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Personally I think the Gracie name is well enough known in the US to sell a few PPVs even if its not Royce. The problem is that the older generation is too old and the younger one is still developing. Also if you can make good money teaching + grappling then its not evevitable that you want to move into MMA.
IMHO one of the best Gracies is, and always has been, Renzo, that recent fight against Frank Shamrock being a good example. Renzo takes him down and controls him on the ground at will and basically forced Frank to find a way out. However, hes simply too old to compete wuth the best now and was probably never top ten talent even when he was younger. Tough tough guy though.
Roger is the one who might make waves in the next few years. He is one of the best grapplers of all time but is unproven in MMA, aside from submitting Ron Waterman who really played into his hands. I think he might be in the UFC in a couple of years though, I think it makes buisness sense for them to sign him if he continues to win.
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