Renzo Gracie is a lifelong practitioner of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) and a member of the legendary Gracie family from Brazil. He is the son of Robson Gracie, grandson of Carlos Gracie, nephew of Carlos Gracie, Jr. and grand-nephew of Helio Gracie. His brothers Ralph and the late Ryan Gracie are also famous fighters. He holds notable wins in the sport of Mixed Martial Arts over former UFC champions Pat Miletich, Oleg Taktarov, Carlos Newton and Maurice Smith.
Fedor Emelianenko lost a fight this weekend (11.17.08) . Sort of. Competing in the World
Combat Sambo Championships, Fedor lost on points (8-5) in the
semi-finals to Bulgarian Blagoi Ivanov, who went on to win the gold
medal. Fedor won the bronze after his opponent in the third-place match
conceded without a fight.
Preview of upcoming boxing "Dream Match" Manny Pacquiao vs Oscar De La Hoya. Part 1.
Match is scheduled on Saturday, December 6, 2008 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Presented by Golden Boy Promotions and Top Rank, Inc., the bout will be a 12-round, non-title fight contested at the 147-pound welterweight
limit. Pacquiao goes into the fight widely recognized as the
leading pound-for-pound boxer in the world, some boxing pundits have
speculated that 147 pounds could be too far above his natural weight
against the larger De La Hoya. Pacquiao will receive $15 to 30 million (share of the pay-per-view), plus a guaranteed amount
