Grand Theft Gracie: Did Bellator Steal Another UFC Icon Just Because It Could?

The new guard at Bellator MMA made another decidedly old-school acquisition this week, inking UFC O.G. Royce Gracie as its latest “national brand ambassador.” Raise your hand if you saw that one coming. Anybody? No, you wouldn’t have. After all, Gracie hasn’t fought since 2006-07, and in his last two professional bouts, he got smashed […]

The new guard at Bellator MMA made another decidedly old-school acquisition this week, inking UFC O.G. Royce Gracie as its latest “national brand ambassador.” Raise your hand if you saw that one coming. Anybody? No, you wouldn’t have. After all, Gracie hasn’t fought since 2006-07, and in his last two professional bouts, he got smashed […]