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Rio’s Olympic Park to Host Gracie Pro 2017 Jiu-Jitsu Event

By Nelson Belen, Contributing Reporter

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - This weekend, on Saturday, July 22nd and Sunday, July 23rd, the best jiu-jitsu fighters in the world will descend on Rio's Olympic Park in Barra da Tijuca in the Zona Oeste (West Zone) of the city for the Gracie Pro 2017.

The event will feature a titanic heavyweight battle on Sunday between the man most consider the greatest heavyweight of all time, Roger Gracie, against the present-day heavyweight king, Marcus "Buchecha" Almeida.

"Two great champions will face off in a historic struggle in an Olympic arena," said Kyra . . .

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