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Fight Archives: Kazushi Sakuraba snaps Renzo Gracie’s elbow with a nasty kimura

It’s Christmas Eve, and whether or not you celebrate this festive holiday, here’s a little treat for all of you.

If you’ve followed this sport long enough, you’re definitely acquainted with the eminence of the Kazushi Sakuraba. He is known for many things: the first Japanese champion in UFC history, bright orange face masks, knee pads that stretch up to his upper thigh.

But for all of us fans, he will always be the one and only Gracie Hunter.

He went through the family tree like a shooting gallery, beginning with Royler in ‘99.