Renzo Gracie’s is an MMA life well lived. He’s a history vault, one of the sport’s best raconteurs. a respected coach, an ambassador. And of course, he’s a fighter. Is. Present tense. He surprised many earlier this year when he announced that he will compete at ONE Championship Reign of Kings on July 27, returning at age 51 and after an eight-year layoff.
Contrary to previous reports, this isn’t a one-off, not a retirement fight. Gracie is signed to fight Yuki Kondo. That we know. But he believes he’ll return to the cage sometime after July as well, continuing the activity he loves to do.