METAMORIS 7: Garry Tonon will face Ralek Gracie on July 17th at the Ray Dolby Ballroom in Los Angeles, CA.
ABOUT THE EVENT
Roger Gracie will have another opponent.
Gabriel Gonzaga vs Satoshi Ishi
Gilbert Durinho vs Dillon Danis
Matheus Diniz vs. TBA. (Yuri Simoes pulled out)
Secret match may be revealed.
Ralek Gracie was recently on the awesome podcast Inside BJJ . Where he talked about his super fight against Garry Tonon.
Rakek Gracie will come into this match much heavier at around 190-200lbs whilst Tonon walks around 170 lbs.
When asked if Tonon has a chance of submitting him with a leg lock, Ralek answered:
“For this fight I’ve been training all my life. I’m training hard now to have better conditioning and know that I can fight for an hour without stopping. My technique and knowledge are ready, it will be difficult to find something to submit me with. There is absolutely no way he’s going to catch me with a leg lock. I hope has other plans, it will be difficult for him to have the angle. ”
Tonon reacted by jokingly writing on his Facebook, to the hilarity of his friends and grappling fans:
Ok guys let’s talk options, do I have to submit Ralek in a leg lock for talking shit?
Or should Ralek be submitted in the most painful way possible, I’m thinking twister. Thoughts? Suggestions? @eddiebravo
Ralek Gracie has a serious grappling pedigree. He is a 1rst degree BJJ black belt. As the son of Rorion Gracie, he is a member of the Gracie family, and the nephew of Legends of MMA Hall of Famer Rickson Gracie and UFC Hall of Famer Royce Gracie. He was awarded his black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu by his grandfather Hélio Gracie. He is also the founder of Metamoris.
Ralek made his MMA debut at the age of 21 at K-1 Hero’s – Middleweight Tournament Opening Round on July 16, 2007 against Katsuyori Shibata whom he defeated by armbar-submission after 3:05 of the first round. His next fight was at Dream 4 – Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 Quarter finalswhere he faced Alavutdin Gadzhiyev after Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipović had to pull out of the originally scheduled match with Ralek due to injury. Ralek defeated Gadzhiyev by armbar after 3:02 of round 1. On May 29, 2010, Ralek defeated Kazushi Sakuraba by unanimous decision at Dream 14.
