Rorion Gracie

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Born on January 10, 1952 (73 years old)

From Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Known for Acting

Biography

Rorion Gracie (born January 10, 1952) is a Brazilian American Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Grand Master, a prominent member of the Gracie family, writer, publisher, producer, lecturer, and the co-founder of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is the oldest son of Hélio Gracie and one of the few people in the world to hold a 9th degree red belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and is widely recognized as one of the men responsible for introducing Gracie/Brazilian Jiu-jitsu to the United States and the world following the arrival of first cousin, Carley Gracie in 1972. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rorion Gracie, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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