Three months after that challenge, Renzo's cousin, Royce Gracie, would win the first UFC, opening up the MMA market for Renzo, Wallid and the entire jiu-jitsu community.

Renzo Gracie's last fight came in the UFC in 2010, a loss to Matt Hughes. Igor Gracie, 34, trains and teaches at Renzo Gracie Academy in Manhattan and also runs his own gym in nearby New Rochelle.

Prosecutors are still weighing whether to pursue a felony case against a group of MMA fighters, including star Renzo Gracie. Gracie, 47, and his cousin Igor Gracie, 34, Brazilian jiu-jitsu experts,… ...

Video footage of 55-year-old MMA legend and 6th degree Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt Renzo Gracie subduing a 'racist' on a New York subway platform - and the clip has gone viral online.

Renzo Gracie was pivotal in the introduction of BJJ to the rest of the world. He has fought in many MMA organizations, including Pride, UFC and ONE, promoting the Gracie banner.

Renzo Gracie 1 of 6. Renzo Gracie last fought at UFC 112 against Matt Hughes back in April 2010, where he lost at 4:40 of the third and final round.

Last night, jiu-jitsu legend Renzo Gracie was apparently stopped by two men in New York City, and if he didn't react first, he would have been mugged. That's the story we're being told by the man ...

Descend unmarked stairs and, as cell signals die and the humidity reaches an August swelter, you’ll know you’ve reached the Renzo Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Academy. It’s home to more than 900 martial ...

If you weren’t aware, MMA fighter Renzo Gracie is a Gracie Barra Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt and a two-time ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship gold medalist. He is not the guy you ...

Renzo Gracie and Wallid Ismail is a rare case in Brazilian martial arts history of a high-level rivalry that only grew more bitter with time. Curiously, that rivalry started on Aug. 5, 1993 ...