JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Several jiujitsu enthusiasts were taught by arguably the most impactful UFC fighter of all time on Saturday.
UFC Champ Royce Gracie was at Studio 8 BJJ in Mandarin teaching techniques to a huge class of fighters.
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Gracie is originally from Brazil and changed the fighting world when he introduced his family’s form of jiu-jitsu in the early 1990s.
The fighting style, which he describes as a self-defense style, allowed people of any size to win a fight no matter how big the opponent was.
A highlight of the conversation with Gracie was when he spoke about his thoughts going into UFC 1.
“I was 178 pounds. [My opponent] was 220,” Gracie explained. “I choke him out in under a minute, [and] that’s what shocked the world.”
The full interview with Royce Gracie will be on this Wednesday’s episode of Going Ringside. We’ll release it on the News4JAX YouTube Channel, News4JAX+, or wherever you get your podcasts.