{"id":56274,"date":"2023-07-06T15:10:06","date_gmt":"2023-07-06T19:10:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=56274"},"modified":"2023-07-06T15:10:06","modified_gmt":"2023-07-06T19:10:06","slug":"espn-films-announces-documentary-series-gracie-about-legendary-family-fighting-dynasty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/07\/06\/espn-films-announces-documentary-series-gracie-about-legendary-family-fighting-dynasty\/","title":{"rendered":"ESPN Films Announces Documentary Series &#8220;Gracie&#8221; About Legendary Family Fighting Dynasty"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_56275\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-56275\" style=\"width: 666px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-56275 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/ESPN-Gracie.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/ESPN-Gracie.webp 666w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/ESPN-Gracie-300x169.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-56275\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: ESPN Films<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>ESPN Films today announced &#8220;<strong><em>Gracie<\/em><\/strong>,&#8221; a multi-part documentary series about the legendary family fighting dynasty that brought Mixed Martial Arts from the streets of Brazil to the world stage. 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