Royce Gracie Says He's in Talks to Fight at UFC Rio, But Sources Say It's Unlikely He'll Be On the Card

("I also want a twenty percent senior's discount on all UFC merchandise and a scooter to get me to the Octagon.")
When the UFC announced it would be holding a press conference in Brazil to announce that the promotion would be returning to the South American birthplace of modern MMA to hold its first event since Ultimate Brazil on October 16, 1998, many were surprised to see UFC 1, 2 and 4 tournament champ Royce Gracie included in the festivities.
The fact that Royce was prominently positioned on the dais between fellow Brazilian MMA luminaries Mauricio "Shogun" Rua, Anderson Silva, Vitor Belfort and Jose Aldo didn't rais any eyebrows,  considering Gracie's UFC Hall of membership and his family's history with the promotion. It was the fact that the 44-year-old, who hasn't competed since testing positive for steroids after his K-1 Dynamite!! USA bout with Kazushi Sakuraba in June 2007 revealed that he was interested in competing on the "UFC Rio" card.
In an interview he did with Sherdog yesterday, Gracie said that he is negotiating with the UFC to be included on the card, which will likely be at least half filled with Brazilian fighters.
According to Fighters Only who spoke to a source close to the situation, "it's unlikely" that Gracie will be included on the card, but "anything is possible possible."