Royce Gracie on Winning UFC #1 and Being a MMA Pioneer

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27 күн бұрын

JRE MMA Show #156 w/Royce Gracie
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@thakingofdetroit 26 күн бұрын

A friend had UFC 1 playing at a party in the background, everyone else was partying, I was locked in...shit changed my life lol

@n1kobefan 26 күн бұрын

Sounds gay.

@vegetaspride69 26 күн бұрын

@@n1kobefan you're gay

@thakingofdetroit 26 күн бұрын

@@n1kobefan what does that even mean?

@dragopoolos 26 күн бұрын

So, you started training and became an UFC champ or become a degenerate sports gambler likes the rest of us?

@thakingofdetroit 26 күн бұрын

@@dragopoolos lol what an oddly specific range of outcomes 🤣

@dealincat933 26 күн бұрын

Instant click

@thedethrocker8858 26 күн бұрын

Fucking oath buddy

@bryanstevenson912 26 күн бұрын

This comment is about to get thousands of likes

@ViolinMustard-jo3hp 26 күн бұрын

Instant thumbs up to this

@loudawg907 26 күн бұрын

Absolutely

@e.t.5456 26 күн бұрын

I’m not a big fan of the sport but even I know this gonna be a juicy one

@mjwbulich 26 күн бұрын

Those early UFC days were a lot of fun. Gracie, Abbott, Frye, Severen, Shamrock, Taktarov, all these fighters from different places with different styles. It was like Street Fighter come to life.

@CornDude12 26 күн бұрын

Don the fuckin predator frye

@michaelpenirelli9003 26 күн бұрын

It was like that for me. At that time I was into Street Fighter 2 at the arcade. I was a kid so when I saw it I viewed Gracie vs Shamrock kinda like Ryu vs Ken

@1individeo 26 күн бұрын

well, not exactly... did you notice there was no Muay Thai, Letwei or Sambo in the first events? Any martial art that could grapple, clinch or wrestle was not invited because the goal was to make the best Martal Arts ad ever. They did have Shamrock but he was no olympic wrestler. And they did better than they expected. Only around UFC 4 they allowed any kind of fighter to participate and guys like Tartakov started to emerge. They invited Bill Superfoot Wallace for UFC 1, because he was very popular in MA world at the time, but he asked to change the rules to something similar to todays MMA rules. They refused and he ended up being the commentator of the event (the first Joe rogan). Try to look on the web for "the Gracie Conspiracy"

@baatunde1980 26 күн бұрын

Don Frye was a bad bad man! Certified ass kicker

@wardengentles53 26 күн бұрын

Don Frye was ALWAYS worth the price of admission

@OrangeJuicePapi 26 күн бұрын

This guy was at UFC 1 and still looks fantastic. Wow

@johngillespie3409 25 күн бұрын

Bjj doesn't face punch, so yeah💪🤣

@kellyallen8528 25 күн бұрын

Yeah Rogan looks like he hasn't aged a bit.

@tresbien1837 24 күн бұрын

@@kellyallen8528Rogan wasn’t at UFC 1 you fool. Leave the jokes to the funny ones.

@neverascent 24 күн бұрын

you should see the other guys.

@radioclash84 24 күн бұрын

He is also latino though. They age much, much better than white guys. Plus clean living.@johngillespie3409

@davidcaldera1353 26 күн бұрын

This one was a long time coming

@dwavyy300 26 күн бұрын

HES been on the show before lmao

@Hullabaloo23 26 күн бұрын

fr bro definitely GOAT material

@davidcaldera1353 26 күн бұрын

@@dwavyy300 really? I thought it was just Rickson Gracie

@leonardwilliams7772 26 күн бұрын

The SECOND, severn tapped, immortality set in. At THAT moment, there was zero doubt anymore. STILL, the best crowd eruption ever. I saw it.

@soakedbearrd 26 күн бұрын

The first 5 ufcs were like the movie bloodsport for me, I was instantly hooked and Royce was the man.

@theevolutionofthebear3093 26 күн бұрын

I was a black belt in traditional karate when the UFC started. I thought I knew how to fight, then in a matter of 20 min I realized I knew nothing. (edit) Some goofy comments.......This was over 30 years ago. No cell phones, no internet......it was a different time.

@Republican-00769 26 күн бұрын

That's your fault. Most karate black belts I know can street fight. 😂

@healer81 25 күн бұрын

GSP and Stephan Thompson have done Karate right. The problem is most gyms don't have pressure testing. GSP had real-life experience because he grew up getting into real fights to put his martial arts to the test. Most people that take up martial arts are civilized so they don't get to practice.

@user-gk1lo6ni1b 25 күн бұрын

(fun fact) before big john fury suffered his catastrophic under water welding injury whilst saturation diving in the south Chinese sea mid 80's this was.. he was fluent in 37 languages, taught mindfulness courses and opened the very first clinic for cats with erectile dysfunction , he was a true Renaissance man , the Caucasian sensation,straight as an arrow and as sure as the bow that fired it , god speed

@NotaGabeItch 25 күн бұрын

@@user-gk1lo6ni1bwtf did I just read

@lasanhaMomento 25 күн бұрын

@@healer81lyoto Machida

@andrewehrmantraut4742 25 күн бұрын

Rorion's brilliance for showcasing Jiu Jitsu was picking Royce to represent the family. Royce's brother Rickson was already a world class fighter in Japan, but Rickson looked like Ken Shamrock, and looked like he could kick anybody ass. They picked Royce because he was a skinny kid and looked unassuming. It was absolutely BRILLIANT marketing showcasingnthe family's legacy and changed the way the whole world looks at fighting.

@Solidus__ 26 күн бұрын

The definition of a legend, BJJ saved my life

@darrellainsworth4539 26 күн бұрын

What a legend, beating people twice his size

@marcinlebida6730 26 күн бұрын

Well. There were no rules 😅 still fun af to watch innit ?:)

@macmichaels2239 26 күн бұрын

And got beat by a guy half his size.

@nobrkt 26 күн бұрын

@@macmichaels2239 Gracie Killer! The Legend!!

@robroy9185 26 күн бұрын

Royce had to fight 3 guys in one night to win the Championship.

@tylerchapman9234 26 күн бұрын

I never saw him fight. He would just pull guard and submit ppl

@TheNaturalust 26 күн бұрын

I started with Royce when we were both untrained and learning the basics from Rorion. I spent hours locked in a grapple with him. We were similarly skilled and I still can’t believe it. Rorion was the man. I remember the day he quit training me personally and said I’m going to pair you with Royce because you are both learning the very same thing. We did 2 hours training every other day in the beginning and we started with EVERYTHING we learned previously before we learned a single new thing. Royce, can’t believe how awesome you became. We learned together back in 1985/1986. You have become a fine man my friend! -Tod

@josephlittle1752 21 күн бұрын

I know this is real because he was clearly an adult in 1985 and only someone over the age of 50 would think his comment would be read. Story is awesome

@TheNaturalust 21 күн бұрын

@@josephlittle1752 Who could make up such a story, that’s only a bit of it, but basically learning all these years later how far Royce took it just makes me super proud of him. My bragging days are far behind me but my sons are impressed. Rorion was the true spark and the mentor for all of us! Aloha Joseph.

@josephlittle1752 21 күн бұрын

@@TheNaturalust I didn’t mean it to insult if that came across that way, genuinely sounds cool and real to me. Aloha!

@TheNaturalust 21 күн бұрын

@@josephlittle1752 no worries I wasn’t insulted, maybe a tad confused so I clarified a bit. Take good care!

@jesusthroughmary 19 күн бұрын

Royce was already a black belt by 1985

@jonrobbin170 26 күн бұрын

LEGEND. Dude was my idol in elementary school

@weeniehutsr1205 26 күн бұрын

cap

@johncena3034 26 күн бұрын

@@weeniehutsr1205how tf do you cap something like that lmaoo

@Zdjiugbr124 26 күн бұрын

@@johncena3034he’s trolling lol

@weeniehutsr1205 26 күн бұрын

@@johncena3034 take it easy john cena

@JasonStorm419 26 күн бұрын

@@weeniehutsr1205 Take it easy, weenie, lol.

@justbob2133 26 күн бұрын

Starting with UFC 1, we watched all the originals at my brother's place. He would order the PPV, and I would bring the wings. Those tournaments were crazy! No weight classes, no gloves, no rules(except for biting & eye gouges), and here's this little brazilian guy kicking ass on EVERYBODY!!! Thanks Royce, you are the man! Those are great memories.

@GeneralShermansMarch 25 күн бұрын

...and no fish hooking, oddly enough. There were 3 rules

@d0ublestr0ker0ll 26 күн бұрын

I always loved Royce's game face, he always looked slightly pissed.

@bigpickles 26 күн бұрын

Dropped everything for this one

@Beastie_Boy33 26 күн бұрын

back in high school, me and a couple friends rented UFC#1 from blockbuster couldn't believe what we were watching. this dude changed combat sports forever. he looks like he could still destroy dudes half his age and twice his size

@elplugomma4206 26 күн бұрын

Love royce but naw he got his shit beat late in his career MMA has evolved

@Narrator007 16 күн бұрын

@@elplugomma4206 True, but it likely evolved BECAUSE of him

@thebilsproject 26 күн бұрын

Royce Gracie the OG the Goat 🙌🏻

@billbennett9537 26 күн бұрын

OG for sure, would disagree about being the goat.

@KD0LRG 26 күн бұрын

I remember this on cable PPV. He was a killer for his size. Those old UFC fights were the best.

@thakingofdetroit 26 күн бұрын

I don't know who I idolized more growing up...this guy, or Jordan.

@spo0ny2k 26 күн бұрын

You idolized guys

@majinvegeta3181 25 күн бұрын

@@spo0ny2kwith his hands 😂

@jking5772 26 күн бұрын

Legend. Hands-down, the guy that put MMA on the map.

@madchad77 25 күн бұрын

Watched it live. Those were the best days.

@rowdyrout477 26 күн бұрын

I still remember watching this live! Changed my whole perspective.. awakening

@kramer1372 26 күн бұрын

..truly…it was like magic…my friends and I, just could not figure out how he was doing it, ha…amazing…

@jordanalexander5275 24 күн бұрын

You're showing your age!

@smokebreakmma6524 26 күн бұрын

Legend gets thrown around a lot but this man is the definition of a legend.

@juggalo4life247 26 күн бұрын

It's been a long time since I watched a ufc fight that got my heart pumping.those classic fights were legendary!!!

@chrisvand2678 25 күн бұрын

I guess you didn't see Max Holloway vs. Justin Gaethje..

@jessegarcia291 26 күн бұрын

I met and spoke with him in Japan. He is a legend and a gentleman.

@victormartin6608 26 күн бұрын

Royce Gracie inspired me then and now.

@gordonj.wallis2826 26 күн бұрын

I wrestled in high school. I always thought dirty wrestling would be a good martial art. And when I saw Royce, and the double leg take down.. wow!! I didn’t wonder anymore if a wrestler could beat a boxer. I knew.

@darrellainsworth4539 26 күн бұрын

Except he was a bjj black belt not a wrestler

@jking5772 26 күн бұрын

Agree. Pure grappling > pure striking

@williambarton5681 25 күн бұрын

@@darrellainsworth4539 A wrestler can still land a double leg and then do ground and pound.

@TruLuan 25 күн бұрын

He signed my Blue Belt back in 2011 at a seminar were i got promoted. I'll never forget that day.

@RedLegs13b 26 күн бұрын

Royce is a legend...

@TRICKYRIDE 26 күн бұрын

Thus guy is a legend to legends

@TENNESSEETV. 26 күн бұрын

Straight up legend!!!

@Thedudeabides803 26 күн бұрын

A real living legend. Watching his fights, the best fighting videos you’ll ever see. David vs Goliath.

@shaner67 26 күн бұрын

Thank you for bringing Mr Gracie on the show.. The most honourable guest ever in my opinion.. All the best to you both. 👍

@mikehicks304 26 күн бұрын

This makes me respect him so much more than I did before. The true 🐐 of fighting.

@mikeradie7758 26 күн бұрын

Excellent conversation, would love to see more. What a great humble man 👊

@mikespires6091 26 күн бұрын

What a beast !!! Ahhhh the memories.

@vincesheedy9751 25 күн бұрын

I'll always remember watching the first few UFC's on VHS at my buddy's house. We thought it was the coolest thing we ever seen. Much respect Royce

@JMag1 25 күн бұрын

I worked a 12 hr shift last night in the emergency department and still stayed up after work to watch this. Royce is a living legend.

@luiscruz7343 26 күн бұрын

I remember one day my brother and i were watching WWF and my father said "this aint real. Its not real fighting. Let me show you something real" he had a tape of UFC 1and it changed our lives forever. My brother and I eventually enrolled in karate and we represented the U.S in a pan american championship. And part of the reason was watching royce!

@josephbanker3829 25 күн бұрын

Whoa whoa whoa, what you mean WWF ain't real... imagine Bret Hitman Hart putting Gracie in a Sharpshooter .. would be over

@Dj_lilfate 25 күн бұрын

@@josephbanker3829I train in bjj and sometimes I think it would be funny to try a sharpshooter on someone lol

@redtaipei 24 күн бұрын

Why karate and not BJJ if UFC1 changed ur life?

@shoeplayisbad1 24 күн бұрын

Bret wouldn't last two minutes And the minutes bret had legs within reach its over@@josephbanker3829

@luiscruz7343 24 күн бұрын

@redtaipei my dad did karate so that what he was familiar with also there was a karate dojo less than 10 minutes away from where we lived

@TedAlexandro 26 күн бұрын

Royce Gracie is the definition of the word legend. Those early fights of his were like watching a magician.

@cassiox.fernandes1054 23 күн бұрын

the Cornerstone of the UFC. It should have a statue of him in front of UFC's HQ

@robgau2501 26 күн бұрын

Royce!!!! It's great to see him. Brings me back.

@Azhalan 26 күн бұрын

Royce Gracie was incredibly important for MMA because he was the living proof that grappling was very efficient in 1 on 1 fights. BJJ literally changed the way fighters thought about the importance of grappling and being able to defend against it.

@DouglasGomesBueno-jw9lh 26 күн бұрын

Everyone who train Judo in 80s know how Grappling are efficient, Kimura Master of Judo Mop the floor with Hélio Gracie in Brazil.

@bjjbrawler1 26 күн бұрын

I am old enough to have experienced this. 1994 saw the second UFC, 1995 saw an ad in Black Belt magazine and signed up training with David Lentz in NJ. Renzo and Craig Kukuk were training there. Steve Maxwell in Philly was the only other practitioner at that time. Good stuff, crazy to look back at it all.

@MrWinning43 26 күн бұрын

Royce is a MMA OG/Legend

@mbieb1 26 күн бұрын

Royce Gracie choked me out one time :) He is a legend, and a truly GOOD dude. I have so much respect for this man! He is so humble, and willing to share his knowledge and experience. Thank you for taking time out to train us, Royce!

@dreddykrugernew 26 күн бұрын

I watched this when I was about 15 years old in the 90s, this was the real UFC, so inspirational to see someone like Royce do what he did it was like watching magic, if anyone needs inspiration in anything in life and need some belief just watch UFC 1 and Royce Gracie...

@beausneed9885 26 күн бұрын

GOAT FOR SURE

@jopo7996 26 күн бұрын

Royce Gracie is on UFC's Mt. Rushmore with GSP, Anderson Silva and Brendan Schaub.

@Pgeorgiex 26 күн бұрын

Big Brown? lol

@mass-cp6jf 26 күн бұрын

hahahah bapa

@KinoTechUSA69 26 күн бұрын

Bapa whadarwedewinhere

@CoachMak 26 күн бұрын

😂

@mitchelldriggers8522 26 күн бұрын

Did u really add shaub in this lol

@MartialArtUK 26 күн бұрын

Best interview of the year. Wish my experience of bjj had this approach to teaching I would still be a gracie jujitsu student

@lukemoody6299 26 күн бұрын

Theirs a gym for everyone

@axlbazz1 25 күн бұрын

I remember watching the first, 2-3rd.. etc UFC. It blew us all away. Nobody had ever seen anything so damn gangster. No rules. No weight classes. When Royce won, it was inconceivable. The smallest guy. I remember my guy was Dan Severn(?) Then the next year he won again. After that, every time the VHS tapes would come out, we'd buy it . When they imposed rules, we were upset and like dumb young men, we didn't watch it for a couple years... Lol What a ride we've been on, my friends. I can't believe Royce, now lives in my town. Hopefully I'll run into him one day

@chathamgrimmer 26 күн бұрын

Amongst the pioneers of NHB/MMA; Royce is the MAN.! 🥋

@craigallen7427 26 күн бұрын

A real OG

@dasnutnock6408 26 күн бұрын

I remember seeing my first UFC (3, I think) back in the mid 90s and not having a clue what I was seeing. Years of watching martial arts movies led me to expect to see two guys stand in front of each other, exchanging unblocked roundhouse kicks to the head for several minutes, before one finally went down. When they started grappling on the floor, I genuinely couldn't understand what was going on, and the submissions just left me completely bamboozled. Definitely an eye-opening experience. Royce and his family really showed us the way, huh...

@joesphruggiero3707 24 күн бұрын

Classic I'm been doing jiujitsu halfway my life I'm 44 yrs old jiujitsu change my life thanknu Mr gracie

@kerethp 26 күн бұрын

THE MAN!!!!!!

@peterquinn3424 26 күн бұрын

I got to train with Royce once as a white belt. He came to our school for a seminar. Also train with some guys who know him really well / have become friends with him. Very stoic guy. Nice to see him laughing and smiling here. 🙏🏆

@kidpeligro7878 17 күн бұрын

Wow, this is the first time I saw Royce in a casual conversation. I always saw him in formal interviews and never realized what at a chill dude he is! Totally levelled up my respect of him more.

@rickmarvelli9238 26 күн бұрын

From a UFC fan from the beginning this is a huge treat! As Royce once correctly declared from the Octagon, “This is MY house!” All respect and honor to him!

@cjbunker8889 26 күн бұрын

Royce is a true legend!!

@Yendor-vz4lb 26 күн бұрын

Inspiration for shows like " bully beat down" which was pure entertainment at its finest.

@mikebushaw7586 26 күн бұрын

I watched allot of your fights Royce and thank you…. Good times and a great fighter you were and probably still are.

@tombystander 26 күн бұрын

It's like hearing Charles Oliveira when he's older. The passion, the humor, Brazilians are amazing ppl

@tucsonmaui 26 күн бұрын

And they’re humble too🙌🏼

@ELDERGODDD 26 күн бұрын

Absolute freaking legend 🙌

@leechysquad2k893 25 күн бұрын

Royce Gracie was in the first ufc fight I ever saw back wen I was about 17, on a vhs tape, so the fight may have happened a couple of years before I actually saw it, can’t remember his opponent, but loved ufc ever since

@Snizzle_Fizzle 24 күн бұрын

I jumped into ufc quite late, round the rousey era so it was soooooooo fun for me to go back and watch the original shows. This man literally made my jaw drop. Legend.

@Mactar4 26 күн бұрын

Hell yeah, growing up in Torrance in the 90's you know where you were when UFC1 came out

@joshnevel1504 26 күн бұрын

Thank you Royce and Joe

@rkumar3000 12 күн бұрын

What a legend Royce, great interview

@TheNaturalust 26 күн бұрын

He only spoke Portuguese when we trained together. Rorion was bilingual and my first teacher and Royces. A solid and totally smart and family man! Love you guys!

@leeisenberg Күн бұрын

Awesome. Thanks for sharing. - take care

@Bink1221 26 күн бұрын

I still got UFC1 on VHS. I was only a kid, used to watch them with my dad. Ken Shamrock was my favorite though lol.

@ryml111 26 күн бұрын

Looks younger now than when he fought ✌️

@t-virusterrance4734 22 күн бұрын

An absolute legend. I respect Royce Gracie so much, it's very difficult to put in words. This man changed my way of thinking, when it comes to life and Martial Arts. Much respect. TERRANCE OUT

@gemrpt26 24 күн бұрын

"There's only going to be no. 1, and that's you" That hits hard. This man is a definition of a pioneer. Props to Joe for giving this GOAT of a man his flowers.

@jordanmokgaihuy8504 26 күн бұрын

Two legends!

@johnthomas6961 26 күн бұрын

The man. The original badass. One of my hero’s

@Spice-kid 25 күн бұрын

I remember scrambling for the VHS tapes and watching the UFC. Nothing was like it and it changed everything. Nobody knew what Jui Jitsu was and it changed the world. Royce is a living legend and put the UFC on the map.

@edwardsanchez3708 26 күн бұрын

My friend got the ufc events on paperview starting with the 1st one, and then for years, we were always attacking each other using those moves on each other, lol Those early days were very exciting

@frisk151 26 күн бұрын

I remember the early days! I was first introduced to JKD in 1992... It also was mostly standup.. Didn't study or practice JJS until after UFC 2, and it was hard to find anyone at that time around Houston or Dallas at that time... Never missed a UFC fight I could get my hands on since UFC 2.

@tbtaijeron 24 күн бұрын

What a great interview! Always paid respect to the Gracie family for their evolution of combat. My eyes were opened to how gentle the family is to and was to people they defeated and intended to teach with the Jason Deluca fight. They are brilliant!

@mocarpenter8836 26 күн бұрын

Royce = Living Legend!!

@brewlovinrunner 26 күн бұрын

One of my favs

@Woodstocks 24 күн бұрын

A true fighting champ. I was a kid and still remember watching the first couple ufc. I rember it being a tournament, not just a single match fight like they are now

@Closdmon 24 күн бұрын

He was my favorite! I still compare all fights to his, and all ground work

@bartfart2123 25 күн бұрын

he changed the fighting world

@EscutCavaller007 26 күн бұрын

What an amazing human being and legacy!

@KING_OF_FARTS 26 күн бұрын

Ju jit su & muay thai is still the best combo. Love Royce Gracie. I have an old UFC belt with his signature & it says UFC 1, 2 & 4 hof then his signature. With an authentification card.

@barbaricus_ 25 күн бұрын

Its called sambo )

@dinbachok6424 25 күн бұрын

Charles oliveira basically. But sambo got both striking and jiu jitsu in them.

@shoeplayisbad1 24 күн бұрын

Wrestling

@edkruzel 24 күн бұрын

My first instructor in jitz was Renner, and what an incredible teacher. I later joined a gym in DC that was an affiliate of Royce, but it just didn't have the same feel or flow. I've been through a dozen studios since then and while some good, some bad, none had the same feel and effect of learning from a Gracie in person.

@STONERCREEK1 26 күн бұрын

I remember recording the first UFC on Vhs and my friends and I must have watched it 1000 times. Nobody knew anything about it back then and couldn't believe what they were seeing.

@matthewblakley1822 22 күн бұрын

That’s the goat ! Gracie was the one! Good job Joe Rogan! Enjoyed this interview thank you!

@robertwilson22 25 күн бұрын

What a humble champion. I remember those first fights and he truly changed the face of martial arts and fight sports across the globe.

@arresthillary9502 21 күн бұрын

this guy and Mike Tyson was my jam in the early 90's. his skills were fascinating

@harborwolf22 23 күн бұрын

The GOAT. My brother an I got to watch UFC 1-10 because my dad had a black box back in the day... I remember being absolutely blown away by Royce being able to beat a giant monster like he did.

@SosaHendrixprod 26 күн бұрын

My reaction to the title “duddddeee whattt”

@bryantc1641 26 күн бұрын

I trained with black belts that trained under Royce Gracie in Lynwood CA back in the day as a young teen. I wish i took advantage and actually stuck with the classes for longer than i did.

@ericgaskins571 22 күн бұрын

We use to play it at parties and before wrestling matches. Great times

@b20aldo 26 күн бұрын

Never clicked on a video so damn fast!

@thejchristopher 26 күн бұрын

One beautiful thing that emerged from the UFC is the recognition of MIXED Martial Arts. Jui-Jutsu isn’t enough but it was essential. Stand up isn’t enough but you need a stand-up game. You need a take down game, take down defense and wrestling. Bruce Lee understood this. Pankration understood this. There were others but that well rounded reality did emerge.