Gracie/BJJ chall fights that went the other way?

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We seen Gracie/BJJ guys tap wrestlers, karate guys, ninjas, pro wrestlers and cirkus bears. Surely one or two must have gone the other way, Damien Riccio (sp?) vs Robin Gracie comes to mind. Any video evidence of other challenge fights/Dojo storms and Gracie Challenges where BJJ got beat? Phone Post 3.0

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I wouldn't be surprised in the last of there are not examples of that. style vs style? nope, wouldn't be surprised. Riccio was a fighter and a better mma fighter than Robin, that's it. Pretty different than the "come test your karate vs our vale tudo" challenges. But I don't know. I would imagine folks would come out and promote the shit outta that had they won any of those. 

I'd put money on the circus bears though

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Elias Cepeda -


I wouldn't be surprised in the last of there are not examples of that. style vs style? nope, wouldn't be surprised. Riccio was a fighter and a better mma fighter than Robin, that's it. Pretty different than the "come test your karate vs our vale tudo" challenges. But I don't know. I would imagine folks would come out and promote the shit outta that had they won any of those. 



I'd put money on the circus bears though

Not vs Khabib Nurmagomedov. Phone Post 3.0

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Khabib had experience on the bear. Bear wasn't used to those restrictive rules, either.

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Didn't Damian Maia storm a Gracie seminar back in the day (in Europe somewhere) and bust up the Gracie cousin running the program?

I'm old so my memory could be off. Maybe it was a different fighter...

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billyball2 - Didn't Damian Maia storm a Gracie seminar back in the day (in Europe somewhere) and bust up the Gracie cousin running the program?

I'm old so my memory could be off. Maybe it was a different fighter...
I think you mix up Damien Riccio with Demian Maia. Phone Post 3.0

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Hahaha! Demian Maia storming Gracie seminars, ha! Phone Post 3.0

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Lorenthz - 
billyball2 - Didn't Damian Maia storm a Gracie seminar back in the day (in Europe somewhere) and bust up the Gracie cousin running the program?

I'm old so my memory could be off. Maybe it was a different fighter...
I think you mix up Damien Riccio with Demian Maia. Phone Post 3.0

That's the one!!!

Damien Riccio is the only one I know of who "won" a Gracie challenge...though it was a bit questionable if I recall.