Rorion Gracie

Rorion Gracie

Birth : 1952-01-10, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

History

Rorion Gracie (born January 10, 1952) is a Brazilian American Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Grand Master, a prominent member of the Gracie family, writer, publisher, producer, lecturer, and the co-founder of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is the oldest son of Hélio Gracie and one of the few people in the world to hold a 9th degree red belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and is widely recognized as one of the men responsible for introducing Gracie/Brazilian Jiu-jitsu to the United States and the world following the arrival of first cousin, Carley Gracie in 1972. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rorion Gracie, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Rorion Gracie

Movies

The Beginning: The True Story of UFC 1
The Beginning: The True Story of UFC 1
Self
A documentary at the origin and history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Honor
Honor
Buckley
In a world where street gangs collide with the law, neighborhood friends, Raymond and Gabriel, must decide which side of the battle to join. This will be the ultimate fight - the one for power, family, and HONOR.
American Tigers
American Tigers
Gomez
Terrorists from all countries are to be reunited in order to join forces against their governments. The USA army notice it. A group of assassins, waiting in jail to be executed by firing squad get the chance to be exonerated if they participate in the secret mission of killing the terrorists. But they have to train under the strict military style of Sergeant Ransom.
UFC 1: Origins of the Octagon
UFC 1: Origins of the Octagon
Self
The improbable tale of how Rorian Gracie, a Brazilian jiu-jitsu specialist, and Art Davie, once a used car salesman, teamed with Bob Meyrowitz’s pay-per-view company SEG to mount UFC 1 – the first fight in UFC history – in Denver and launch a sports phenomenon.