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Royce Gracie: “The Gracies Aren’t Violent – It’s The People Who Are Disrespectful”

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October 17, 2026

Royce Gracie, who helped bring Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu to a global audience with his run through the early UFC tournaments, told Carlos Machado why he left California for Florida four years ago. The policies and culture were the problem, to be specific: (California is) too weak. People got too woke. It’s my right to sleep on […]

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