![Tokyo, Japan. 20th Apr, 1995. Rickson Gracie MMA : Vale Tudo Japan at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, Japan . Credit: Yukio Hiraku/AFLO/Alamy Live News Stock Photo - Alamy Tokyo, Japan. 20th Apr, 1995. Rickson Gracie MMA : Vale Tudo Japan at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, Japan . Credit: Yukio Hiraku/AFLO/Alamy Live News Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/zooms/6/5d5d8e60d9974094b07adceea89c86b3/2c2kd10.jpg)
Tokyo, Japan. 20th Apr, 1995. Rickson Gracie MMA : Vale Tudo Japan at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, Japan . Credit: Yukio Hiraku/AFLO/Alamy Live News Stock Photo - Alamy
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