MMA Evolution welcomes The Legend Royce Gracie. This was
one of my favorite interviews to do. Funny thing is I never really thought of
myself as much of a Royce Gracie fan. A fan yes; but not like I’m a fan of
Randy. Well I will say this – the second I heard the mans voice and realized
how much he and his family have given to this sport – I was awed. Royce was
open, friendly; talks about possible upcoming fights, his family and the Gracie
legacy.
We also have Tara Larose back on and have some fun MMA
Evolution style. Don’t miss it.
Royce is one of the coolest fighters in person. Super nice, approachable and interesting to talk with. I accept some people don't like him and such, but no one who knows this sport can deny his critical role in its evolution in America. I still wish Royce could have fought Hughes before BJ beat him.
Royce is still the greatest champ the sport's ever had. He captured the imagination of the public in a way no one else ever will, I think.
It was hard to not see him as "your" champ. BJJ guys saw BJJ rule the world. Grapplers in general saw the ground game win. Non-buff guys saw the "skinny Brazilian kid" win. Only speedo-clad roid monkeys had reason to hate, and most of them still loved him.
Royce can pick and choose to fight whoever he wants because he has earned it! He is not a young man anymore and has fought wars in the rings/cages. He has fought top guys such as Ken Shamrock, Dan Severn, Kazushi Sakuraba, Hideko Yoshida etc. and IMO is the TRUE Gracie family champion. Always full of class and heart...Royce is da man!
Thanks - He was really easy to talk to and far more open then most fighters. Many fighters are concerned about where their next check is coming from. Royce and Randy are about the only two who seemed like they were going to say what ever they wanted to say and would say on the air everything they would say off the air.