It’s hard to pinpoint one person as the most important figure in the history of mixed martial arts. But there is one thing you could say with virtual certainty: If it had not been for Helio Gracie, ...

Helio Gracie, legendary patriarch of the Gracie family and father of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, has passed away at the age of 95, according to a report by GracieMag.com. Gracie passed in his sleep early ...

In 2022, the mixed martial arts website FanSided estimated the total value of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) franchise at $9-10 billion. Not bad for a competition co-founded by Rorion Gracie ...

The rivalry between the two main lineages of the Gracie family always marked the big jiu-jitsu competitions in the 80s and 90s in Rio de Janeiro. After avenging his uncle Helio by beating Waldemar ...

One seemingly nondescript street fight over a surfboard ended up popularizing a fruit and changing the landscape of jiu-jitsu forever. The Brazilian acai berry has taken the world by storm. Whether in ...

The skinny kid wearing pajamas and a thousand-yard stare? He can't be serious. This was the crowd underestimating Royce Gracie when he stepped into the Octagon for the first Ultimate Fighting ...

A leader of the Gracie martial arts family has called restrictive new arrest rules for NYPD cops an “absolute disaster” — and warned they could lead to more deaths. Rener Gracie, the grandson of ...