Click To Subscribe To LowKick on YouTube DOB: N/AGym: American Top TeamLocation: Coconut Creek, FloridaMartial Arts Background: BJJMMA Record: 6-4Notable Fighters: Amanda Nunes, Junior Dos Santos, Douglas Lima, Yoel Romero Contents 1 Conan Silveira’s beginnings in martial arts2 Fallout with Carlson Gracie3 American Top Team4 Notable fighters4.1 Amanda Nunes4.2 Junior dos Santos4.3 Douglas Lima5 The …
Remembering the Impact of Carlson Gracie
Feb. 1, 2006: Exactly 15 years ago one of the most important
masters of jiu-jitsu and MMA history was declared dead in a
hospital in Chicago, putting the entire martial arts community in
mourning. Carlson Gracie died due to heart failure as a result of
complications of kidney stones following a hospitalization of
several days.
As a fighter, Carlson was the Gracie who defended the family for
the longest period. He started in 1950, but was only acknowledged
by the press as Brazil s best fighter in 1955, after avenging his
uncle Helio by beating Waldemar Santana. He went on to become an
Rivalries: Kazushi Sakuraba
Kazushi
Sakuraba long ago carved out his place of permanence in the
mixed martial arts history books. Easily one of the most
influential fighters of all-time, the Japanese icon’s career
spanned some two decades and saw him compete in a number of major
organizations, from the
Ultimate Fighting Championship and
Pride Fighting Championships to K-1 and Dream. Now 51 years
old, Sakuraba has not fought since he suffered a first-round
technical knockout loss to Shinya Aoki
under the
Rizin Fighting Federation banner in 2015.
As the Nobuhiko
Takada protégé fades further and further into the rearview, a