Renzo Gracie (photo via Renzo Gracie.com)

By FCF Staff

After his highly publicized arrest last week in New York City, for allegedly assaulting a night club doorman, Renzo Gracie has presented his side of the story.

Gracie, his cousin Igor, and five other people were arrested and charged with gang assault recently, after an alleged incident at the 1 Oak nightclub. While appearing on the latest edition of The MMA Hour, here is some of what Gracie had to say about his arrest.

“In reality, people made this thing become big,” Renzo Gracie said. “The (district attorney) saw me there and decided to call the press and make a drama that it was a gang assault. A gang assault is when three people beat up one individual and cause him serious injuries, which never happened.”

Gracie claims that the only incident which did happen, was the BJJ black belt “taking the guy (doorman) down and mounting on him.” The PRIDE and UFC vet says he didn’t strike the security staff member, nor did any of the people he was with.

The 47 year-old did admit to losing his “temper” for “a reason”, during the altercation, and that it was his “fault” that his friends ended up in jail.

Gracie, and the others who have been charged, are expected to return to court on July 17th.