Four months after attacking jiu-jitsu coach Flavio Almeida during an event in Anaheim, Calif., longtime MMA fighter and coach Ralph Gracie is being charged with a felony in Orange County.
Jiu-Jitsu Times reported on Saturday that a warrant has been issued for the arrests of Gracie and his student Lincoln Jeferson Pereira, who is also named in the complaint as a co-defendant, for felony assault with intent to produce great bodily injury. The filing suggests a $50,000 bail for each. MMA Fighting confirmed the news with online records.
In addition to the felony charge, there has been an enhancement added for the alleged inflicting of great bodily injury.