Strikeforce – Roger Gracie “What I Learned The Most Was Cutting Weight”

Submission champion Roger Gracie made his middleweight debut in Portland, Oregon on Saturday night (July 14, 2012) on the main card of the Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Kennedy event. Gracie took on veteran Keith Jardine, bloodying ‘The Dean of Mean’ with some vicious elbows in the first and second rounds. Gracie would go on to win a unanimous decision for his first win at 185-lbs.