Keith Jardine-Roger Gracie inked for July battle in Strikeforce
Roger Gracie will make his debut at middleweight against Keith Jardine in July at a yet-to-be-announced Strikeforce event. While nothing has been made official by the promotion, Strikeforce is expected to announce a date and location for the show soon. Rumors have Portland, Oregon as the host site with a middleweight title-fight between Luke Rockhold and Tim Kennedy serving as the main event. MMAFighting... [Read More...]
Roger Gracie reportedly signs with the UFC
The UFC continues to pluck talent from the Strikeforce roster as Roger Gracie was recently announced as having signed to compete inside the Octagon. An opponent for the 30 year old Gracie was not announced and a date for his debut is still unknown as well. Gracie suffered the first loss of his MMA career in his most recent bout with former Strikeforce champion Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal earning a... [Read More...]
Roger Gracie weighing move to 185 pounds
Strikeforce middleweight champ Luke Rockhold has been very vocal about his desire to see the organization bring in some new contenders for him to face. However, it appears the promotion may already have a new option for Rockhold on their roster with the ability to fight at 185 pounds and give any opponent a run for his money. According to his team, decorated submission specialist Roger Gracie is contemplating... [Read More...]
Coenen vs. Tate, Gracie vs. Lawal official for July 30 Strikeforce
Though the headlining duo of Dan Henderson and Fedor Emelianenko may merit the bulk of the MMA community’s attention in late July when Strikeforce stops in Chicago, their bout will be far from the only intriguing match-up on the card as the organization announced a pair of fights over the weekend set to take place at the highly anticipated event including one tilt with a title on the line. According... [Read More...]
Trevor Prangley vs. Roger Gracie rumored for January 29 in San Jose
At 3-0, and entering the prime of his career in terms of age, 29-year old Roger Gracie seems poised to potentially emerge as the representative of his family’s tradition Mixed Martial Arts has been looking for since their wide-ranging success over the formative years of the sport. Already considered to be one of the world’s top Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioners after record success in ADCC and... [Read More...]
Roger Gracie hints at possible November 20 Strikeforce card
While there is no news currently available that a Strikeforce event may be in the works for November 20, recently signed heavyweight Roger Gracie may have let the cat out of the bag. In a recent interview with Tatame.com the decorated Brazlian Jiu-Jitsu black belt had this to say, “I have plans to fight, maybe on November 20. I still don’t have an opponent, but if my knee is good and I could... [Read More...]
Roger Gracie coming to Strikeforce on August 15
Roger Gracie is all set to make his first appearance for Strikeforce on August 15 as part of the “Carano vs. Cyborg” event. The news comes courtesy of a recent report made by GracieMag.com. Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg is set to take place at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California. No news of an expected opponent for the 6’4″, 220 pound Gracie has been announced at this time. Roger... [Read More...]
Roger Gracie may be headed to Strikeforce
Heavyweight grappling sensation of the legendary Gracie family Roger Gracie is close to signing a deal to compete in the Strikeforce organization. Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker confirmed they are close to finalizing the terms of a multi-fight deal with Gracie In a recent report published by Sports Illustrated columnist Josh Gross. Gracie who is 2-0 in his MMA career and comes from a long line of great... [Read More...]
Travis Wiuff to fight Roger Gracie at Sengoku 5
Former UFC and PRIDE veteran and YAMMA Pit Fighting heavyweight champion Travis Wiuff has been announced by World Victory Road as the opponent for undefeated heavyweight sensation Roger Gracie at Sengoku 5 on Sept. 28. Wiuff is 53-11, according to Sherdog’s fight finder, and is currently on a 10-fight winning streak. He last fought at Sengoku 3 in June, where he knocked out Kazuyuki Fujita at... [Read More...]
Roger Gracie set to compete at Sengoku 5
World Victory Road has announced that heavyweight prospect Roger Gracie has been added to its Sengoku 5 card on Sept. 28 at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan. Gracie, one of the best pure heavyweight grapplers on the competitive circuit, is 2-0 in his brief MMA career. He debuted in 2006 with a first round submission of Ron Waterman during BodogFIGHT’s “USA vs. Russia”... [Read More...]
Doug Marshall signs one-fight deal with the PFC
According to the Visalia Times-Delta, former WEC light heavyweight champion Doug “Rhino” Marshall has signed a one-fight contract fight for the Palace Fighting Championships. Marshall will fight for the promotion on July 18 at PFC 9 in Lemoore, Calif. against an opponent that has yet to be announced. All indications are that Marshall received permission to sign with the PFC and is still... [Read More...]
Preview of tonight’s WEC show on VERSUS
The news cycle has been crazy the last two days so I haven’t had a lot of time to devote to previewing tonight’s WEC card (9 p.m. ET on VERSUS). While this isn’t the promotion’s best lineup on paper, I still think it’s a good show and you can’t judge a WEC card by how it looks on paper. Some of the best matchmaking in MMA takes place in the WEC so tonight’s... [Read More...]
WEC light heavyweight Stann questions Marshall’s mental game
When I initially met WEC light heavyweight title contender Brian Stann a few weeks back I thought he’d be a great fighter to be feature for the “Bring the Pain” interview series where I highlight fighters that I think have a big future ahead of them. But the more I talked to Stann, the more I realized his story needed to be told on a big stage. There are a lot of things to like about... [Read More...]
