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it. Unfortunately, opportunities
were not right and thankfully,
he could easily return to the
sport he knew and loved so –
BJJ.
Eventually, Gracie decided he
would retire from the sport of
MMA and he switched his fo-
cus fully to BJJ, working hard
to build up his academy. While
the Roger Gracie Academy did
well, deep down inside of him,
there remained an unfulfilled
desire to compete in MMA.
It was through a conversation
with his cousin Renzo Gracie