Filed under: Fighting, FanHouse Exclusive, NewsDaniel Gracie, the cousin of Renzo and Roger Gracie, woke up one morning and knew it was time to return to MMA.
His last fight — a loss to to Allan Goes in the now-defunct IFL — took place in November 2…
Daniel Gracie, the cousin of Renzo and Roger Gracie, woke up one morning and knew it was time to return to MMA.
His last fight — a loss to to Allan Goes in the now-defunct IFL — took place in November 2006. Since then, the 38-year has remained active as a jiu-jitsu instructor, most recently taking over the Renzo Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Academy in Stamford, CT.
But when Gracie stopped by The MMA Hour on Monday, he announced that his time away from MMA was coming to an end later this year.
“I can’t just watch it. I was getting cranky because I wasn’t fighting. Actually, I decided to take a little while from MMA because my English was terrible. I could talk but not teach jiu-jitsu, so I said, I have to learn to teach in English, because I know that my future is going to be having a jiu-jitsu school and teaching jiu-jitsu.”
On this week’s live edition of The MMA Hour, we will first be joined in studio by Daniel Gracie. The former PRIDE FC and IFL fighter will talk about his MMA comeback and what he has been up to since he last competed in 2006.
We will then be joined by Nate Marquardt, who faces Rousimar Palhares at UFN 22 on Sept. 15.
Matt Mitrione, who is scheduled to face Joey Beltran, will also stop by to talk about that fight and his progression as an MMA fighter.
Kimbo Slice will also stop by to talk about his decision to enter the world of boxing and his MMA future.
Frankie Edgar, who defeated BJ Penn for the second time last Saturday, is also on tap as a late addition to the show.
Finally, we will recap UFC 118 with our own Mike Chiappetta and, of course, take your calls.
Download this show and previous episodes of The MMA Hour on iTunes here.
On this week’s live edition of The MMA Hour, we will first be joined in studio by Daniel Gracie. The former PRIDE FC and IFL fighter will talk about his MMA comeback and what he has been up to since he last competed in 2006.
We will then be joined by Nate Marquardt, who faces Rousimar Palhares at UFN 22 on Sept. 15.
Matt Mitrione, who is scheduled to face Joey Beltran, will also stop by to talk about that fight and his progression as an MMA fighter.
Kimbo Slice will also stop by to talk about his decision to enter the world of boxing and his MMA future.
Frankie Edgar, who defeated BJ Penn for the second time last Saturday, is also on tap as a late addition to the show.
Finally, we will recap UFC 118 with our own Mike Chiappetta and, of course, take your calls.
Download this show and previous episodes of The MMA Hour on iTunes here.
Daniel Gracie, the cousin of Renzo and Roger Gracie, woke up one morning and knew it was time to return to MMA.
On this week’s live edition of