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Rorion Gracie

Rorion Gracie

Born: 1952-01-10 • Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Rorion Gracie (born January 10, 1952) is a Brazilian American Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Grand Master, a prominent member of the Gracie family, writer, publisher, producer, lecturer, and the co-founder of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is the oldest son of Hélio Gracie and one of the few people in the world to hold a 9th degree red belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and is widely recognized as one of the men responsible for introducing Gracie/Brazilian Jiu-jitsu to the United States and the world following the arrival of first cousin, Carley Gracie in 1972.

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Filmography
The Beginning: The True Story of UFC 1 poster
The Beginning: The True Story of UFC 1
2018 • Self
Honor poster
Honor
2006 • Buckley
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Mystic Origins of the Martial Arts
1998
American Tigers poster
American Tigers
1996 • Gomez
Uncommon Valor poster
Uncommon Valor
1983 • Reporter (uncredited)
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UFC 1: Origins of the Octagon
— • Self