![]() ![]() This guy was the biggest swindler in L.A. ![]() I was working with an asshole named Frederico La Penda. T: How was your beginning in the U.S.? How is your life there nowadays? Has it been worth it for you in all aspects, including financial?ĬG: Look, in the beginning, it was a disaster. Who ever shows up on the way in, is going to have to fight against my fighters. My Jiu-Jitsu is completely different from theirs, my technique has nothing to do with “Gracie Jiu-Jitsu.” I AM CARLSON GRACIE and that’s the way it is in the ring. Even though there’s little things that I don’t agree with. About the rest of the family, everything is fine right now. I have no answers for a famigerado (asshole, troublemaker). T: How is the relationship with your family? What do you think of the accusations that Reylson made against you?ĬG: Reylson is mentally retarded, crazy, and should be in a mental hospital. Proof of that is that they don’t want to fight my fighters. T: What can you tell us about names like Marco Ruas & Hugo Duarte?ĬG: They are good fighters, but are not among the top. Even though I think he’s a great Vale-Tudo fighter. If I had been his trainer, the way he had been performing, I wouldn’t of let him fight. He was dead, with no physical conditioning, with no technical conditioning. I don’t know what happened with him in that Vale-Tudo in the U.S. T: Do you think Amaury would’ve had a better performance in the UFC, had he been trained by you? What do you think of him as a Vale-Tudo fighter and how is the relationship between the two of you?ĬG: Look, the relationship between us is great. Then it ended-up being good for everyone. In fact, the marketing of Wallid helped promote the other fighters from the academy also. Even though he did a lot of self-promotion, there wasn’t any jealousy of that kind. T: Wasn’t there any jealousy from the fighters that were mentioned in the previous question towards Wallid?ĬG: No. Was he really the best fighter from your team, or was his fame more of a self-promotion?ĬG: Wallid is one of the good fighters that I have, but was never the best. Until not long ago, Wallid was the most well known. T: In your academy, there are fighters with a very high level of technique, for example: Murilo, Ze Mario, Crezio, Amaury, De La Riva, etc. I have no doubt.ĬG: Because he’s sponsored by Banco do Brasil (one of the largest Brazilian banks) and they don’t agree with Vale-Tudo, but it’s being discussed. Do you think he would beat Rickson in a sport Jiu-Jitsu fight?ĬG: For sure he would win. T: Liborio has the fame of being the best Jiu-Jitsu fighter from your team. There are a lot of good ones, but Vitor is the best. T: And in Vale-Tudo? Who is the best fighter that you’ve seen?ĬG: Until now, it’s Vitor Belfort. He was a lot more technical, a phenomenon. T: Who was the best in Jiu-Jitsu: Rolls or Rickson?ĬG: Of course it was Rolls. Translated by: T a t i a n a S a n t o s (Asst. O TATAME Magazine: Interview with C a r l s o n G r a c i e. ![]()
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