RENZO GRACIE VS MAURICE SMITH | GRACIE JIU JITSU BJJ VS KICKBOXING: RINGS World Mega Battle

🙏🙏PLEASE BE KIND & SUBSCRIBE to the channel: https://www.youtube.com/riccardoammendoliabjj This was a 2nd round matchup from the December 22 1999 event in Japan. Maurice was a UFC Heavyweight champion. One of the true martial arts legends, Renzo Gracie is a Jiu Jitsu black belt from the famous Gracie family. A fantastic coach that has produced several renowned black belts, Renzo Gracie primarily excelled as a competitor in the 1990’s winning important tournaments such as the ADCC (Abu Dhabi Combat Club) and several MMA fights in Japan, Brazil and US. Renzo Gracie was also the main protagonist of a famous documentary about his life as a fighter named: Legacy. Maurice Smith is a retired American kickboxer and mixed martial artist. In kickboxing, he held the WKC (World Kickboxing Council) world light heavyweight championship, the WKA (World Kickboxing Association) world heavyweight championship, and the ISKA (International Sport Karate Association) world heavyweight championship.[2] In mixed martial arts, he held the Heavyweight championship in Battlecade Extreme Fighting and the UFC, and became a member of the UFC Hall of Fame in 2017. A professional competitor since 1980, Smith has formerly competed in kickboxing for the companies All Japan Enterprise and K-1, Pancrase, RINGS, PRIDE, Strikeforce, International Fight League and RFA. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RiccardoAmmendoliaBJJ/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/riccardoammendoliabjj/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/riccardobaleia #RenzoGracie #MauriceSmith #RINGS #GracieJiuJitsu #BJJ #ValeTudo #MMA #JohnDanaher