Do you have anything to back up theory/gossip or whatever you might have it?
And the "quit" occurred in the ring?
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Sure, look it up on wikipedia, it's clear as day. I will spare you from cut and pasting the whole Royce Gracie page but here are some excerpts proving my point.
2000-05-01 Loss 12–2–1 Japan Kazushi Sakuraba PRIDE Grand Prix 2000 Finals TKO (Corner Stoppage) Round 6, 15:00"Royce advanced to the quarterfinals by beating Sakuraba's stablemate Nobuhiko Takada, before finding himself matched up with Sakuraba. Gracie and Sakuraba battled for an hour and a half. Early in the fight, Sakuraba nearly ended things with a knee-bar towards the end of the first round. Later on, Gracie applied a guillotine choke at the end of round 2 which Sakuraba eventually escaped due of the bell ending the round. As the confrontation stretched on, Sakuraba's wrestling skills and balance nullified Royce's ability to score a takedown. After the 90 minute battle, punishing leg kicks showed their effects.
Royce's brother, with Royce's full acknowledgement, threw in the towel during the intermission. Gracie had suffered a broken foot from accumulated damage. After the match, Gracie and Sakuraba embraced in the ring. Gracious in victory, Sakuraba pointed to Gracie as the superior ground-technician when questioned as to why he didn't engage him on the ground more frequently. Sakuraba would go on to defeat other members of the Gracie family including Renzo Gracie and Ryan Gracie earning him the nickname "Gracie Hunter."[5]"
1994-09-09 Loss 8–1 Canada Harold Howard UFC 3: The American Dream TKO (Towel Thrown Before Start of Match)Let us not forget the time he choked out Ken Shamrock USING HIS GI AS STRANGULATION DEVICE while Ken Shamrock was barred from using his wrestling shoes. God forbid the Gracies ever fought a match where the rules weren't stacked to benefit their particular form of martial arts.....