Royce Gracie Open To MMA Return: 'That's Up To Bellator'
Royce Gracie Open To MMA Return: 'That's Up To Bellator'
MMA and Brazilian jiu-jitsu legend Royce Gracie isn't ruling out a return to the cage.
Royce Gracie might not be done inside the cage just yet.
Speaking to FloCombat during the recent Bellator NYC Media Day, Gracie discussed the stacked Bellator NYC card, MMA in New York, and more.
"Wanderlei [Silva] and Chael [Sonnen], they don't like each other--that's going to be a big fight," Gracie said. "They're coming here to settle scores. Matt and Fedor, of course, Fedor is an awesome fighter, been around for a long time, got a lot of experience. [But] Matt is not an easy cookie to deal with. It seems like he's a little bigger. Michael Chandler--awesome, defending title. The debut of Aaron Pico. Man.
"Even the undercard, Phil Davis and Ryan Bader is going to be an awesome fight."
Eventually, however, the topic turned to his own fighting career, and Gracie left a cliffhanger with a smile.
"That's up to Bellator [and] Scott Cokerj," he said.
Gracie is on a two-fight winning streak, most recently defeating Ken Shamrock at Bellator 149 in February 2016.
Speaking to FloCombat during the recent Bellator NYC Media Day, Gracie discussed the stacked Bellator NYC card, MMA in New York, and more.
"Wanderlei [Silva] and Chael [Sonnen], they don't like each other--that's going to be a big fight," Gracie said. "They're coming here to settle scores. Matt and Fedor, of course, Fedor is an awesome fighter, been around for a long time, got a lot of experience. [But] Matt is not an easy cookie to deal with. It seems like he's a little bigger. Michael Chandler--awesome, defending title. The debut of Aaron Pico. Man.
"Even the undercard, Phil Davis and Ryan Bader is going to be an awesome fight."
Eventually, however, the topic turned to his own fighting career, and Gracie left a cliffhanger with a smile.
"That's up to Bellator [and] Scott Cokerj," he said.
Gracie is on a two-fight winning streak, most recently defeating Ken Shamrock at Bellator 149 in February 2016.
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