Being the son of a martial arts legend is extra pressure for anyone. But not for Kron Gracie , son of Rickson . Settled in California, United States, the black belt does not feel the responsibility of having the surname of Jiu-Jitsu’s most famous family. He has told Tatame hat he intends to focus on MMA :
“I believe I’ll make my MMA debut next year, that’s my next step,” Gracie said. “I would move away from jiu-jitsu competitions for a while to focus on that. It’s a truer fight, there’s no guard… It’s you and another man going to war. It’s truer than jiu-jitsu.”
“I want to be way better than my father was,” said the Brazilian. “There’s no other option for me. I will be better than him or I won’t even try. If I see him as a parameter, I see him as someone to surpass. If there were some other people, the best in the world, I would train to be better than him.”
“I always think of Pride and want to be recognized for maintaining this line of my family. I won’t fight with strategy or (to win by) points. I’m curious, I think it would be nice.”
TRT was also controversial interview subject and Kron Gracie criticized the hormone replacement therapy:
“It’s a way for guys who doped for many years continue to take. Simply this. When you put a chemical in your body, you are cheating. I am against taking steroids. I do not like it and would rather not have any person using it. “
