"I'm not sure if I'll be able to compete this year yet," revealed the Gracie Barra athlete, from London.
"I suffered a leg injury and have been out of training for five weeks. I just started training again now. I'm already training hard and doing my best to be 100% by the Worlds. If I'm feeling well, I'll fight for sure," added the three-time absolute world champion.
Gracie is due to return to MMA at the end of July against Muhammed Lawal as part of a proposed Strikeforce on Showtime event featuring the headline bout of Dan Henderson vs Fedor Emelianenko in a catchweight non-title fight. Stay tuned for more news as we find it."I suffered a leg injury and have been out of training for five weeks. I just started training again now. I'm already training hard and doing my best to be 100% by the Worlds. If I'm feeling well, I'll fight for sure," added the three-time absolute world champion.