Marco Ruas vs Rickson Gracie

Ruas by TKO. I think he was good enough to survive if it went to the ground.
 
I read somewhere online that rickson faught marco in a closed door session w no one but those 2. Story has it they faught for 45 minutes and neither got the better of the other and they called it a draw. Rickson held marco in his guard and nothing much else happened.
 
Rickson had an open challenge, called everyone out before he left Brazil and Ruas wanted none of it. Mutual friend Pedro Sauer told Ruas it was a bad match-up for him. Being a complete fighter wasn't as important at that time as it is today. Rickson was the best of that era, no question.
Yep this is what I was gonna say...
Rickson after all the mythology and bullshit never seemed to Dodge anyone.
Same said for Ruas ..

It's the one fight I wanted to happen back in the day.
Rickson Vs the king of the streets.

It was stand up Vs jitz and two myths of a pioneering sport that should have happened..
 
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