- Renzo Gracie
MMAstatsbox|name=Renzo Gracie
nick=
height=5'10 (178 cm)
weight=185 lb (84 kg)
birthdate=birth date and age|year=1967|month=3|day=11
died=
fightingfrom=
nationality=flagicon|Brazil Brazilian
hometown=Rio de Janeiro ,Brazil
fightteam=Renzo Gracie Jiu-Jitsu
fightstyle=Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
wins=13
losses=6
draws=1
nocontest=0
ko=2
submissions=7|Renzo Gracie pronounced "Henzo" (born
March 11 ,1967 inRio de Janeiro ,Brazil ) is a lifelong practitioner ofBrazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) and a member of the legendaryGracie family fromBrazil . He is the son ofRobson Gracie , grandson ofCarlos Gracie , nephew ofCarlos Gracie, Jr. and grand-nephew ofHelio Gracie . His brothers Ralph and the lateRyan Gracie are also famous fighters. [ [http://www.ifl.tv/Team-Pitbulls-Renzo-Gracie.html Renzo Gracie Coach of the New York Pitbulls. MMA Fighter Renzo Gracie Jiu Jitsu fighting style. Professional Fighting with Renzo Gracie. International Fight League ] ] He holds notable wins in the sport of Mixed Martial Arts over formerUFC championsFrank Shamrock ,Pat Miletich ,Oleg Taktarov ,Carlos Newton andMaurice Smith .Mixed martial arts
Gracie has competed both in sport BJJ and
mixed martial arts events such as thePRIDE Fighting Championships , theInternational Fight League ,RINGS , Martial Arts Reality Superfighting (MARS), and the World Combat Championship.In February 10, 2007 Gracie won a match against
Frank Shamrock for upstart MMA promotionEliteXC on its debut night SaturdayFebruary 10 ,2007 , onShowtime . Gracie although able to take Frank down fairly easily after being overmatched on his feet was still able to dominate on the ground for most of the match before Shamrock was disqualified by refereeHerb Dean due to landing illegal knee strikes to the back of Gracie's head while both fighters were on the ground. Shamrock had already been given one warning earlier in the match for illegal strikes to the back of Gracie's head. After the match, Gracie had to be helped out of the ring and back to his dressing room by his team allegedly due to receiving a concussion from the strikes.
Renzo formerly coached a team, theNew York Pitbulls , for theInternational Fight League .Gracie is the Head Instructor at the Renzo Gracie Academy in Midtown Manhattan. Many well known BJJ and MMA fighters have been trained by Renzo, including BJJ black belts
Rodrigo Gracie ,Matt Serra ,Paul Creighton ,Ricardo Almeida ,Sean Alvarez , Alan Teo, Mike Codella, Carl Massaro, Shawn Williams, Chad Lebrun, andGRACIE Magazine founderLuca Atalla .Gracie also has written an instructional book on jiu-jitsu, called "Mastering Jiu-Jitsu", with his training partner John Danaher. He has also been the personal jiu-jitsu teacher of Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan,
Crown Prince ofAbu Dhabi , since 1993. cite web
url=http://sports.espn.go.com/extra/mma/news/story?id=3039205
title=Professional fighter gets royal treatment as prince's trainer
year=2007
accessdate=2007-08-19
publisher=ESPN byRyan Hockensmith ]Personal life
Gracie is a resident of
Holmdel, New Jersey . He and his wife Cristina have three children, Catarina, Cora and Ruran. [ [http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2008/02/27/2008-02-27_renzo_gracie_shares_family_martial_arts_.html?print=1&page=all And though he's not forcing his kids to further the family legacy, his daughter Cora, 14, and son, Ruran, 12, are taking jujitsu lessons. His eldest daughter, 22-year-old Catarina, however, prefers the fashion industry. "But her boyfriend trains here," Gracie adds.] ] He has thirteen brothers and sisters, includingRalph Gracie and the lateRyan Gracie .MMA record
References
External links
* [http://www.renzogracie.com/ Official site]
* [http://renzogracie.proelite.com/ Renzo Gracie's ProElite.com Profile]
* [http://www.elitexc.com/fighter/show/renzogracie Renzo Gracie's EliteXC Profile]
*Sherdog|id=290|name=Renzo Gracie
* [http://www.ifl.tv/Team-Pitbulls-Renzo-Gracie.html IFL profile]
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