Rolles on Rashad black belt: I don’t feel I owe this explanation to anyone
To be honest, when I heard all the controversy over this I was surprised. As for Rashad and his abilities…
To be honest, when I heard all the controversy over this I was surprised. As for Rashad and his abilities I can say this: Today the IBJJF has created the No-Gi Jiu Jitsu tournaments. If Rashad were to compete in these tournaments, he would compete at the Black Belt level, without question. He is a Black Belt in No-Gi JJ. I’ve spent the last year training with Rashad. He’s trained with me at Renzo Gracie’s in New York, we’ve trained at Jackson’s in New Mexico, in Denver, maybe some of you saw me on some episodes of TUF Heavyweights this season. I was out training with Rashad and working with the guys on their jiu-jitsu skills. I don’t really feel that I owe this explanation to anyone. Rashad is a talented athlete and a world-class wrestler and the transition from wrestling to jiu-jitsu was natural for him. I can only speak about my training with him, but of course his jiu-jitsu training began long before our work together.
