Six-time Brazilian jiu-jitsu world champion Marcio Cruz needed little more than a minute to submit David Yost with a rear-naked choke in the Art of Fighting 7 “Payday” main event on Saturday at the USF Sun Dome in Tampa, Fla. “Pe de Pano” cinched the fight-ending hold 1:22 into the first round.Jordan Breen, "the mastermind" over at Sherdog.com referred to Marcio Cruz as one of the most accomplished heavyweight grapplers in the world - especially in the gi. That's worth remembering. Pe de Pano doesn't get nearly the credit he deserves from many in the current generation who are infatuated with smaller fighters (and Roger Gracie).
But there is a not-too-crazy argument that Pe de Pano was Roger before Roger was: 6-time Mundial champ, 5-time Brasileiro champ, 8-time Pan Am champ ...
