Gracies were good by default. They fought inexperienced competition. As soon as people caught up to BJJ they became irrelevant in MMA. Also when they faced som

Gracies were good by default. They fought inexperienced competition. As soon as people caught up to BJJ they became irrelevant in MMA. Also when they faced somebody with ground game they had tons of issues (IE: Sakuraba "Gracie Killer") Matter of fact recent performances by Gracies in MMA were embarrassing. >http://www.mmamania.com/2010/2/10/1304038/cousin-renzo-rolles-gracies-ufc http://www.mmamania.com/2010/2/10/1304038/cousin-renzo-rolle... Etc.