When prompted about his confidence in the tournament Gracie replied:
“I’m The Best Ground Fighter In The Whole Division. I think I have a big advantage there.”
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Featured in the bracket, including current champion Rory MacDonald; former champions Douglas Lima and Andrey Koreshkov; undefeated welterweights Michael Page, Neiman Gracie, Ed Ruth, and Yaroslav Amosov; and former UFC standouts Lorenz Larkin and Jon Fitch.
In the first round Gracie will be duelling Ed Ruth
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Gracie has been vocal about his confidence, after all his record is 8-0.
