and no other gracie would risk their pride EITHER!
Now there's a good observation; a lot of people talk shit, but he stepped out there w/ nothing left to prove. I do hate that this may tarnish his legacy some.
Just remember that if the Gracies hadn't stepped out and shown people the importance of grappling/submission skills:
Hughes would be coaching wrestling,
Franklin would be teaching math,
Liddell would be boxing...for peanuts,
Arlovski would be sitting in a apartment in Minsk wondering if he'd have hot water someday,
and Dana White would have a combover