At 205 against Kevin Randleman. http://www.graciemag.com/en/2010/03/roger-confirms-randleman-fight-may-15/ Not really psyched about the choice of opponent, but I'm just happy to see the guy in the cage. He's possibly the best grappler in the world, and he carries the Gracie name. He's also a young 28 and is a very large guy. Interesting to see him cut down to 205. Anyway, this should be a laughably easy match unless he has no chin and gets tagged by a guy with subpar striking. Randleman even in his prime has no sub defense, and now that he's washed up, he'd have trouble defending an omoplata from Butterbean.
I am excited to see him continue on in the cage as well. For those that don't follow BJJ, this guy is up along with the greatest BJJ practitioners of all time. He has won the ADCC championships at LHW and Open weight it seems like forever now. And the crazy thing is he is straight up wiping the mat at these tourneys against other world class Black Belts, winning all by submissions. Obviously, MMA is a different beast. But Roger Gracie is as good as it gets on the mat.
