10 Facts About Ralek Gracie

1.

Ralek Gracie was born on October 4,1985 and is an American Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner and mixed martial artist.

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Ralek Gracie was awarded his black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu by his grandfather Helio Gracie.

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3.

Ralek Gracie is the founder of Metamoris, a submission-only grappling promotion.

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4.

Ralek Gracie grew up watching his father teach private Brazilian jiu-jitsu classes in his family's garage in Southern California.

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5.

Ralek Gracie made his MMA debut at the age of 21 at K-1 Hero's - Middleweight Tournament Opening Round on July 16,2007 against Katsuyori Shibata whom he defeated by armbar-submission after 3:05 of the first round.

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Ralek Gracie's next fight was at the 2008 Dream 4 Middleweight Grand Prix Quarterfinals, where he faced Alavutdin Gadzhiyev after Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic had to pull out of the scheduled match with Ralek Gracie due to injury.

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7.

On May 29,2010, Ralek Gracie defeated Kazushi Sakuraba by unanimous decision at Dream 14.

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8.

On October 24,2010, Ralek Gracie released his first single entitled “Dream World”, which he wrote and self-produced.

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9.

In May 2010 Ralek Gracie released the track "G in a Gi" along with a self produced music video.

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10.

Ralek Gracie has nine brothers and sisters, Renon, Roran, Reylan, Rener, Rose, Riane, Segina, Ricon, and Ryron.

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