Rickson Gracie
Hugo Duarte is also famous for his beach fight in Rio against Rickson Gracie. Hugo Duarte at the age of 20, was famously confronted by Rickson Gracie and his friends at Pepe beach in Brazil in 1988. Rickson arrived with 50 followers to the beach. This crowd included Rodrigo Vaghi and Renzo Gracie. Rickson was 30 at the time was offered a hand shake by Duarte. Rickson proceeded to slap Hugo in the face and a fight started. There were allegations that Rickson threw sand into Hugo's face. Other allegations were that jiujitsu practitioners were kicking Duarte during the fight. After the fight, Hugo Duarte went to the Gracie Academy with a number of people to confront Rickson. The result was the same with Rickson winning this time in a parking lot. They would have disdain for each other for years. The fight was taped by a few individuals including a tourist. The Gracie family would go on to market the taping of this event in their self-defense videos. The video of the fight was edited and made to show that Rickson Gracie dominated the fight, which included Duarte's knees to Rickson's body. The tape was especially used in America. Hugo would go on to coach the likes of Eugenio Tadeu.