Khonry Gracie is the 20-year-old son of MMA Legend Royce Gracie and the winner of the first UFC tournaments, and the fighter who is actually the most responsible for what the MMA has become over time, due to the presentation of Brazilian jiu-jitsu and its power against a lot of bigger and stronger fighters.
Khonry Gracie is now a member of Bellator, who will do his first professional MMA fight on January 20th at the first Bellator event in 2018 on Bellator 192.
Khonry made his amateur debut in September, and went into the cage wearing Bellator’s gloves. However, after the fight he confirmed that he would sign for the first big promotion and that he would love to fight in the UFC, but UFC is not interested in casual combatants (unless they are called CM Punk). That’s why Bellator jumped in. Bellator was working with Royce Gracie when he had a short MMA comeback in their cage in February last year.
Day After his debut, Khonry Gracie spoke with MMA Fighting:
“[Fighting in the UFC] would be fun, I think it would have some kind of meaning,” he said, “but, like you said, my dad is with Bellator now, so… Again, it’s first come first serve. I’ll go anywhere. I just want to fight, I just want to represent my last night, my grandfather’s jiu-jitsu. I’m here for the family, I’m not here to see what promotion I fight for. That has nothing to do with it.
“What’s my biggest goal (in MMA)? Represent my family. Represent jiu-jitsu as best as I can. I didn’t come here and join MMA to do boxing, muay thai. I came here to represent jiu-jitsu, represent ‘vovô’ Helio’s jiu-jitsu.”
Bellator 192 is scheduled to take place at the Great Wester Forum in Inglewood, Calif., and the main of the event is Rory MacDonald vs Douglas Lima for the welterweight title.
Anyway, we wish Khonry all the best to represent our beloved sport and his family in the best light.
Khonry Gracie Amateur Fight:
