Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Specialist Kron Gracie Made Quick Work Of Alex Caceres In His UFC Debut
Kron Gracie, son of legendary Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu ace Rickson Gracie made his UFC debut against Alex Caceres in the main card of tonight’s (Sunday, Feb. 17, 2019) UFC Phoenix MMA event from inside Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix, Arizona.
Gracie ate a few punches from Caceres but ultimately dragged “Bruce Leeroy” to the canvas and from their BJJ wizard wrapped his arms around the neck of Alex and picked up a rear-naked choke submission win early in the first round.
Check out the slick rear-naked choke below:
Light work for Kron Gracie #UFCPhoenix pic.twitter.com/WFcIM2SVtU
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) February 18, 2019
Nate Diaz enjoying himself some Kron Gracie goodness. #UFCPhoenix pic.twitter.com/bqumB4lIVY
— Shaheen Al-Shatti (@shaunalshatti) February 18, 2019
THE LEGACY LIVES ON! #UFCPhoenix pic.twitter.com/JZtH9vq88j
— UFC (@ufc) February 18, 2019
In a post-fight interview, Gracie gave a shout out to teammate Nate Diaz.
“I’d like to come back as soon as possible,” said Gracie when asked about his future. “I’d like to thank my team, Nate Diaz, everybody who’s in my corner. Thank you all. Thanks to all my fans.”
“One more for the Gracie family.” 🙏 #UFCPhoenix pic.twitter.com/XC4FTUP0zC
— UFC (@ufc) February 18, 2019
A debut to remember! #UFCPhoenix pic.twitter.com/dgXTEndbDA
— UFC (@ufc) February 18, 2019
