Bloody Elbow · Jan 10, 2016
Schilling: Royce Gracie is 'dangerous on the feet'
Kickboxer Joe Schilling is working with Royce Gracie, and believes that he has "dangerous" standup.
You likely know by now that 49-year-old Royce Gracie is returning to MMA to take on 51-year-old Ken Shamrock at Bellator 149. The man famous for helping to put Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu on the map has never been someone that was going to take over a fight on the feet, but he is still working on his standup. He's even teaming up with kickboxing champ and fellow Bellator fighter Joe Schilling ahead of the February bout.
In a conversation with MMA Junkie, Schilling sold his trainee pretty well, even going so far as to say he's "dangerous":