Before Saturday’s UFC Tampa event, Cub Swanson complained about being kicked out of jiu-jitsu schools because he was fighting a Gracie. His opponent Kron later responded, pointing to the UFC veteran’s supposed lack of loyalty.
“The way I grew up in training, and fighting, and martial arts is basically you have a clan, you have a team, and you’re with your team forever,” Gracie said during the open workouts. “And if you leave your team, you’re a traitor. That’s the way I grew up. And in Portuguese, they call that ‘creonte.’
“I have this instilled in me, and no matter how things are going with me or my team, it’s always my team.