Renzo: ‘Destiny guided me to fight Matt Hughes’
While bookmakers have pegged MMA pioneer Renzo Gracie (13-6-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) is as a massive underdog in his UFC…
While bookmakers have pegged MMA pioneer Renzo Gracie (13-6-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) is as a massive underdog in his UFC 112 matchup with fellow legend Matt Hughes (43-7 MMA, 16-5 UFC), the Brazilian welterweight is confident he’ll bring pride back to his family’s name.
After all, Gracie remembers well the night in 2006 when Hughes earned a dominating first-round TKO over Royce Gracie, Renzo’s cousin.
Now Renzo believes it’s time for a little payback.
“It’s like my little brother,” Gracie said. “My little brother pisses me off, I hit him. Somebody else hits him, I charge them. I said to Royce, ‘Royce, I can talk about you as much as I want because I love you, and you can talk bad about me, too. But somebody else does, that really pisses me off.’
“I’m hungry now. I actually want to pay back Hughes for what he did.”