Art Jimmerson, the boxer who is legendary for wearing one boxing glove into the cage at UFC 1 against Royce Gracie, gives a great interview to Ariel Helwani in the video below. Art Jimmerson challenges Kimbo Slice to a boxing match.

GREAT article about two of my favorites.

By Jonathan Snowden

Royce Gracie was a legend of the sport, seemingly unbeatable. In 2000, after five years on the sideline, he returned to mixed martial arts to battle the world’s best. Could Kazushi Sakuraba, a pro wrestling jokester and undercard standout, possibly compete with the mythic Gracie? The answer to that question changed MMA history forever.

READ MORE via 52 Things I Love About MMA: Kazushi Sakuraba And Royce Gracie Make History – SBNation.com.

The martial arts world has lost a legend. At 95 years old, Helio Gracie passed away in his sleep early Thursday morning in Rio de Janeiro, according to Sherdog.com. He had been admitted to a local hospital with stomach problems a few days earlier.

Helio was the youngest of 8 children born to Cesalina and Gastao Gracie. It is said that he learned traditional jiu-jitsu by watching his brother, Carlos. However, Helio’s small frame made it difficult for him to execute the moves, and as a result, he adapted the techniques to fit his physical limitations. Helio is known as the father of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu. Helio’s son, Rorion Gracie, is credited with developing the idea of creating the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Yeah I would never have thought Royce Gracie would take steroids, but ya gotta admit he looked thicker than he ever has. On Thursday the CSAC said Royce failed both of his drug tests when traces of Nandrolone showed up in his piss (Nandrolone is a steroid).

Royce is on vacation in Spain, but the word is that he’s denying that he used teh roids.

Royce is reported as saying in an email to sherdog that “I have never in my 14-year fighting carrier taken anything other then natural supplements and natural proteins, as such, I am shocked that anything was found in my system. I am looking into this issue right now and will file an appeal with the CSAC,” Gracie’s e-mail continued. “I have been training this fight since October of 2006, as initially the show was supposed to be on March 15th. Over the course of training I have taken legal supplements that are available in GNC to anyone that wants to get them. Outside of that I have never taken anything nor ever would consider taking anything. My good name is all I have and I do not want my fans to think that I would ever be with anything like this.”

This was the first fight that Royce Gracie has ever had to take a drug test for, he hasn’t fought in the United States in several years.

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