Vale Tu Quotes

“To me, vale tudo is different from MMA because there are many more possibilities, both good and bad. Until an opportunity presents itself, one has to fight defensively, as Royce did against Dan Severn in UFC 4. Severn weighed 260 pounds and was on top of my brother for sixteen minutes before Royce caught him in a triangle choke from his back. According to today's rules, Royce could never have own that fight. The ref would have stood them up again after five minutes on the ground.

MMA is a game; vale tudo is a war.”
― Rickson Gracie, Breathe: A Life in Flow – A New York Times Bestselling Memoir of Martial Arts and Personal Growth