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Gracie returned to the Light Heavyweight division, known as "Cruiserweight" on ONE, and in his debut faced James McSweeney at ONE FC 23: Warrior's Way on December 5, 2014.

We serve you with the latest breaking news, exclusive fighter interviews, videos and more. Roger Gracie Gomes (born September 26, 1981) is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner (10x world champion) and a retired mixed martial artist. You cannot neglect. Graciemag had a quick chat with Roger, who made sure to tell readers he has recovered — same for his girlfriend, also infected by the highly contagious virus, and also recovered. Roger was awarded his black belt by his cousin Renzo Gracie at the behest of Carlos Gracie, Jr. whilst training in New York in 2003. It’s not a joke.”. Gracie competed in mixed martial arts between 2006 and 2017 and racked up an 8-2 record in his MMA career. And there are thousands that we don’t know. BJ "The Prodigy" Penn. Gracie was knocked out in the first round.

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A friend of a friend in Italy was a marathon runner, was 35 years old and died. [10] After the Kennedy fight his contract with the organization expired and they chose not to renew it.

It is also the home of 2X UFC Hall of Fame Champion. After a decade of on-line operation BJP has evolved into the most reliable destination for all of your MMA needs. It’s no joke.”, Your email address will not be published. They did the tests, called the chief of medicine and thought it best for me to stay home,” Gracie said. The 38-year-old Gracie, who is the cousin of BJJ legend Renzo Gracie, told Combate that he contracted he coronavirus in March. One of the biggest names in the history of competitive jiu-jitsu and former UFC fighter, Roger Gracie – living in London, England for years – was infected with the new coronavirus in March. Roger is the former ONE World Cruiserweight (now Light Heavyweight) Champion.

My teacher’s girlfriend’s cousin is 30 years old and is hospitalized. Even the greatest of champions can be knocked down by the devastating disease. [11][12] He won the fight via TKO in the third round. It is necessary to raise awareness.

We can’t take this lightly. I was really bad in bed. The disease really affects the most fragile, the oldest, but also other people. Roger had as his first symptom a cough, which was constant and would not go away. 04/15/2020    |    One of the biggest names in the history of competitive jiu-jitsu and former UFC fighter, Roger Gracie – living in London, England for years – was infected with the new coronavirus in March. He was put into self-isolation for 10 days and has since recovered, but he wanted to speak openly about being infected by the coronavirus despite being a young, healthy adult. ©2007–Presente GRACIEMAG.