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Startling footage has emerged of a fight on a New York subway platform involving former UFC fighter and Brazilian jiu-jitsu legend Renzo Gracie.
In the clip that's gone viral on social media, 55-year-old Gracie - wearing a black shirt - can be seen in a physical clash with a black man wearing a white shirt.
Gracie gets tripped and lands hard on the ground, but quickly uses his grappling skills to get in a dominant position over his opponent.
A woman tries to break up the fight, but a man wearing a Renzo Gracie T-shirt prevents her from getting involved.
The reason for the altercation is explained on a WhatsApp audio recording posted to Reddit, where Gracie details what happened.
The Brazilian claims he was returning from training and having a conversation with a friend in Portuguese when the aggressor told him to 'speak English here'.