Recent content by mozbie1

The way I remember the story, Carlson Gracie Sr. was a diabetic and he initially went in the hospital to undergo kidney stone surgery, but died from complications.

It's an old cliche, but serves fairly well here - "It's not the dog in the fight that counts, but the fight in the dog" This same theory applies to individual arts as well. It all boils down to the practitioner or fighter involved having proper conditioning and/or a "no quit" attitude...

Rickson Gracie's son, Rockson died a few years ago in a motorcycle accident in New York, but Carlson Gracie Sr. died just a couple of months ago. All the thanks and respect goes to the Gracies for making MMA what it is today. Without them, Matt Hughes would probably just be a college wrestling...