Of course we all know that Kyra Gracie is from the famous Gracie family in Brazil and is a master of Brazilian jiu jitsu. She has competed in many international amateur tournaments. Fans always ask me when Kyra will get into MMA. Over the years she has expressed interest but then changed her mind. And she said in a video interview I posted on the blog last year that she had no plans to get into MMA. A couple of months ago she announced on a Brazilian TV show plans to get into MMA. She has changed her mind in the past so I was skeptical. But now it looks like she's really doing it. Erik Englehart of the Brazilian MMA magazine Tatame recently visited Academy Noble Art to watch and take some pictures of Kyra's boxing training. That's a picture of Kyra training with Claudio Coelho. She has been training for three months and plans to debut in MMA in 2011. BJJ is still her priority and her goal this year is to win the World Cup. Coelho says Kyra is progressing very well especially since she had never trained in boxing before. She's also a southpaw and extremely skilled. Somehow I'm not surprised. There's not much question that Kyra Gracie has the potential to be a huge star who would transcend the boundaries of women's MMA. Her name alone is a draw. So I'm very glad that she's finally getting serious and I look forward to her MMA debut in 2011.
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