Renzo Gracie On Return To MMA At 51 Years Of Age
Renzo Gracie On Return To MMA At 51 Years Of Age
Renzo Gracie is set to make both his comeback on July 27 for Singapore-based organization ONE Championship.
Renzo Gracie is set to make both his comeback on July 27 for Singapore-based organization ONE Championship.
Gracie is set to face MMA veteran and three-division “King Of Pancrase” Yuki Kondo at ONE: REIGN OF KINGS in Manila, Philippines. Gracie will slip on the four-ounce gloves for the first time in eight years.
“To be able to come back after all these years and do this again, it seems surreal to me,” he said. “For me, I’ve always been talking about life and following your passion. Mixed martial arts and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu are an avenue for me to exemplify desire, diligence, discipline, dedication, character, integrity, and pride for my culture,” Gracie added.
With 22 professional fights over a 26-year career, Gracie promised that win or lose against Kondo he’s not planning on stopping just yet.
“I believe I’m going to fight more. I’m going to impress people with this fight, and they’re going to want me to fight more, so I will do it. This is not my farewell fight.
“The only thing that I know is that I’ll be a better man, I’ll be a better teacher, and I’ll be a better person in the sense of passing forward everything that I learn in there.”
WATCH: Renzo Gracie vs Sanae Kikuta, 2017 ADCC
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