The Ultimate Fighting Championship celebrates its 29th anniversary. One name that remains head and shoulders above other fighters to build the sport of MMA was Royce Gracie. The Hall of Fame UFC athlete defied all the odds to win the inaugural tournament after conquering three opponents who were bigger than him.

The jiujitsu legend dedicated a post to acknowledge the big day and had a few words for his father as well.

Gracie Family is known as one of the most important pillars to build the sport of MMA into what it is today. And the fighter, to hold the torch from the Gracie family in the inaugural UFC, had a special person to thank to for his accomplishment back in 1993.

Royce Gracie thanked his father on the 29th anniversary of the UFC

The winner of the inaugural UFC tournament remembered the historic day and his father.

Royce Gracie wrote, “1st UFC; 3 fights in one night, No time limit, No weight division, No gloves, No rules.”

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“I’m a product of my father’s work,” with a gi emoji at the end, the BJJ legend hailed his father’s greatness.

Royce Gracie changed the MMA landscape

Going through a grueling tournament-style format, facing three men in 1 night, and fighting & beating bigger opponents, Royce Gracie did it all. As Gracie dominated his opponent with his BJJ skills, his counterpart, a wrestler Ken Shamrock, stood across from him.

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When the final fight of the night concluded in Denver, Colorado, the world got to know about a jiujitsu master who defeated all the martial arts styles.

From November 12, 1993, to the current UFC, under President Dana White, it has changed a lot. Yet, the contribution of the Gracies has been the same in the hearts of MMA fans and pros after 3 decades, and it will remain the same for decades more to come.

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