Cesar Gracie says reaction to “Strikeforce: Nashville” brawl is overblown, hypocritical

Cesar Gracie is of two minds regarding the post-fight melee this past Saturday at “Strikeforce: Nashville” that involved four of his top athletes.

He is aware such incidents are not positive for the sport. But he also thinks the reaction to it is far overblown.

“My biggest problem with what happened is that it distracted from the fights,” Gracie told MMAjunkie.com on Sunday. “(We) just saw two of my very best guys have masterful performances – tactically, physically and everything – and people are talking about the post-fight fight that should have never happened.”