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Today is the 19th anniversary of the first ever Ultimate Fighting Championship, held in Denver, Colorado on November 12, 1993. Bloody Elbow looks back at UFC 1.

Recently a video has appeared on YouTube of Chuck Norris presiding over a Las Vegas Gracie Jiu Jitsu seminar in 1988. This video captures a moment in time in which Norris played a pivotal role in the growth of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in the United States. But key facts are gotten wrong in this video, this article gets into the real story of how Chuck Norris helped spread Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.

In a special edition of Gracie Breakdown, Rener and Ryron are joined by their brother Ralek and their father, Rorion Gracie, a 9th Degree Red Belt, who is also the founder of the UFC. They break down the exciting UFC on FUEL TV 3's headlining bout between the 'Korean Zombie', Chan Sung Jung and Dustin Poirier

In a ploy to create more awarness of Jiu Jitsu, Rorion Gracie sparks American interest in Mixed Martial Arts and creates the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

A look at the arrival of the Gracies and MMA to the United States in the 1980's

In keeping with the Bloody Elbow tradition of belated birthday wishes, a day after Rorion Gracie's 60th Birthday is the ideal time to wish a true martial arts pioneer happy birthday.