MMA Fighting · Jun 18, 2015

Roger Gracie set to compete at UFC Fan Expo

Josh Hedges/Forza LLC/Forza LLC via Getty ImagesRoger Gracie will compete during UFC 189 fight week, but it won’t be in a MMA bout.

The ONE Championship light heavyweight, who went 4-2 under the UFC and Strikeforce banners between 2010 and 2013, will meet Rodrigo "Comprido" Medeiros in a 10-minute jiu-jitsu match. The exact date isn’t set yet, Gracie told MMAFighting.com, but will be during the American National Jiu-Jitsu Championships on July 10 and 11. Dojjo first reported the news.

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