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Khonry Gracie, son of Royce, makes pro debut at Bellator 192 with calm in the face of expectations

Throughout his entire life, Khonry Gracie has known that his father was special, that he was someone instantly recognizable by a wide cross-section of people around the world. Once as a child, he was walking with his dad — the legendary Royce Gracie — to a show in Las Vegas. About 30 feet from a door they were about to reach, they were suddenly faced by a mass of humanity. The way he tells it, Khonry remembers it as something like watching a huge wave crashing toward them, and that only a quick-acting bodyguard who literally picked up Royce to remove him from the fray kept them from being swallowed up.