jdam76 said:I'm sure that Rorion had a lot to do with how the first UFC's went, but that shouldnt take away from the Gracies and they're accomplishments. 15 years ago very few MA's had ever heard of grappling (BJJ, Sambo, Greco-roman etc...) let alone put it into there daily training program. Look at the Sabaki tournaments back in the day. It will be interesting to see how the MA's evolves in the next 15 years.
The only person who can really talk crap about the Gracies would have to be Sakuraba. He has beaten four of them afterall.
I think Most of The Gracies a Fantstic Fighters,
Sak has beat 4 of Them But he is not he only one to beat a Gracie
Royler has lost to Sak, Genki Sudo,Eddie Bravo & Marrio Sperry
Renzo who is one of the most Impressive has Lost to
Sak , Dan Henderson, Carlos Newton, Kiyoshi Tamura & Shung Oyama
Royce has Lost to Sak, Wallid Ismail
Ryan has lost to Sak & Tomki
Helio to Valdamar Santana & Kimura
I could go on But I don't think I need to There is No dout The
Gracie are A Great aset To Martal Arts But Like The Rest of us
They are Human