How?? It was a draw, they’re clearly equals
Raising the next champ, why would you say something like that?
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Might be the next Elliot Rodger
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after bravos royler rematch, royce tried to fight eddie
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We know Eddie. You’ve been milking it for all it’s worth ever since.
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From what I’ve seen Gerald, it’s because he has a very high opinion of himself and thinks everything has to be about him.
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What place did he come in in that tournament?
If someone wasn’t around at that time and active or knowledgeable of the BJJ scene, they wouldn’t understand the effect of a brown belt, non-Gracie TAPPING OUT a Gracie in a BJJ match.
In fact, I’ll take it a step further and say that at that particular time, Royler was THE Gracie at that time. Probably by a pretty huge margin.
Pretty mind blowing stuff. If I were Rogan, I’d feel similarly.
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Wasn’t a bjj match
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I pretty vividly remember the rematch, too. Eddie 100% won. Not even close to being a draw.
It bears mentioning that this by no means diminishes Royler, who is an all time great. I hate that people have this perception that if you didn’t go 5,000-0 and didn’t tap everyone out in ten seconds that you somehow weren’t good.
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Fine. Grappling match.
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Thanks. That is admittedly something that bothers me more than it should lol.
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@Slim_Intoxicado
At this point in each sport’s respective evolution, it’s a fair enough distinction.
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So much respect for how Bravo handled himself regarding this match and the rematch the last 20 years. I’m a Gracie nut hugger through and through, but they’ve done nothing but embarrass themselves trying to diminish Bravo and he’s been nothing but class. Dude still sounds like a fan boy when talking about them.
Funny how BJJ teaches humility. You get tapped and dominated over and over and over. For some reason the founding fathers haven’t learned the first lesson.
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Yeah, it’s real carny shit. I could maybe somewhat understand Royler trying to play it off the first time because that was at tail end of the whole Gracie Takeover generation, but after the Metamoris match it just came off as sour grapes. By the time the second match happened, GJJ had its legacy and had nothing more to prove in any arena of competition. In fact, Roger Gracie was still flying the flag and cleaning up in competitions, so it’s not like GJJ was ever truly irrelevant.
Was disappointing to see that from Royler, because he always seemed like one of the quieter and more humble Gracies. Not that the world at large really gives a fuck about any of this, but I would say that amongst many MMA/grappling fans, speaking for myself at least, Royler inadvertently made getting beat by Eddie his legacy more than his incredible list of accomplishments, which is a discredit to himself. Tom Brady also lost to Eli Manning, but everyone still calls him the GOAT for a reason.
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Royler was usually always in the mix of things when things were starting to pop off, I felt the exact opposite, I would even say bc he was smaller, he seemed to want to fight more and prove himself. I would not call Royler quiet at all.
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All of us, Eddie included, watched Royler from the very beginning. He was the best representative of the Gracie family. Rickson didnt compete. Royler constantly beat the best of the best for 15 years or more. Mario Sperry outweighed him by 80 lbs and he was the only person we ever knew who beat Royler…
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Why aren’t you welcome at 10P anymore?
I’m nominating 5SB and Strebendt for UG Feud of the Year
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