Roger Gracie Injured, Possibly Out Of IBJJF World Jiu Jitsu Championships

by KJ Gould on May 12, 2011 4:30 PM EDT in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

Roger Gracie (GracieMag Archive Photo) via www.graciemag.com

We are less than a month away from Sport Brazilian Jiu Jitsu's most prestigious tournament and its biggest star's participation may be in jeopardy. Perhaps the world's best BJJ competitor, Roger Gracie has been recovering from an injury that has kept him from training for over a month according to the GracieMag blog:

"I'm not sure if I'll be able to compete this year yet," revealed the Gracie Barra athlete, from London.

"I suffered a leg injury and have been out of training for five weeks. I just started training again now. I'm already training hard and doing my best to be 100% by the Worlds. If I'm feeling well, I'll fight for sure," added the three-time absolute world champion.

Gracie is due to return to MMA at the end of July against Muhammed Lawal as part of a proposed Strikeforce on Showtime event featuring the headline bout of Dan Henderson vs Fedor Emelianenko in a catchweight non-title fight. Stay tuned for more news as we find it.

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damn

by mortarz on May 12, 2011 4:37 PM EDT reply actions

Ouch. Hope he can participate.

If he attends, here’s a summary of the event: Roger Gracie eventually mounts opponent and gets them in a cross choke.

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by rkilla on May 12, 2011 4:40 PM EDT reply actions

every other black belt in the world just smiled

by hewsdaddy on May 12, 2011 4:42 PM EDT reply actions 3 recs

first thing that crossed my mind.

Well played.

by malo on May 12, 2011 4:51 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

Brutal, but true. War Xande (if he’s there).

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by Derek Suboticki on May 12, 2011 5:05 PM EDT up reply actions

Xande’s ticket is punched
Barral should beat him anyway.

by hewsdaddy on May 12, 2011 5:19 PM EDT up reply actions

I wonder

if “The Mexicutioner” had anything to do with this… naptime

by Aggressor666 on May 12, 2011 4:51 PM EDT reply actions

and I wonder what you’re talking about.

by hewsdaddy on May 12, 2011 5:19 PM EDT up reply actions

He's thinking of the Heavyweight Gracie who crapped out on his first and only UFC fight.

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by KJ Gould on May 12, 2011 6:02 PM EDT up reply actions

Not Rolles.

by Cunny on May 12, 2011 7:34 PM EDT up reply actions

Gracist

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by rkilla on May 12, 2011 8:21 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs

kj can you ban this guy?

I kid … I kid….

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