Why were all Gracie fighters terrible strikers?

The older generation Gracies fundamentally believe Gracie Jiujitsu is all you need, like literally. They despise every other martial art and they pass on this way of thinking to the younger Gracies, most of whom don't even participate in Vale Tudo fights like the previous generations, but compete exclusively in sports BJJ. So when one or two of them decide to transition into MMA, you end up with these submission aces with no striking, no ability to take punches, and horrible wrestling, and the result is what you saw.

Does this go for all Gracies? Or just for the R's pretty much?
 
Ryan Gracie was pretty aggressive with the striking from what I recall
 
1. They all aren't. Your question is based on a false premise.
2. They (especially the older generation) were BJJ guys, and not strikers. What did you expect? Why weren't guys before ufc 1 great at BJJ?
3. You're an idiot.
 
@ openweight makes lil sense...

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