Bloody Elbow · Nov 10, 2015
Gracie confident: 'I would beat Royce from 20 years ago'
More than 20 years after their rematch that ended in a draw at UFC 5, Royce Gracie and Ken Shamrock will fight one more time at Bellator 149 on February 19th, 2016. Even though Royce has been away from fighting ever since a unanimous decision win over Kazushi Sakuraba back in 2007, the Brazilian jiu-jitsu legend claims to feel as good as ever. In fact, even better than before.
"I think today's Royce would beat Royce from 20 years ago," He told Globo. "I have been thinking about it. I have more experience. I used to rely on talent too much, now I have talent and experience. I'm more resistant and I still weigh the same."