Royce Gracie Article Archive

    Between December 7, 2008 and December 7, 2009
  1. MMA: Just An Easy Payday?

    About ten years ago now, I mistakenly picked up an Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) VHS tape thinking it was a Pro Wrestling tape...

    Justin Faux Written by Justin Faux about 2 months ago 238 reads 3 comments

  2. Top 10 Mixed Martial Atrists of all Time...in no order

    Here i have just put together a Top 10 list of whats in my opinion to be the top 10 mixed martial artist of all time... now this doesnt mean, hey look heres a list of a 10 guys that have a lot of fans and have 'that big right hand' etc...

    alex popoff Written by alex popoff about 3 months ago 398 reads 5 comments

  3. A History of MMA's Pound-for-Pound Best

    The Pound-for-Pound Best Fighter in MMA is always in question, and is always a wild debate. The following list shows the Pound-for-Pound Best Fighter on an annual basis from 1993-2009...

    Mitch Wiles Written by Mitch Wiles about 10 months ago 898 reads 3 comments

  4. Brock Lesnar: The Most Hated Man In MMA, But Why?

    There seems to be a lot of anger and dissension among MMA fans around the globe. They're screaming mad and I'm still trying to figure it all out. His name is Brock Lesnar the U.F.C. Heavyweight Champion...

    The Truth Turcott Written by The Truth Turcott about 3 months ago 280 reads 153 comments

  5. The Best Man Doesn't Always Win: Taking a Look at Tournament Fighting

    Ah, tournament fighting.The system that was the foundation for the original incarnation of the UFC and remains a staple of both World Victory Road's Sengoku events and DREAM's fight cards as ...

    E. Spencer Kyte Written by E. Spencer Kyte about 4 months ago 108 reads 6 comments

  6. MMA Is Getting Bigger, But Is It Getting Better?

    On Nov. 12, 1993, at the inaugural Ultimate Fighting Championship event, fans watched as future UFC hall of fame inductee Royce Gracie defeated boxer Art Jimmerson by verbal submission...

    Jon Grilz Written by Jon Grilz about 11 months ago 326 reads 5 comments

  7. The UFC 100: Royce Gracie

    To me, it's only fitting that we mark the UFC's pseudo-centennial (this is really UFC 105, but who's counting?) by honoring the winner of the initial UFC and the greatest fighter in the history of the company, Royce Gracie...

    E. Spencer Kyte Written by E. Spencer Kyte about 4 months ago 522 reads 2 comments

  8. The UFC, Past and Present

    I love Mixed Martial Arts and have watched with great interest since the first UFC way back in 1993. Now we are approaching UFC 100 in a sport many believed was dead on the vine as soon as it began...

    Sam Hegan Written by Sam Hegan about 5 months ago 66 reads 2 comments

  9. If You See This Man, RUN AWAY!!!

    With all due respect to the likes of Fedor Emelianenko, Anderson Silva, Brock Lesnar, Frank Mir, and Lyoto Machida, none of them represents a sincere danger to your average individual...

    Andrew Nuschler Written by Andrew Nuschler about 5 months ago 1,982 reads 36 comments

  10. Lyoto Machida Is The Next Royce Gracie

    Lyoto Machida is indeed the next Royce Gracie. I know it seems as if I'm clueless about the topic due to the fact that the two fighters have completely different fighting styles and are from different eras of MMA...

    Jerry Mullis Written by Jerry Mullis about 6 months ago 510 reads 0 comments

 


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