Unbeaten in six MMA fights, the 28-year-old grappler meets Zak Bucia at Friday’s Bellator 185 in Uncasville, Conn., and he’s happy to be back in action months after his second-round submission win at Madison Square Garden in June.
“I want to be more active, fight at least three or four times a year,” Gracie told MMA Fighting. “I’m really happy that they give me this fight now, and I hope I can fight one more before the end of the year.”
The unbeaten welterweight has finished five of his six opponents using his jiu-jitsu, and that’s exactly what people expect from someone coming from someone whose last name is Gracie.