In the formative years of his life, the young man making his UFC debut on Sunday against Alex Caceres was simply known in public as “Rickson’s son.” That could have made Kron Gracie go in various directions, but the path he willingly chose was the one his father and grandfather paved, although he made a concerted effort to do it his way.
“I’ve always felt pressure since I was a little kid,” said the fifth member of MMA’s first family to compete in the Octagon. “Even at nine, ten years old, if I was competing, everyone would always be pointing at me and saying I’m Rickson’s son, so that’s always been very normal, and for a long time, people didn’t really even know my name.