MMA Classic Videos: Royce Gracie vs. Kazushi Sakura - The Rematch

The rematch between Royce Gracie and Kazushi Sakuraba from K-1's Dynamite!! USA on June 2, 2007 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

Georges St. Pierre's Idol? Royce Gracie, Of Course

Like many others before him, Georges St. Pierre recently revealed that his impetus for making a career out of mixed martial arts can be traced back to one man... Royce Gracie.

"I remember first time I saw UFC, I saw Royce Gracie winning the first tournament. That's the precise moment that I became inspired to do what I do right now for a living," he said during a Thursday media teleconference.

Just what left such a lasting impression on the younger version of the current UFC welterweight champion?

"The fact that he was using a martial art weapon that nobody knew at the time, which is Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. He was smaller than all of the guys and he was able to win... That's what really inspired me.

"I am a big fan of him because he dominated the sport at his time like nobody has done before. That's why, no matter what happens to him, even though he lost to (Matt) Hughes, I'm always gonna be a big fan of him and he's always gonna be my idol, no matter what."

The Gracies Discuss Fedor and His Place in MMA

Royce, Royler, and Ralek Gracie join Bas Rutten and Kenny Rice on a recent edition of Inside MMA to discuss Fedor Emelianenko and his place in the MMA food chain. Does he belong amongst the Gracies in MMA history?

You Will See Royce Gracie in the Octagon Again... If You're a Gamer

Yes, Royce Gracie will grace the Octagon once again, although it will be a much more animated version of the man who dominated the early mixed martial arts scene in America.

No, he's not going to step in and fight Anderson Silva or anything of that sort, Royce will be a part of UFC Undisputed 2009 when it is released this Spring. He's also the subject of a documentary that the UFC is working on for Spike TV.

"The thing with Royce is... we love Royce. He's the man who started it all," said UFC president Dana White on Tuesday. "We're doing a documentary on him on Spike; he's going to be in the video game. We're doing lots of stuff with him still."

White pretty much squashed the idea of Royce returning to the UFC to actually compete in the Octagon again. At least it's something that he doesn't want to see happen.

"To be honest with ya, I don't want to see Royce fight again. Like what happened last Saturday (referring to Oscar De La Hoya's dismantling by Manny Pacquiao), we all get older. Royce paid his dues. He's the man and I don't think he has anything to prove... so I don't think you're going to see him fight."

Royce Gracie becomes the 13th fighter that has been publicly named for UFC Undisputed 2009. The list also includes: Brock Lesnar, Michael Bisping, Matt Hughes, Forrest Griffin, Quinton "Rampage" Jackson, Chuck Liddell, Wanderlei Silva, Kenny Florian, Joe Stevenson, Roger Huerta, B.J. Penn, and Anderson Silva.