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A decade later, Ryan Gracie’s legacy lives through his son Rayron Gracie

Sixteen-year old Rayron Gracie is a 6’2" boy who didn’t have his father around him for most of his life, but is proud to say he’s continuing his legacy.

Ryan Gracie, a popular mixed martial artist who was very controversial outside the ring, died in a jail cell in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Dec. 15, 2007. The MMA talent was arrested the day before, and his death is still a mystery.

The Gracie family put the blame on his doctor, saying that he overdosed Ryan with medication in an attempt to control his temper. The MMA fighter was on drugs at the moment he was arrested, and the doctor was declared not guilty years later.