Lyoto Machida Is The Next Royce Gracie

Lyoto Machida is indeed the next Royce Gracie. I know it seems as if I'm clueless about the topic due to the fact that the two fighters have completely different fighting styles and are from different eras of MMA. While they may differ in weight class and fighting styles, they have one major thing in common; When all is said and done, both fighters will have changed the face of MMA. When Gracie entered the UFC 1 competition, there were no weight classes and the event was a glorified bar fight. No gloves were used, no weight classes present and no rounds. Fighters had to fight multiple fights in one night and some ended very brutally. While the UFC was supposed to showcase all different styles of fighting, there were really only two types that night. Gracie jiu-jitsu and "everything else". Gracie beat men twice his size in weight and he did so without throwing a punch in most matches. He would simply allow the opponent to take him to the ground and cause incredible submissions that no one at ... (link)