这位阿联酋王室成员在世界舞台上的影响力日益增强。有人将他视为富有远见的领袖，也有人把他比作邦德电影中的反派。他究竟是谁？
The Emirati royal is increasingly influential on the world stage. Some see him as a visionary. Others compare him to a Bond villain. Who is he?
1993年11月12日晚，一个名叫罗伊斯·格雷西的年轻巴西人身材精瘦。他走进美国科罗拉多州丹佛市的一个八角笼，仰面望着一名巨人。荷兰踢拳手赫拉德·戈尔多比他高五英寸，体重大近三英石，还多出整整十年的格斗经验。此刻，两人即将展开一场赤拳搏斗：没有裁判，不按体型划分对手，也没有中途休息，直到有人被彻底击倒或开口求饶。
On the night of 12 November 1993, a slim, young Brazilian named Royce Gracie stepped into an octagonal cage in Denver, Colorado, and found himself staring up into the eyes of a giant. Gerard Gordeau, a Dutch kickboxer, stood five inches taller, weighed almost three stone more than him, and had an extra decade of fighting experience under his belt. Now the pair were about to engage in bare-knuckle combat: no judges, no separation of opponents by size, no respite until someone either got knocked out cold or begged for mercy.
这场比赛仅持续了不到100秒。格雷西从容地将戈尔多绊倒，跃上他的背部，扼住他的喉咙，迫使这个大汉用拳头砸地，表示认输。
The fight lasted barely 100 seconds. In that time, Gracie calmly tripped Gordeau up, jumped on his back, and clutched at his throat, forcing the big man to hammer the floor in submission.