am
by Nemesis21

Re: Strikeforce signs a Gracie...

Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2009 11:51 am
by CPT
Nice pick up, but I'm more interested to see where Ralek Gracie ends up. He's younger and seems to be more well rounded.

Either way, I like to see elite BJJ guys fight in MMA, so I'll be interested in his next fight.

Re: Strikeforce signs a Gracie...

Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2009 11:36 pm
by Nemesis21
Still I haven't see much of any of the Gracie's fights, a few of Royce's and Renzo's with Frank Shamrock. I'm interested in seeing how a Gracie does in the HW division.

Re: Strikeforce signs a Gracie...

Posted: Wed Jul 1, 2009 3:12 am
by Susan
This isn't just a Gracie. This is the best BJJ player in the world.

Re: Strikeforce signs a Gracie...

Posted: Wed Jul 1, 2009 3:37 am
by cowboyronnie
CPT wrote:Nice pick up, but I'm more interested to see where Ralek Gracie ends up. He's younger and seems to be more well rounded.


I don't think so. Roger outright taps most of the best BJJ guys in the world. He's unbelievable, esp with RNCs. And he's now been training MT and striking for 5 or so years.

Re: Strikeforce signs a Gracie...

Posted: Wed Jul 1, 2009 6:13 am
by CPT
Fair enough, but better BJJ =/= more well rounded.

I didn't know he's been training his striking for that long though, so you could be right. And I don't know Ralek's striking credentials, if he has any, I'm just going off what I've seen.

Both guys only have two fights each, and from the limited action I've seen, Ralek looked more like an MMA fighter who is good at BJJ, and Roger looked more like an elite BJJ guy fighting MMA.

I'll be interested to see both.

Re: Strikeforce signs a Gracie...

Posted: Wed Jul 1, 2009 7:17 am
by Cammo101
Strikeforce should sign every Gracie they can get their hands on...Royce, Ralek, Renzo, Kyra, Roger, Gregor...

Re: Strikeforce signs a Gracie...

Posted: Wed Jul 1, 2009 2:18 pm
by El Hardee
Kron is going to be a beast, I think he is Rorion son. The dude is a monster on the mat, he is a brown belt and is a legend on the BJJ competition circuit. He's a small dude but still very young, I see him being the next great Gracie MMA fighter. At last years Nationals he submitted our best student in like 2 minutes, our boy is like considered one of the top 3 in the US at his weight and level and Kron ran through him.

Re: Strikeforce signs a Gracie...

Posted: Thu Jul 2, 2009 10:31 pm
by Susan
Kron's a blackbelt now and is Rickson's son. Kind of a big deal.