20 Things You Didn't Know About The Undertaker

3. He Has A Black Belt In Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

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You may well know what The Undertaker is a huge fan of mixed martial arts, having even incorporated elements of it into his move-set in the latter portion of his career.

For years he's been an avid practitioner of Brazilian jiu-jitsu, to the extent that he even earned a black belt in 2011.

However, this was met with considerable controversy within the MMA community, with many feeling that Rolles Gracie awarded 'Taker the coveted honour more for the sake of publicity, given that he'd only been training for around 19 months at the time.

Either way, the training clearly helped 'Taker diversify his in-ring move-set at a time where his ability to perform risky power moves was beginning to sharply decline.

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