Carlson Gracie is known for having created the most dominant team in possibly any sport ever. He did so by opening the famous Carlson Gracie Academy where he started the very first group classes in Jiu-Jitsu (previously BJJ was only taught in one-on-one sessions), he also opened the doors of his gym to the lower classes, and allowed students to train without paying, asking in return full commitment and to step up in competitions. In the process, Carlson assembled one of the greatest teams that ever competed, with fighters like our founder Marcus Soares, Ricardo Liborio, André Pederneiras founder of the Nova Uniao Academy, Murilo Bustamante world champion and UFC middleweight champion as well as founder of Brazilian Top Team, former UFC Light-heavyweight Champion Vitor Belfort “The Phenom”, Walid Ismail (another BJJ legend) among many others.