Rener Gracie was born on 10 November 1983 and is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt instructor, coach, and inventor.
26 Facts About Rener Gracie
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One of the most recognisable figures in modern Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Gracie is a well-known and popular coach who has helped develop some top UFC competitors, such as Ronda Rousey, Brian Ortega, Brendan Schaub, Javier Vazquez and Lyoto Machida as well as WWE wrestler CM Punk and pro boxer Ryan Garcia.
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An inventor and entrepreneur, Rener Gracie founded Quikflip, a garment converting into a backpack, which was featured on ABC's Shark Tank and named as one of Time Magazine 2019 best inventions.
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Rener Gracie was born on 10 November 1983 in Torrance, California.
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Rener Gracie has trained Lyoto Machida and his brother Chinzo Machida, as well as Carla Esparza while she was wrestling in college and Chris Holdsworth.
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Rener Gracie coached Olympic Judo medal winner Ronda Rousey in jiu-jitsu.
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In 2015 Rener Gracie was criticized by Cris Cyborg for saying that she was being given "more credit than she deserves".
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At Metamoris 2, Rener Gracie commentated Brendan Schaub's controversial match against Roberto 'Cyborg' Abreu, alongside Ed O'Neill, while serving as one of Schaub's coaches.
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For UFC 165 in 2013, Rener Gracie coached Schaub for his heavyweight bout against Matt Mitrione.
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In 2014 Rener Gracie travelled to Vancouver to coach Schaub for his fight against Andrei Arlovski at UFC 174.
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In 2010 Rener Gracie started training WWE superstar CM Punk in jiu-jitsu.
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For Punk's professional debut at UFC 203 in 2016, Rener Gracie prepared him for his fight against Mickey Gall.
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Rener Gracie has been training professional mixed martial artist Brian Ortega since his early years.
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Rener Gracie has been cornering Ortega for most of his pro fights, only missing UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs The Korean Zombie due to a positive Covid result, ESPN called him "Brian Ortega's most-tenured coach".
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In 2022 Rener Gracie started training professional boxer and 2021 WBC interim lightweight title holder Ryan Garcia in Brazilian jiu-jitsu.
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Rener Gracie has trained actor Jeremy Piven and Hollywood stuntwoman Heidi Moneymaker.
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Rener Gracie has been a regular guest on the TV series UFC Ultimate Insider, appearing in 16 episodes between 2012 and 2016.
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In 2021 Rener Gracie was featured, as Brian Ortega's jiu-jitsu coach, on Countdown to UFC for UFC 266 and on UFC on ABC: Ortega vs Rodriguez in July 2022.
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In 2020 Rener Gracie criticized Mayor Bill de Blasio for signing a bill into law that bans mount and knee on belly positions as well as any type of vascular restraint for police officers, calling the new Police reform "A Disaster For Everyone".
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In 2019 as the 2019 ADCC World Submission Fighting Championship took place, Rener Gracie's invention became a best seller on Amazon, breaking sales records for both Quikflip and the e-commerce website after being featured on Amazon's Deal of the Day.
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Rener Gracie invented a different take on the classic travel pillow, called the Sleeper Hold travel pillow.
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Rener Gracie launched the pillow on Kickstarter on May 3,2023 and raised over $1 million for 17,843 backers in 30 days making it the top-funded travel pillow in crowdfunding history.
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Rener Gracie released a book entitled The 32 Principles: Harnessing the Power of Jiu-Jitsu to Succeed in Business, Relationships and Life with a foreword by Jocko Willink on August 23,2023.
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Rener Gracie is married to former World Wrestling Entertainment wrestler Eve Torres, with whom he has two sons Raeven born in 2015 and Renson born in 2018.
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Rener Gracie later announced that he was donating the entirety of his court case earnings to charity.
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On 14 April 2023, Rener Gracie had a live discussion about the lawsuit with Tom DeBlass, a prominent figure in the BJJ community and one of his most ardent critics.