Cousin Renzo: Rolles Gracie's UFC debut was 'embarrassing'
by Jesse Holland on Feb 10, 2010 10:02 AM EST
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"It was embarrasing. I can tell you he wasn't in that bad of shape. Fact is the nerves drained him of his energy. His stand up and ground work looked bad, nothing at all like he was doing in training leading up to the fight and it was if he couldn't hear what I was telling him. I think the pressure he put on himself overwhelmed him. He'll learn and be back."
Famed Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu coach Renzo Gracie grades the UFC debut of cousin Rolles, who went belly up in his "Relentless" fight on Feb. 6 against late-replacement Joey Beltran. The heavyweight Gracie came into the Octagon on a three fight winning streak, having finished all three of his victims by way of submission. Apparently the "Mexicutioner" wasn't impressed, keeping the pressure on until Gracie emptied his gas tank in the second round and became a sitting duck. With a win, Beltran will more than likely be back -- but what about Gracie?
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I sure hope he didn't look like that in training
Sending lambs to the slaughter comes to mind
I made 10 grand on mmaplayground in 2 UFC shows so don't question me
I thought they would exile him from the Gracie family
take away his Gracie badge and privileges, make him go and live with the Guidas
I won the signed Matt Serra Tee!!!! whoop whoop
In the name of the Fedor, the Anderson and the GSP. Amen.
by Spinning Fat Kick on Feb 10, 2010 10:08 AM EST up reply actions
You are the weakest Gracie…… Goodbye
I made 10 grand on mmaplayground in 2 UFC shows so don't question me
by bigbadbunbun on Feb 10, 2010 10:12 AM EST up reply actions
Kalib Starnes
but anyway, I hope he is back. I’d like to see him get anothe shot, maybe against one of the TUF 10 heavyweights
by PHISH NATION on Feb 10, 2010 11:44 AM EST up reply actions
Ouch
It was pretty painful to watch Rolles fight. He should definitely look into working on his cardio or else his career is going to be very short…. Hell, it might already be over.
Wasn’t he like a -500 going into this fight?
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by PSYQO78 on Feb 10, 2010 10:34 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
Maybe he took a dive who knows? But yeah he was a huge favorite.
I made 10 grand on mmaplayground in 2 UFC shows so don't question me
by bigbadbunbun on Feb 10, 2010 10:37 AM EST up reply actions
I don't think his cardio was the problem..
Adrenaline dump; that performance reaked of it; not even an out of shape person gets that tired that fast.
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by O damn he got caught on Feb 10, 2010 11:03 AM EST up reply actions
PSYQO78....he was -1000!!! and i took the Mexicutioner at +700. WHAT A CHALK!!!
definitely made a nice hunk of cash on that bet man!
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by Blunt n' Beer on Feb 10, 2010 12:12 PM EST up reply actions
Wish Rolles all the best!
He’s a classy guy and deserves a better lucky next time into the Octagon. The pressure made him nervous, maybe, but he’ll perform better off.
"Once Flamengo, Flamengo until die"
Renzo - What an ASSHOLE!!!
HA what an ASSHOLE! Renzo was so quick to pull Rolles back underneath the RENZO GRACIE banner when people were talking about how he was training with Greg Jackson. Then when the guy loses he’s “embarassing?” Oh really? What’s his record…13-6-1! And what legitimate fighter in the UFC is under Renzo Gracie’s banner??? NO ONE! I’m so sick of the Gracie’s and all their family BULLSHIT! That’s not a family! It’s a bunch of illegitimate mutts trying to make a dollar off of a family history that is long gone. Renzo Gracie is a fast-talking, self-promoting mother-fucker who throws his own family under the bus. If I were Rolles I’d shove my big fist up Renzo’s ASS. Renzo deserves to have his old ass handed to him by Matt Hughes. Then maybe he will finally SHUT THE FUCK UP!
Dude, that was funny.
LMAO at “Renzo Gracie is a fast-talking, self-promoting mother-fucker who throws his own family under the bus. If I were Rolles I’d shove my big fist up Renzo’s ASS”.
"Champions are not made in the gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them - a desire, a dream, a vision." -Muhammad Ali
Matt Serra, Ricardo Almeida, GSP, Roy Nelson
have all trained under Renzo, not saying he’s responsible for their success, but you asked the question. He didn’t say that he was dis owning him or anything, he said it was embarressing, he was just being honest. It’s not like he could say he was proud of him after that.
I won the signed Matt Serra Tee!!!! whoop whoop
In the name of the Fedor, the Anderson and the GSP. Amen.
by Spinning Fat Kick on Feb 10, 2010 11:17 AM EST up reply actions
Exactly
Mike do some resaearch before you go on a rant that has no merit whatsoever.. add the Diaz brothers and Jake Shields to the guys that have trained under the Gracies as well
by PHISH NATION on Feb 10, 2010 11:47 AM EST up reply actions
Serra, Almeida, GSP and Roy Nelson
HA really?
1. Serra and GSP are outstanding fighters…who spend very little time training with Renzo Gracie and are rarely at his academy in NYC. To say that they fight under his banner is ridiculous and laughable. Renzo Gracie has a chain of BJJ academies. He is not an MMA trainer.
2. Almeida has hardly made any sort of impact on the UFC. At one point, he was even released from his contract and left to get some more experience before he was invited back.
3. Roy Nelson? Seriously? We have yet to see what he is going to do. And again, does not frequently train with Renzo or anyone at that school.
- Of course Rolles’ performance was disappointing. But it happens. It was his 4th fight and he had 3 straight wins by sub before that. MY POINT, which you missed, was that I’m fucking sick of the Gracie’s and all the FAMILY BULLSHIT. I’d never throw my cousin under the bus like that. What a dick. The GRACIE’S need to start being individual athletes f they have any skills because they make a TERRIBLE TEAM!!! What a joke.
To be honest, Rolles should have stayed in NM with GREG JACKSON, a real MMA trainer, and maybe he would have been more prepared for that fight. Maybe he will for his next fight and let’s see then.
P.S. watch some of Renzo’s old PRIDE fights. Boring as hell…him laying on his back waiting for his opponent to come down to his guard for 5,6,7, minutes at a time. A fighter would get BOOED and stood back up to his feet if he did that shit in the UFC.
Whatever people.
FALSE.
Serra was given his black belt by Renzo. And they trained together for a while. Serra’s camp competed in the RENZO GRACIE INVITATIONAL in Oct. So they’re still affiliated. Almeida was the PANCRASE CHAMP and walked away to raise his kids and start his bjj school. And before he left was considered one of the top middle weights. Frankie Edgar is the number one contender and getting a title shot.
I thought he brought some shame
to the Gracie name in his effort. How do you get to the level he is at without having any cardio?? Did he not train for his fight? what was up with that!!!!!!
Did rolles look bad, or did the mexicutioner look phenominal ?
That had 2 be 1 of the funniest fights I’ve ever seen in the octagon! =D beltrans cardio looked pretty gud
by d*locc on Feb 10, 2010 12:53 PM EST via mobile reply actions
they both looked like shit
ROLLED Gracie just looked like shit covered with squirrel piss
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by PSYQO78 on Feb 10, 2010 1:01 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Gracie no Gracie
Hey, just because your a Gracie, doesn’t mean you can fight like one. I was half expecting more from Rolles for that simple fact. But he definitely didn’t look like a Gracie fighter. I’m not counting him out yet, but he definitely has to redeem himself in his next fight.
learn yes, be back...
..the ufc’s got your number, and we’ll be sure to call you back if guida cant make weight.
by MMA-Supplements on Feb 11, 2010 9:17 PM EST reply actions
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