Royce Gracie was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on 12 December 1966. One of the nine sons of jiu-jitsu grandmaster Hélio Gracie, he learned the martial art from his father in his childhood. He … 展开

Gracie has been since retired from MMA competition and has been focusing in teaching jiu-jitsu. He mostly travels around the world going to schools, teaching in seminars and doing interviews in magazines, websites and talk shows. He has opened his own … 展开

Gracie has engaged in multiple disputes with other martial artists including his nephews Rener Gracie, Ryron Gracie, and Eddie Bravo.
On April 1, 2015, the IRS sent Royce Gracie and his wife a Notice of Deficiency claiming they owe … 展开

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)
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The Ultimate Fighting Championship was founded in 1993 by Rorion Gracie, business executive 展开

On December 17, 1998, at Oscar de Jiu Jitsu, Royce Gracie competed in a grudge-match superfight against Wallid Ismail in front of several thousand … 展开

Gracie filed for divorce in 2016. He and his former wife Marianne have three sons and a daughter. His son Kheydon Gracie enlisted in the US Army.
Despite being a 7th degree 展开

Brazilian jiu-jitsu
Kano Jigoro → Tomita Tsunejiro → Mitsuyo Maeda → Carlos Gracie → Hélio Gracie → … 展开