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.

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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.

Metamoris is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu promotion, founded by Ralek Gracie, the nephew of the first UFC champion Royce Gracie. The athletes compete in 20-minute, submission-only matches.

Renzo Gracie is a world-class mixed martial arts competitor who has spent his life preaching and practicing Brazilian (aka Gracie) jujitsu: a judo-based martial art that his grandfather devised.

Vale tudo became MMA, jiu-jitsu became professional and as a result of this natural evolution, almost all of the great rivalries that marked the history of both sports in Brazil were resolved.