EVERY Royce Gracie UFC Finish EVER

[@jeremythevirushuang6303]

When this started in the 90s. People (commentators and fighters) did not understand how deadly BJJ is. Gracie came out skinny/fit and people didn’t respect him. Little did they know they were facing a legend.

[@BrianPex]

Yup. Me and my buddies would watch the early UFC fights starting at the very first one. Great times but it was always frustrating to watch the ground game but we learned fast that’s where it’s at.

[@jonathancox1231]

A legend ,who has trained how to use the gui as a weapon his whole life , when they took the gui away from him he did nothing but loose in the ufc

[@hooywamd00pe95]

@@CalvinW.Allison He technically quit fighting when people were learning his game and style, and then he was just an average grappler. The only reason he dominated at the beginning was that nobody really knew grappling, at least on that level. BJJ was something else. In today's MMA he wouldnt be even a gate keeper, even in his prime.

[@hooywamd00pe95]

@@CalvinW.Allison LOL you clearly have no clue kid. Dan severn and ken? ROFL. They would get stomped, MMA evolved, so did the fighters. In case of Royce it is even more the case. BJJ was virtually unknown and extermely efffective against people that didnt know it. Thats the only reason Royce beat people. Because they didnt know. As soon as they started to learn BJJ, Royce became irrelevant because he wasnt even that good of a bjj guy.

[@BrianPex]

@@jonathancox1231 *lose. Not loose. Sorry but that one drives me nuts. Lol

[@mjp-bi3re]

Every technique that Royce used was from Gracie Combatives. All basic white belt moves. Amazing.

[@jonathancox1231]

Especially how he used the gui as a weapon ,as soon as in he could not wear it he couldn't win in the ufc ,even scratch dogs were beating him,

[@copsgovt4535]

@@jonathancox1231 He had 2 losses in his entire UFC career 1 was matt hughes.

[@jegr3398]

​@@copsgovt4535only 1 loss in ufc. The other loss was in Pride against Sakuraba

[@halfassranch8363]

​@@copsgovt4535 yeah cause he remarkably vanished when Marco Ruas showed up and guys like Dan Severn started striking from the ground....kimo exposed him and it was down hill from there...was fun to watch Hughes treat him like the beech he is.

[@copsgovt4535]

@@halfassranch8363 yeah it would have been interesting to see if he could have adapted. I think he is/ was crafty enough that if his technique stopped winning he would simply stop competing. But until someone figured out how to beat him he dominated and that alone is impressive- cuz he fought some scary strikers like Shamrock & Severn. Also he was 40 when he lost to Hughes!! After losing only 1 fight in 13 years.. Age makes us all losers, so was he a beeatch who "remarkably vanished" or just old? Ya gotta be pretty dumb to be in your 40s competing in MMA. GSP alos had only 2 losses (1 to Hughes amazingly enough) and retired before age 40. And hughes retied at 40 too as did a ton of others. But it would have been interesting to see if he could have kept it up (I doubt it since MMA evolved past GJJ)

[@towelietowel4513]

The commentators calling a triangle choke an elbow lock just shows how new Jiu Jitsu was back then lmao

[@ritmukocrib143]

cmon man theres nothing there... haha

[@aterr4498]

@@ritmukocrib143 ...but it looks good

[@binaryruffian7538]

Show the finishes against the Gracie killer, Kazushi Sakuraba

[@DYRBCebuCity1968]

This was a different era. Nobody knew or understood what these fighters were doing except for a few who had seen these type of reality fighting in Japan and Brazil. I remember watching my first UFC which was UFC 2 in I think 1993 or thereabouts. It was a replay by VHS tape since cable tv at that time had limited coverage. The feeling of anticipation and uncertainty and excitement was so high. For martial arts enthusiast those times can never be recreated. Now a days you already know what to expect. Its a matter only of who is the better athlete. Back then its the ultimate truth to the never ending debate of who or which style is better. I consider myself lucky to see those very significant moments in martial arts history.

[@iamartist4149]

they also said he has no choking power there

[@monne5557]

Holy shit, refs was really bad back then. Like Royce is litterally breaking someones arm and the other guy is tapping and the ref is just standing there looking for a good 3-4 seconds before going forward to stop the fight

[@GuacIsExtra99]

That ref was Steve Mazzagattis mentor

[@blagosvirakolo]

That's Big John McCarthy! It was just a different time back then.. they were not allowed to stop fights, only towel throw or tap until Big John introduced the concept of "Referee Stoppage" lol

[@bildanj5950]

fr tho

[@cindyandsuziq]

Rules were different. I remember alot more brutal fighters and fights.

[@GraceCole-qy6ul]

My good man, do you think fighting started with the ufc? Lol

[@ninja11zoo]

Sem luvas, sem tempo, sem limites de peso,valendo quase tudo mesmo. O início brutal do UFC. E o jiu jitsu brasileiro sendo apresentado ao mundo.

[@halfassranch8363]

In a rigged tournament designed for Royce to win

[@heltonrufino1063]

@@halfassranch8363seu cu 😊

[@Rony-eq8yn]

​@@halfassranch8363ele venceu por que era muito bom mesmo

[@halfassranch8363]

​@@Rony-eq8yn are you saying that the Gracie's didn't change rules, choose favorable matchups for Royce and not allow certain people to enter the tournament? How come when Marco Ruas was finally allowed to compete Royce disappeared?...oh yeah because Marco was beating the shit out of Gracie's in Brazil and they didn't want exposed

[@IntegratedMMAHQ]

Royce Gracie inspired so many of us to begin learning BJJ . Watching him dominate so many other styles was inspirational & motivating

[@notme3686]

It's true. Too bad he and his family are basically all pieces of garbage after we all saw them. Rickson was the only one that seemed to have any honor by rejecting the red belt.

[@davidhickman2236]

He was the only one allowed to wear a ghee he cheated with it

[@Spiritof_76]

@@davidhickman2236 That's bullshit. Fighters were encouraged to wear the uniform of their art. It made for a fun show. Go watch UFC 1 through 4 and try again. Several karate and judo guys wore a gi.

[@davidhickman2236]

@@Spiritof_76 he use to choke people out with a ghee

[@faizzhen755]

@@davidhickman2236 his opponent is twice his weight . so whats the deal? stupid

[@georgestewart5730]

Probably the greatest ever to enter the octagon, plus it was a lot harder back then 3 fights in one night less rules no weight class and Royce Gracie shocked everyone 🥋🥇

[@richardcrum2003]

Definitely the pound for pound baddest dude to ever enter the octagon!!!

[@kubapetynia2278]

dude was a bum and cheated most of his wins, he's as much of a legend as Jon Jones is

[@richardcrum2003]

@@kubapetynia2278 ahhh grasshopper obviously you don't know what your talking about!

[@kubapetynia2278]

@@richardcrum2003 i do, wouldnt have said it otherwise, thw name Gracie nowadays is synonimous with poop

[@DiegoJFCampos]

3 fights in a night and without gloves huahua

[@luissampayo4310]

The announcers knowledge of grappling and jiu-jitsu was definitely limited. The sport has definitely evolved.

[@silveriver9]

One man by the name Kazushi Sakuraba single-handedly exposed the multi-generational Gracie family. Sakuraba is an absolute legend!

[@luissampayo4310]

@@silveriver9 , Sakuraba didn't engage in the grappling so much. what he did was stand up while they pulled guard. Rickson doesn't pull guard.

[@antoniomitchell1883]

@@silveriver9 stop saying that

[@henry247]

@@silveriver9 😂😂😂 you're a joke...he exposed the Gracie Family? That's why BJJ is huge all around the world nowadays right? 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@paulosilveira4326]

​@@silveriver9Sakuraba He faced the Gracies in 1999... UFC 1 was in 1993... It was 6 years, where the rules changed, and much superior athletes learned jiu-jitsu and MMA (which was also jiu-jitsu)... Hélio already said in the 80s, we are not invincible, it is the art that is good... the Gracies lost when the world learned...They didn't come from crypto nor are they superman... They had knowledge that NO ONE else had... and they TAUGHT EVERYBODY...

[@MrJorgewlomba]

He was very, very dangerous fighter. My respect to him Mr. Brasil 🇧🇷

[@Damnationization]

As a white belt in BJJ it is amazing how little these people knew. Royce Gracie is using basic BJJ movements.

[@AlexZander688]

Solid basic fundamentals in any walk of life is critical. The basic fundamentals allow progression to the next levels.

[@silveriver9]

One man by the name Kazushi Sakuraba single-handedly exposed the multi-generational Gracie family. Sakuraba is an absolute legend!

[@akumabakemono1447]

@@silveriver9 Sakuraba is a legend and the Gracie family too. No need to dis respect anybody.

[@silveriver9]

@@akumabakemono1447 Gracie family does not respect anybody. Therefore, gracies deserves no respect. They are frauds.

[@akumabakemono1447]

@@silveriver9 Time changes. I'm pretty aware of the bad things the Gracies did, but their art evolved and their way of acting evolved too. You can stand in the hate wagoon or move forward, taking from BJJ and the Gracies what it works for you and ignoring the rest. All this "I'm a fanboy/hater of the Gracies and BJJ" is so stupid and unnecessary.

[@MW-op9wx]

I remember the first time I saw this back in the 90s. For myself and many others, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu was brand new. Nobody knew what the fuck we were looking at during Gracie's matches and then suddenly he'd be declared the winner.

[@silveriver9]

One man by the name Kazushi Sakuraba single-handedly exposed the multi-generational Gracie family. Sakuraba is an absolute legend!

[@chelsea9686]

Yup. I watched the first 3 UFCs on PPV, and no one really knew what was going on. Then there was Jimmerson with his one glove and the commentators saying how brilliant it was!

[@jonathancox1231]

Yeah cause no one could grab him while he had his gui on, which was specifically made so we that it moved around when you grabbed it, It was a weapon ,as soon as he couldn't wear it in the ufc ,he is was in getting beat up by everyone, ever notice how he disappeared from ufc right after he couldn't wear it ???

[@Spiritof_76]

@@jonathancox1231 What a knobjob you are. Put on a gi and go fight a good no gi fighter if you think it will help you. He didn't get beaten by everyone after he moved to Pride. It was the new UFC rules that changed the game: no elbows to the neck, gloves, short rounds, standing fights back up. It's so weird that yahoos on the web feel the need to put someone down who achieved so much in a new exciting sport. What's your deal, anyhow?

[@thiagodias7506]

@@jonathancox1231 have you ever used a gi? It makes the fighter that wears it way easier to grab. It absorbes the sweat, makes you less slippery and allows an infinite number of ways to grab: by the sleeves, the lapel, the pants, the belt and so on... again, have you ever put on a gi?

[@jeffreyphillips8390]

6:38 commentator says " doesn't matter whatever you do it's not good " 😂

[@cmjcrappie]

Ahh the good ole days! The refs and the commentators didn't have a clue about what Royce was doing to his opponents. "Royce doesn't know, he doesn't know...." The choke was already locked in and dude was about to go night night😂.

[@cmjcrappie]

@@maverick8348 probably so but he waited for the ref to stop it. By today's standards the ref would have stepped in as soon as he tapped. I've seen too many times where someone releases a submission after a tap only to be knocked out because the ref didn't see the tap. Sucks but it's a brutal sport.

[@nokungfuforyou323]

@@cmjcrappie The "referee" was one of his cop students. Cops and lack of ethics, like peas in a pod.

[@eldacar351]

@@maverick8348 I observed the same thing and was wondering if he has a reputation for being disrespectful.

[@silveriver9]

One man by the name Kazushi Sakuraba single-handedly exposed the multi-generational Gracie family. Sakuraba is an absolute legend!

[@wasdwecst]

That was here on the states . But in Japan Gracie was getting his ass beat. Have you seen the Gracie hunter videos??

[@toplutas5613]

And because of him, I practice BJJ in a gracie's academy today, thanks Royce thanks a Lot Man!

[@mjp-bi3re]

Many props to Ron Van Clief. He was in his 50's and had a remarkable reputation in martial arts and still challenged himself by getting in the octagon.

[@halfassranch8363]

Copy that...I'll add that Ron was paired with Royce for a reason after kimo pushed Royce past his limit...poor Ron had zero ground game and they wanted to ensure Royce was fresh for the coming fights

[@mjp-bi3re]

@@halfassranch8363 So, was this kind of fixed?

[@halfassranch8363]

@@mjp-bi3re the fights weren't fixed but the rules and tournament match ups were manipulated to favor Royce

[@brycemorgan3357]

Royce required at least 32 taps before releasing by the looks of things. Damn

[@BuffGuy71]

Brutal 🤣

[@GraceCole-qy6ul]

Kenny tried to fuck him so he just made sure it was an exclamation point instead of a period lol

[@amongrogo2682]

Keputusan ada di wasit..

[@LiszeilaReisAbdalaMartingo]

Assisti isso ao vivo, com meu pai e irmão... nunca torcemos tanto... cada vez que o Royce entrava no octagon... era um delírio!!!

[@sandrocesteves]

Verdade irmão

[@combatarmsjong]

Deveria ser insano, pena que não vivi essa época. Pelo menos temos a internet.

[@halfassranch8363]

You were cheering for guys who actively attempted to rig the matchups and were known scum

[@dondee5439]

Funny trivia: ROYCE GRACIE was not even the biggest and best in BJJ at the time. His father picked him to fight in UFC 1 to show the world that a SMALL-FRAME guy could beat the LARGE-FRAME fighters from other fight disciplines. I was always amazed (watching live) that the accountant-looking ROYCE could destroy these giants. After ROYCE winning, everyone else in the new MMA sport had to learn BJJ to stand a chance at winning.

[@silveriver9]

One man by the name Kazushi Sakuraba single-handedly exposed the multi-generational Gracie family. Sakuraba is an absolute legend!

[@vietrounder]

Gracie propaganda will say that Royce was the 6th best of the seven but I doubt that is the case. He was definitely one of, if not, the best they had for mma. I’m sure the family knew this and chose him for the exact reason. No way they would use their weakest when the future reputation and fortune of the family is on the line

[@celinreyes1983]

BJJ was not the only grappling discipline to stand a chance against the Gracies. There is also Judo, Sambo, Shuai Jiao and catch wrestling.

[@JoaoPereira-fj2dq]

Just a correction, Sakuraba is NOT a legend, his only feat was defeating the Graces, not even when he did, was he champion of any important championship...

[@J_L_A]

@@silveriver9 go look at who he trained with before beating the Gracies😁

[@Alan_Page]

These early fights with Royce, especially against bigger opponents, just gave the impression of a predator against prey. That single-minded purpose to get them on the ground, and then while on the ground that maneuvering for the kill against opponents that were so uncomfortable knowing a kill was coming but too out of their element to do anything about it.

[@joeycrookzzz]

Imagine going into a fight and you know you have no idea how counter someone’s main strength. Props to the fighters for even fighting I wonder if anyone actually thought they had a chance

[@NBeaver-bx4yl]

each tought their discipline was the best and that the others didnt stand a chance, especially the smallest guy in the competition.

[@j.valadares9732]

Pqp, lindo ver Royce Gracie lutando. Um verdadeiro samurai!

[@Danieldocarmoo]

Durante a minha vida me espelhei em grandes pessoas , Royce Gracie foi um deles... Sempre em momentos de dificuldades mentalizo as lutas dele e Caio para dentro da vida. Um MITO .

[@kirito3082]

é, mas pra falar a verdade esse vídeo é decepcionante porque eu nunca tinha percebido o quanto ele era filho da puta, ele nunca respeitava os tapas

[@kieronjohn6334]

Ah durka durka!

[@halfassranch8363]

Except Gracie was a jerk and his family are known cheaters and liars...

[@vw2rover]

So glad I got to experience this back in the day. My friends and I all shared the VHS tapes of the early UFC.

[@TorFactor]

Nothing but respect for the Gracie's, but geez... Some dudes tapped so many times and he kept holding.

[@tjl4688]

It's up to the ref to break up the fight, that belly down armbar was nasty for sure; but the ref didn't step in until after the break

[@TorFactor]

@@tjl4688 Valid point. That said, I understand in an actual fight you're going 100%; but I feel just from a sportsmanship perspective you can hold an armbar hard enough to have control but not hard enough to break it. But yeah, that ref should have broken it up the instant he tapped.

[@ReezyR]

@@TorFactor u saw the look of confusion from the refs when Kam tapped 5 TIMES on the map the bastard still had the audacity to confront the clueless ref an almost had the fight keep going Royce wasn't goin for that bullshi so he made sure his opponents tapped out multiple times so incompetent refs could step in and stop the fight they had no idea of what jijutsu was at the time and submission artists were rare

[@RonSavage01]

@@TorFactor wrong. You crank it 100%. That's the sport.

[@TorFactor]

@@RonSavage01 what I was trying to say was that he could have held the arm bar at like 70% to still retain control so he couldn't escape while bkt resorting to breaking his arm.

[@wmello77]

Assisti com muito orgulho tds as lutas dessa fera. Cara franzino até, subjugava monstros bem mais fortes que ele. Lenda! 💪💪💪

[@ashmodai2610]

Royse Gracie was the man. And very exciting to watch.

[@NoBody-ro3xj]

I like how he would hold shit on and hurt people, but backed out whenever he was tired so no one could say they beat him.

[@halfassranch8363]

Truth

[@NVishuddha]

I don’t train Bjj but my cousin does and one thing Ik is, if you don’t train that way or something similar to develop that grip strength you will be amazed at how hard they can squeeze your wrist and not let go.

[@jonathancox1231]

And the gui, they are specifically tailor made so that when ppl try to grab you it moves around so no one can get a good grip on you,ever notice after Royce wasn't allowed to wear it in the ufc he was getting beat by everyone,now the bjj is badass ,but the gui gave him a super advantage

[@henry247]

@@jonathancox1231 Wtf? The gi actually makes it easier to grab lol Its way harder to fight in a no gi championship than in a regular championship...have u ever fought in your life? 😂😂

[@greyfox8310]

gracie proved that it doesnt matter how big your opponent are, its all about technique

[@JohnEpresent]

It’s not like Royce was short though, just skinny. He was 6’1

[@immoran9001]

Gracie was very strong don't buy just technique is enough thing.

[@chance-w9n]

maybe back then when it was brawlers.. Now everyone has most skills in UFC like multiple martial arts under their belt.. Hints why weight classes exist now.. Would you put mighty mouse vs jon jones?? hell no lol

[@k00lkane]

@@JohnEpresentTrue, but only around 80kg at 6 foot 1 so probably not that strong. At least in comparison to shamrock, Severn, Leopoldo etc

[@halfassranch8363]

​@@chance-w9n really wasn't even all brawlers...a lot of the karate type guys from then would be found in mcdojo videos today

[@mohamedrafique9154]

Good job making this video

[@freddierafdinal5081]

Royce gracie is one of the most influential athlete in the history

[@Chris-km3ck]

OH MY GOOOOOODDDD! Can you imagine tapping like 50xs and your opponent just keeps the gas on!!! And NO Gloves!! WHAAAATTTT....BEAST MODE

[@jimowen9438]

Just for the record.When Royce tapped out the Dutch Karate Fighter. He held the choke longer because the Dutch Karate dude bit him earlier in the fight.

[@sir-maverick]

The BEST, but after only old and wise.. RESPECT..!!

[@adamcherkaoui]

The referees were super bad back then. The guys tap out multiple times and the referees do nothing

[@Spiritof_76]

@Vegan Higler For what? Refs job to stop fights.

[@Spiritof_76]

@Vegan Higler In the early days there were guys who tapped and then kept fighting if the ref didn't see it.

[@jeremysipes44]

@Vegan Higler Gordeau bit Gracie!

[@billg26]

Even Stevie Wonder would see them tap out... Those referees were clueless of everything!

[@nokungfuforyou323]

@@billg26 They were Gracie students.

[@CraftyCarryDesigns]

THE LEGEND OF JIU JITSU. ROYCE GRACIE

[@phoenixamaranth]

Interesting seeing the comments on here and realizing how many people today are too young to have witnessed this and don't understand where MMA and BJJ really came from. Says a lot about how far BJJ has come though.

[@silveriver9]

One man by the name Kazushi Sakuraba single-handedly exposed the multi-generational Gracie family. Sakuraba is an absolute legend!

[@silveriver9]

"Bruce Lee is the Father of MMA" - Dana White

[@phoenixamaranth]

@@silveriver9 Some truth to that, but technically, Japanese Jiu Jitsu beat Bruce Lee to it as well. In the end, actual sport MMA was from Gracies.

[@silveriver9]

@@phoenixamaranth biased comment witth zero facts.

[@phoenixamaranth]

@@silveriver9 Nope. Bruce Lee didn't start an MMA movement and Japanese Jijitsu had striking, takedowns, and some grappling long before he was ever born. Until Gracie's started UFC, MMA didn't exist in sport form. It took about 10 UFCs for it to start to develop. It developed as a response to their use of BJJ.

[@LifeStyleBR]

Quanta diferença com os tempos de hoje... o ser humano sempre evoluindo em tudo. Época em que praticamente ninguém sabia jiujitsu, também facilitava o fato de não ter luvas, portanto a mão entrava mais fácil no pescoço, coisa que a luva atualmente atrapalha nesse sentido. Sem contar a falta de fair play que muitos lutadores tinham, percebe-se que o Royce sempre queria apertar um pouco mais o pescoço ou puxar o braço após a interferência do árbitro. Enfim, isso é a história.

[@rodneychagas]

Acredito que ele fazia porque os próprios juízes não entendiam a regra. Na luta contra o Kem , quase o juiz faz eles continuarem lutando mesmo o adversário batendo várias vezes no chão .

[@LifeStyleBR]

@@rodneychagas Isso é verdade mesmo. Assisti essa luta também e vc tem razão.

[@matiascolmenares3104]

Una leyenda recuerdo cuando era un jovencito y tuve la oportunidad de ver estos torneos. Ese Roy un leyenda debería tener documentales

[@Molk8773]

Una leyenda pura

[@halfassranch8363]

There are many documentaries detailing how the Gracie's rigged tournaments in order for little Royce to gain advantage over unskilled opponents.

[@allblacksaint]

Got to meet Renzo Gracie this week, he came to my gym. My instructor trained under him for 15 years, humble dude, so unassuming in appearance but when he puts his hands on you, you feel it immediately.

[@FolkCanine]

lmao the amount of disdain towards submission focused martial arts early in the UFC is hilarious to me

[@shamanschlong]

Early...?

[@WestHamParker8]

It's like sword wielding warriors bitching about guns lol

[@silveriver9]

One man by the name Kazushi Sakuraba single-handedly exposed the multi-generational Gracie family. Sakuraba is an absolute legend!!

[@AnubizCoyote]

That block was amazing. I had to replay and play it slower to check techniques

[@jakedonaldson4007]

Damn Royce was dirty. He held those subs

[@GojiraSpecimen22]

Royce Gracie came to my jujitsu School on Thursday July 25th 2024 I was so happy to see him

[@70Q07]

グレイシー柔術が打撃を含めて凄まじい稽古をしていることがわかる動画 それにしても、まだこの時代にこの素手のルールいくら総合格闘技や柔術の技術体系が浸透していないと言っても、圧倒的なパワーや他の格闘技の技術の前に負ける可能性だってあるのに、ホイスは本当に勇敢だと思う

[@PedroRamirez-sv5iu]

I respect to the family's Gracies.from where i learned to fight jiu jitsu brazilian..thanks you family's.

[@darylmixan8170]

dude wearing one boxing glove and a pair of ice skates was sweeeet

[@Studio54-ji8uw]

*JUST The BEST in HISTORY* RESPECT GRACIE FAMILY

[@SamaelVR]

The gracies definitely revolutionized martial arts but don’t forget Jiu Jitsu existed before them.

[@3xperiment8]

Absolutely. Jiu Jitsu originally in Japan had a complete system of punches and kicks. Like a mix of Judo and Karate. Helio Gracie was very thin and small, so he tried to focus only on the ground game to fight bigger opponents. Techniques vs Size. He enhanced all the ground game, creating new techniques, submission methods, inventing new moves, bringing some of judo as well and making It ground only. Then Brazilian Jiu jitsu was born :)

[@gabrielepeverelli3309]

Quando il JIU JITSU era avanti di 20 anni in confronto a qualsiasi altra arte marziale . Una rivoluzione x tutti noi .

[@Mixwell1983]

The win over Dan Severn was amazing, it was one of the longest UFC fights Royce had beaides the 2nd Shamrock super fight. It was like 14mins. I remember watching it in the 90s when we rented the VHS as a kid nad didn't know shit bout BJJ. Years later in 2004 I remembered watching them and remembered the GI so i started looking up Royce and BJJ in general and got into it. I started renting all the 1st UFCs and pretty much all they had at the video store back then. Jason Delucia actually fought Royce at their school before the UFC when the Gracie's used to accept open challenges. There's some video clips on it where Rorion is narrating.

[@woklam342]

remember royva was only 78kg all opponent are more then 90 kg plus

[@perfectsplit5515]

I believe it took 15:49 for Royce to submit Severn. The triangle choke he used was not the textbook triangle choke; it was an advanced variation where uke's arm is on the outside and not pressed against his face.

[@ibrahimshah9881]

Lucky enough for him to be coming to my gym next month 💯

[@JonKroeker]

That was a hell of a lot of taps from Jason before he broke his arm. Royce seemed pretty eager to break it. No gentleman’s agreement there. I think I recall Royce saying he fought Jason in the Gracie challenge matches. Guess he wanted to send him packing

[@lifeisartTV]

they had actually fought behind the scenes before and there was bad blood. that's why.

[@pauloprado5081]

Royce Grace foi o responsável pelo que hoje conhecemos de UFC. O UFC deve a família Grace gratidão, hoje muitos lutadores se espelharam no Royce do vale tudo e o jiu-jitsu ganhou fama e reconhecimento mundial

[@Breeze954]

5:05 is one of the nastiest sliding gi chokes I've seen, plus he's right into potential armlocks, plus the announcers have no clue what's happening.

[@jalenikezeue4114]

The Gracie Family Will always Be legends Too ME😀

[@timeisahumanconstruct9251]

to me

[@silveriver9]

One man by the name Kazushi Sakuraba single-handedly exposed the multi-generational Gracie family. Sakuraba is an absolute legend!!

[@jalenikezeue4114]

@@silveriver9 Dude I need you to Answer a question Who Would Win in a Rickson🇧🇷🥋 Gracie Or Kazushi🐯 sakuraba 🇯🇵

[@silveriver9]

@@jalenikezeue4114 Kazushi would win. It is also why Rickson never accepted the fight with Kazushi when he called out Rickson multiple times to fight.

[@jalenikezeue4114]

@@silveriver9 Is this fact

[@dsiino925]

Wtf was that ref looking at in the first one. Dude literally taps 5x right in front of him and ref does nothing lmfao he asked the fighter if he tapped lmao

[@iamjp1]

the refs literally had no idea what they were watching lol

[@chuckyolives2000]

these were stupid boxing refs prob

[@rorkan138]

The ref for UFC1 was good ole John MCarthy

[@chuckyolives2000]

@@rorkan138 no he was added later.

[@elie917]

Le vrai goat du mma ,pas de categories de poids ,pas de limite de temps, plusieurs combats la même soirée.

[@lorentaylor3613]

I never realized what a jerk Gracie was the guy was tapping and he knew it kept trying to hurt the guy's

[@ELRenigeyoGarciaMonteCarlo]

I Love Doing Old School MMA No Rounds no Rules

[@Fenixx117]

"Now Jason is in Royce's guard it's called" "What's that?" "Royce has his legs wrapped around him, that's called a guard" They had never seen anything like this before

[@gustavaokarate6956]

99% de caras bem fracos. reforçando que o jiujisu é sensacional neste tipo de combate fechado

[@carlosvitoriocaldaspinto3962]

Jiu jitsu !!! Rio de Janeiro Brasil

[@dylanadriano9321]

Amazing Man !!!

[@DylanJDeals]

Haha first commentator said “he’s in Royce’s guard” the other guy says “what does that mean” and the first commentator goes “he has his legs wrapped around him” lol 😂

[@PedroHenrique-hn6lf]

o jiu jitsu era algo desconhecido no mundo principalmente ocidental

[@johnlloyd702]

A great technical fighter, props !

[@Takealiltripnsee]

These refs were so bad

[@PedalLazereSaude]

Na época eu treinava karate, e comecei assistir o ufc era arte marcial contra arte marcial e royce se saiu bem contra todas foi quando comecei a treinar jiu-jitsu, e me foi muito útil na minha profissão de vigilante

[@nokungfuforyou323]

All of this seemed impressive until you read the history of the family. The grandpa basically made their home into a compound. They trained from early childhood for hours at a time, 7 days a week. Meanwhile half these guys they fought learned in high school from a studio where they could only train an hour or two a day 3 times a week. The Gracies didn't just sign up with Royler at 17 at the local BJJ McDojo.

[@notme3686]

@@jerryh2954 fighters need to know basic bjj. Like less than a blue belts worth of knowledge. Wrestling and striking are far more important, especially when talking about real life fights. There's no amount of self defense bjj that will save you getting your head kicked in by the buddies of the dude you're fighting when you're on the ground trying to land an anaconda.

[@SamaelVR]

@@notme3686 other arts won’t save you from being outnumbered either. it’s already been proven that the difference between not knowing grappling and anything else is monumental.

[@notme3686]

@@SamaelVR Not really. Being able to stay off of the ground is far more important than knowing how to submit someone. Not saying bjj is completely useless or anything, but you only need to know some fairly basic stuff. Controlling the cuff in spider guard is far less important irl than knowing how to stuff a takedown. Watch most bjj players. Completely unaware how to throw fists, remain standing, or defend against multiple attackers. But sure. If you find yourself in a fair fight with the other person accepting rules that don't allow slams, striking, or any cheap hits, then bjj is pretty good.

[@drewparry2574]

@@notme3686 brother, 90% of street fights end on the ground

[@notme3686]

@@drewparry2574 that's why wrestling is important

[@Sibeckham]

Que buen video.... me dieron ganas de peliar... pero terminando el video ya se me quitaron las ganas :D

[@MrNinja806]

Seeing Royce in these videos makes it unreal to me that I had multiple trainings with him when I was in BJJ. One as a yellow belt, blue, and purple

[@kpl455]

yellow belt in BJJ?

[@thiagodias7506]

@@kpl455 for kids there's a yellow belt

[@halfassranch8363]

Did he hold his submissions well after the tap with you as well

[@capresti3537]

Royce is a legend, he is a pioneer on this sport.

[@Flatbasset]

Osu! Brothers and sisters what say you? Was the Gracie success in the early days mainly due to the Gracie brothers themselves being so damn good or their system just being better devised around overcoming other systems, whereas not much was known or trained for to counter some pretty novel BJJ techniques at the time? Or was the major factor the rules which appear to have lent themselves to success of grapplers early in the evolution of the sport? Or am I misinformed on all of the above? There's obviously no simple answer but I'd love to discuss opinions from folks who have something more nuanced to add than "my system is better than your system". I don't get out much in the backwater town I live in and most discussions online seem to be riddled with trolls so I don't get many informed opinions from folks with an iq higher than my Basset Hound...... My kyokushin family seem to carry the sentiment "just punch their lights out". I'm not about to disagree or argue with people who beat the crap out of me 2-3 nights a week lol

[@MP-ow3py]

there were pretty much 0 rules.grappling>>>>striking,99,9999% of the times

[@j.d.t.3293]

The system is good. In no rules grappling bjj usually wins. Also with any kind of striking someone can land a lucky hit, with grappling there are no lucky hits. Striking is important, but you can't train it full force the same way you can jiujitsu, so jiu jitsu people are usually more prepared for fights. That and many karate schools are now oriented towards point fighting and not actual fighting.

[@silveriver9]

One man by the name Kazushi Sakuraba single-handedly exposed the multi-generational Gracie family. Sakuraba is an absolute legend!!

[@royce45678]

After watching the Gracie DVDS Basic series I was hooked

[@silveriver9]

One man by the name Kazushi Sakuraba single-handedly exposed the multi-generational Gracie family. Sakuraba is an absolute legend!!

[@royce45678]

@@silveriver9 that he is. Gracie jiu jitsu worked for me in the street and gave me a whole new level of confidence. BUT THAT’S just my feeling.

[@Pifagorass]

It's interesting how the boxer decided - just tap before exhausted and injured. Smart move, but the audience didn't like that.

[@Sandlund93]

Being completely controlled by someone who knows BJJ or submission wrestling is terrifying if you don't know how to defend against it. I believe he panicked, because he knew that there was no way out. He didn't have the knowledge or technique required to escape such a situation. He would have been laying on his back for the rest of the match, unless the ref forced them up or something. He probably didn't want to humiliate himself further. Knowing when you are beat can save you a decent amount of suffering.

[@wrestlingwithjay3770]

Flashback in the early 2020's

[@iamjp1]

*locked in triangle choke "there's nothing there, no power in those legs to choke him"

[@elipolaco5043]

Hi Gracie, was one of the greatest fires that ever lived in the octagon. He took them all on and he won. Hi Gracie and your family away above the octagon. Keep it going your family heritage.

[@MrQuidoxz]

Gracie holding on sub after the opponent tap. Then kicking/slapping/pushing the opponent after the ref stopped the match. Good sportmanship... Hopefully the BJJ community is WAY better today than what this guy displayed.

[@obiwancannabis8408]

Are you crazy? I'd totally hold on to submissions because some fighters could be tapping out and sucker punch me.

[@johndouglas1294]

Really. This was 30 years ago. BJJ was in its infancy with MMA back then, he'll it was new period. Go watch some BJJ matches (which I know you didn't with comment) and check back in. Peace.

[@MrQuidoxz]

@@johndouglas1294 I'm a brown belt bru, don't need to watch, I practice it.

[@MrQuidoxz]

@@obiwancannabis8408 And disrespect them by pushing/spitting/kicking them when downed?

[@obiwancannabis8408]

@@MrQuidoxz hell yeah. What do you expect? This is not a beauty pageant.

[@vancortrichards4514]

He's amazing and ruthless

[@silveriver9]

One man by the name Kazushi Sakuraba single-handedly exposed the multi-generational Gracie family. Sakuraba is an absolute legend!!

[@influentialgurning]

He is highly accomplished at breaking arms and joints, but what a nasty piece of work. If the refs were on the ball, he wouldn't have been able to debilitate so many men who clearly tapped for a long time before he relented.

[@AES1207]

Royce uma lenda , mas não gostei da demora dele em soltar depois do oponente ter batido

[@AES1207]

Tbem nao , único ponto negativo nele, ficava se amostrando pós o adversário ter batido

[@RobertoGarcia-hw9yu]

El mejor del mundo arriba Brasil

[@philc3497]

top, merci bcp

[@joseeduardo1965]

Uma lenda !!

[@silveriver9]

One man by the name Kazushi Sakuraba single-handedly exposed the multi-generational Gracie family. Sakuraba is an absolute legend!

[@caioteixeira5592]

Beautiful

[@thatellipsisguy8984]

Jeez, he was a bit of a prick about holding on to submissions well past the tap…

[@pshaps120]

Yeah he's remembered favorably, but consistently did things that Palhares has been demonized for. Funny how that works.

[@docholiday2319]

@That Ellipsis Guy Yeah it’s cuz he’s had several matches where the ref didn’t know/couldn’t see if the guy tapped. Let go too soon u have the chance of losing the position.

[@laughingman8578]

He held on longer onto Gerard Gordeau because he was upset that Gordeau had committed a foul earlier by biting his ear during the match.

[@ModernVince]

The damn ref was like, “oh there’s an arm bar going on over here? A submission that means a broken limb or not within 2 seconds? LET ME TAKE 15 TO STOP AN ALREADY BROKEN ARM FROM BREAKING”

[@Athena124]

He really did! Not cool dude.

[@Tonya-x3j]

The triangle choke is Royce’s sprint move like a fatal blow before it happens in his mind it says finish him/her

[@cog1140]

A wise man thinks and lives outside of the box. Royce was the best ufc champion ever.

[@raymondsantana1]

Not even remotely close

[@TheDaveringo]

Legend in MMA 🔥🔥🔥

[@pedroiranzo3883]

176 Lbs 3 fights in one night!! 😱😜

[@pedroiranzo3883]

@Dell Wright Matt Hughes vs Kimo= R.I.P Matt.

[@3xperiment8]

@Dell Wright That Fight everything was different. Rules, time limit, etc

[@roberjohnsmith]

@Dell Wright you have no idea what you're talking about.

[@Spiritof_76]

@Dell Wright How was it hand selected when it was a tournament? You are clueless. Hughes was a badass who competed with the best around. Royce went on to several tough fights in Japan, despite not having the genetics of some top guys later to the game.

[@3xperiment8]

@Dell Wright At 60 edition UFC had more rules than Squash

[@victorrojas7351]

How the first judge didn't see the tap?

[@ZenvoGlob]

Royce Gracie but also the whole family, were true indestructible warriors. Now they are legends of mixed martial arts 💪👊

[@StoningXStephen]

Indestructible is a bit of a stretch. Often times, even in the early days, Royce dropped out of fights because of injuries and many of the Gracies got beat by Sakuraba. It's how he got the nickname 'Gracie hunter".

[@chriscoop6852]

ummm, you’ve never seen Pride FC? Way better than UFC and shows the Gracie brothers getting beat by Sakuraba.

[@ZenvoGlob]

@@chriscoop6852 I watched more ufc than pride actually. I'll see if I find this fight. Thanks for the information.

[@thedopesickshow]

@@ZenvoGlob they’re not lying. I’m a bjj blue belt, judo brown belt, box and love bjj. Sakuraba beat Royce, Ryan, Royler, and broke Renzo’s arm. If you go to Renzo’s in NYC Renzo has the picture of it happening up in his gym, humble legend.

[@scarred10]

@@StoningXStephen Royce never dropped out of any fight due to injuries but certainly the gracies lost several times even before MMA.

[@Luis-ze8yg]

Por eso todos los luchadores de artes marciales empezaron a perfeccionar el jiu

[@MichalOlender]

I wonder how he'd do today against UFC fighters.

[@ceedub3966]

All respect, but he'd be stomped by most.

[@jameswarren6047]

Ask Matt Hughes

[@MichalOlender]

@@jameswarren6047 i lost his phone number, do you have it?

[@Lucifermakaveli]

Keep it how was be still on top

[@icegoalie7285]

@@ceedub3966 just because they have to stand up after a short time

[@reallyimtheplug]

We need this ufc back

[@StoningXStephen]

The learning curve was so quick back then. When these guys learned how Gracie Ju Jitsu works, they started beating Royce. Gracie, Severn, and Shamrock were the true pioneers of the UFC.

[@roberjohnsmith]

Lol. And what would they have been without Gracie? Gracie helped them evolve through natural process, they weren't doing that on their own. Gracie changed the game. How many fights did he have before he was undefeated? And he fought outside of his weight class. Gracie is a legend

[@StoningXStephen]

@@roberjohnsmith Not sure what the "Lol" is about considering that you are basically saying the same thing that I am although, you make it sound like Royce was personally teaching these guys which is nonsense. As if their evolution wasn't from their own hard work.

[@StoningXStephen]

@EDUARDO DE SOUZA NOGUEIRA True

[@lilith4961]

Your comment if anything confirms Gracie's contribution to MMA. Nowadays no one can be a good fighter without having at least some basic grappling and sub game.

[@StoningXStephen]

@@lilith4961 I never intended to diminish Gracie's legacy or contribution to the sport of MMA or in grappling but, I often feel like the perception of Gracie in those early days actually diminishes the contributions of Shamrock, Severn, Kimo, Frye, and even Tank Abbot. They all brought different aspects of fighting to the forefront and influenced modern MMA. No knock on the Gracie family at all.

[@everaldogeraldodearaujo5233]

Roycy o maior de todos porque na época todos eram compretos chutava westre luta livre roicy jiu-jitsu caratê tudo lutadores compretos ele venceu obrigado roycy

[@ThunderChunky101]

Refs just ignoring the tap 😂 good old days.

[@nicholasgatses7948]

lol

[@nassermj7671]

UPDATE ROYCE GRACIE: Our new beloved Brother in Islam. He's going to Mecca already. WOW!