The UFC was started way back in 1993 in order to introduce the general public to jiu-jitsu by Rorion Gracie. The lack of rules and time limits ultimately became an issue and Rorion decided to sell his share to Bob Meyrowitz after UFC 4 when Royce Gracie vs Dan Severn ran so long the fans couldn’t watch the ending live causing one of the biggest gaffes in pay-per-view.
https://www.bjjee.com/articles/rickson-modern-bjj-black-belts-remind-karate-practitioners-clueless-jiu-jitsu/
But the question on the minds of many fans – of jiu-jitsu especially is how come Rickson hadn’t fought in the octagon and opted for Japanese promotions instead.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjvzJO-6ESc
Recently he talked about it with Matt Serra and Renzo Gracie on the Unfiltered podcast:
“Royce was easy to manage. 2nd thing is, he told me I was the champion I was to be on the shelf waiting for something really challenging. Let Royce back at the begining of his career and get a chance for him to do something and maybe if he gets lost or something. If he lost I get pulled in.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqOixqVp-5s
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