With all of the corruption already in play, Renzo probably did have something to do with it. Serra was Renzo's first American black-belt. Whereas, GSP also trains jiu-jitsu under Renzo, but is only a brown-belt from Quebec. He probably approached GSP saying: "GSP, you mussee not fightee Matty that toughee, my freng. You see, Matty eesa faixa-preta (black-belt) in zhoo-zheetsu and you my freng are not. Itty weeel not look goood my freng."

Moral of the story: Fear Zuffa and fear the jiu-jitsu police.

hello,

hey bryansimmons!! going to say thanks now for including this skull in the conversation and for the polite tone. it is greatly appreciated!!

also, bryansimmons brings up a good point. it was a tko from the mount of all things. this doesn't seem "jiujitsu heavy" in and of itself. was not aware of anything like renzogracie fixing ufc fights, but now that you mention it, have heard of this sort of thing over the years. at least, from the gracies as a whole, not necessarily from renzogracie. also, had not considered the connection between the two fighters (both with renzogracie).

this is certainly something to think about. do you have any recommendations on how to deal with this sort of thing effectively? not real familiar with the business side of this sport.

thanks

It is also possible that Renzo Gracie had something to do with this. He is from the Gracie Barra side of JJ. They are know for fixing fights and other type behaivor. Lower belts have have strict rules they have to follow like giving up to senior guys.
Serra himself had to do this against Feitosa at ADCC.