Dana tries to pay Renzo to retire. Renzo offers to fight for free.

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: Sedulous
Date: November 05, 2013 at 04:01 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/dana-tries-to-pay-renzo-to-retire-renzo-offers-to-fight-for-free.59670/

http://www.mixedmartialarts.com/new...k-to-retire-Gracie-offered-to-fight-for-free/
Renzo Gracie is a legend in mixed martial arts. His last professional fight was at UFC 112 and was a TKO loss to Matt Hughes. At 46 years, Gracie is far past his fighting prime, but isn't quite ready to end his career. Meeting with Dana White last week in Vegas, Gracie showed the fighting spirit that has endeared him to fight fans:
"He was a gentleman," Gracie told Ariel Helwani on Monday’s The MMA Hour. "He made me an offer I almost couldn’t refuse. He offered me a check to not fight and I almost couldn't refuse. ‘Renzo, I like you so much I would hate if you get hurt.’ Getting hurt is part of our business, you know?
"His offer was almost as good as mine," he continued. "Mine, he couldn’t refuse. His, I could refuse. I said, ‘Please, don’t do that to me. Let me get there one more time,’ and he laughed. He told me, ‘Tell me when (you want to fight).’"
Gracie wants to compete so bad that he even offered to get inside the cage for no money.
"I offered to fight for free, and he laughed," Gracie said. "‘I could never have you fight for free. Not you,’ (White responded). It's not money I need, and he said, ‘I know.’ I want to do something without the need to do that. I think that way a man fights better."
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[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: BabyGenius
Date: November 05, 2013 at 04:11 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/dana-tries-to-pay-renzo-to-retire-renzo-offers-to-fight-for-free.59670/

Renzo is awesome. Hope he doesn't get hurt too badly.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: BRF
Date: November 05, 2013 at 04:13 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/dana-tries-to-pay-renzo-to-retire-renzo-offers-to-fight-for-free.59670/

Renzo vs Hector Lombard

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: Sedulous
Date: November 05, 2013 at 04:14 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/dana-tries-to-pay-renzo-to-retire-renzo-offers-to-fight-for-free.59670/

BRF said:
Renzo vs Hector Lombard
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Hate Renzo do ya?

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: redstar
Date: November 05, 2013 at 04:20 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/dana-tries-to-pay-renzo-to-retire-renzo-offers-to-fight-for-free.59670/

The class act/legend in action:
Let him fight Palharas

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: BadassCoffee
Date: November 05, 2013 at 04:23 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/dana-tries-to-pay-renzo-to-retire-renzo-offers-to-fight-for-free.59670/

Renzo Gracie vs Ivan Salaverry. 185, Lets do it.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: MMAFTM13
Date: November 05, 2013 at 04:29 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/dana-tries-to-pay-renzo-to-retire-renzo-offers-to-fight-for-free.59670/

Renzo v Maia

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: BigSexyVreeland
Date: November 05, 2013 at 04:37 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/dana-tries-to-pay-renzo-to-retire-renzo-offers-to-fight-for-free.59670/

Realistically, who could he fight? Also, who could that get him to take a match with? The two names that stick out to me are Mike Pyle (very experienced and yet Renzo might have a chance) and Amir Sadollah (Again, never too impressive, but has name value).
MMAFTM13 said:
Renzo v Maia
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I like the name value for this one, but I don't know that Maia would want this fight. He was so close to the top and this fight does nothing for that