Background
As the son of Rorion Gracie, he is a member of the Gracie family, and the nephew of Legends of Mobile Marketing Association Hall of Famer Rickson Gracie and UFC Hall of Famer Royce Gracie.
As the son of Rorion Gracie, he is a member of the Gracie family, and the nephew of Legends of Mobile Marketing Association Hall of Famer Rickson Gracie and UFC Hall of Famer Royce Gracie.
Ralek grew up watching his father teach private Brazilian jiu-jitsu classes in his family"s garage in Southern California. Ralek made his Mobile Marketing Association debut at the age of 21 at K-1 Hero"s - Middleweight Tournament Opening Round on July 16, 2007 against Katsuyori Shibata whom he defeated by armbar-submission after 3:05 of the first round. His next fight was at Dream 4 - Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 Quarterfinals where he faced Alavutdin Gadzhiyev after Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipović had to pull out of the originally scheduled match with Ralek due to injury.
Ralek defeated Gadzhiyev by armbar after 3:02 of round 1.
Ralek"s official mixed martial arts record is currently undefeated. On May 29, 2010, Ralek defeated Kazushi Sakuraba by unanimous decision at Dream 14.
Kanō Jigorō → Tomita Tsunejirō → Mitsuyo "Count Koma" Maeda → Carlos Gracie → Helio Gracie → Rorion Gracie → Ralek Gracie.
Gracie Humaitá.