Ray Mirra is one of the more interesting personalities in the UFC and also in the annals of American sports.

1. Ray Mirra Biography
Ray Mirra is a fascinating character whose biography I will now attempt to
outline. Ray Mirra is one of the more interesting personalities in the UFC and
also in the annals of American sports. He is a wrestler by trade but also
qualified as an instructor at the Raylenbone University School of Jiu-Jitsu.
Mirra was born in Flint, Michigan and was a fan of the Beatles before he
discovered mixed martial arts. When he discovered that his friend Chuck
Liddell was training in Jiu-Jitsu, Ray got interested and enrolled in his classes.
He quickly progressed and soon became a black belt. He later became one of
the top students in the United States when he competed in the Olympics for
the first time.

2. Ray is a master in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Sambo. He is also known for his
takedowns and his ground skills. He has fought against some of the best
fighters in the UFC and won five of them. He is also known for challenging
opponents on a psychological level.

3. Ray is originally from Buffalo, New York. He attended the Renzo Gracie
Academy in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. There, he learned a great deal about self-
defense and combat from Roger Gracie. Ray trained with Gracie for close to
ten years. During this time Ray developed a very good striking skill and was
considered by many to be the best Jiu-Jitsu player of his time.
In the UFC Ray had a match with Kazushi Sakaraba. This was a highly
anticipated fight since both fighters were from the same school. Ray
Sakaraba defeated Ray Mirra by submission. This was a very impressive
performance which earned Ray a ton of respect. After the match Ray went on
to defeat Kazushi again.

4. Ray has become a popular celebrity in the Ultimate Fighting Championships.
He is recognized as the best Jiu-Jitsu fighter in the world. He is one of the
oldest athletes to compete in the UFC. He was only twenty-two years old when
he first began competing professionally.
Ray is married to actress Terri Hatcher. He has two children, daughter Brooke
and son Vincent. He is an avid pilot and has also been involved in acting. He is
known around Hollywood and his career is not only enjoyed by the fans but by
all who know him.

5. Ray's official website does not contain any photographs of Ray and his wife
Terri Hatcher. However, you can find several photos on Ray's MySpace and
Facebook accounts. He is also known for appearing on several music albums
and speaking at several of events.

6. Ray started training in martial arts at the age of twelve. He was a student of
Mark Langan, one of the most well known martial arts masters in the world.
Ray is also an affiliate to the first martial arts company in over twenty-five
years. The company is now called Xtreme MMA.
Ray is a great competitor and has beaten some of the best martial arts
fighters in the world. He has also trained with some of the world's greatest
martial arts experts. Ray's biography reveals that he once had his left eye
paralyzed due to an accident while playing football, but he was able to regain
his mobility by performing certain martial arts.

7. Ray is a master of Judo and Sambo. He also holds black belts in both Judo
and Sambo. Ray is a member of the International Judo Federation. Ray has
also been a pupil of Bruce Lee. His biography reveals that Lee was his idol and
he would have done anything for the man.
Ray began his acting career with commercials for the Bell Atlantic. He had a
role in the movie Top Gun, as the antagonist. Ray also had a role in the movie
Kung Mangarap Ka. In the TV series 24, Ray is seen as the cynical police
officer with the yellow vest. He later had a part in the series Vegas split from
Californian lawman John D'Amato.
Ray started teaching martial arts at the Bruce Lee School in San Francisco. He
became popular in the martial arts circles in the US, but was denied a request
to teach in Japan because of his American citizenship. He was arrested in
1978 and charged with three counts of felony hate crimes for beating and
falsely charging two women with assaulting a Japanese American citizen.
However, the charges were eventually dropped. In spite of this, Ray Mirra
continues to practice his craft and travels the world teaching martial arts to
the people of different countries.
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