Rolles Gracie will return to action on April 17 at Ring of Combat XXIV at the Tropicana Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey.The son of Rolls Gracie's previous and only mixed martial arts fight was for his cousin Renzo's New York Pitbulls team in IFL Team Championship Final in September 2007 when he submitted Sam Halloway with a rear naked choke in first round's 1:49.
Gracie is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt and won a silver medal at the 2007 Abu Dhabi Combat Club Submission Wrestling World Championships in the over 99 kg division. His compatriot, UFC veteran Fabricio Werdum, came in first place.
On April 17, Gracie (1-0) will take on the promotion's 2007 "Beast of the Northeast" Light Heavyweight Tournament Champion Ricardo Romero (6-1) in a heavyweight bout.
Ring of Combat XXIV also features "The Ultimate Fighter" competitor Dante Rivera and UFC veteran Sean Salmon.
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