UFC Unleashed yesterday - Royce Gracie (Gracie vs Hughes coming soon)

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A well rounded fighter like Fedor or Sakaraba or Vanderlai Silva just didn't exist until after the first couple UFCs (because nobody besides the Gracies were training that way).


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I don't think that's completely right; the Russian Sambo guys were always very well rounded, but their style and fighters weren't making it over to the Western world until just recently.

http://stratfordsombo.tripod.com/art...history-2.html

Ironically Sambo/Sombo and BJJ are both modern/practical adaptations of ancient Jiu Jitsu, whereas Judo is a modern stylized form of Jiu Jitsu developed for less violent use (competition/submission).