Biography
Gracy Cron - the famous American-Brazilian fighter of mixed martial arts. Each match athlete turns into a spectacular show. During the sports career, he spent a lot of productive matches. Now the crown is the successor of the Gracie sports family traditions. In the ring, the fighter performs half easier than the weight category. Its growth is 175 cm, weight - 65 kg.Childhood and youth
The athlete was born on July 11, 1988 in Rio de Janeiro. Grandfather Elio Grassi's grandfather is known in Brazil as a master of martial arts. Together with Brother Carlos, a man created a new kind of martial art, called Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Father Rickson also became a leading athlete in the field of mixed martial arts.
Embed from getty imagesIt is not surprising that the child went in the footsteps of famous relatives. Father became the first coach of Crown. Grassy Jr. showed good coordination, endurance, ability to feel the opponent. In 2008, Rickson solemnly handed over his own black belt to the heir.
Personal life
About the personal life of the fighter does not inform the press. By the photo, which Grassi lay out in "Instagram", you can not understand if he has a girl, family, wife, children. Free Batters The Cron's time spends at the Academy of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu founded by Father Rickson. Here, the Brazilian acts as a coach.Athlete pays great attention to his own physical training, nutrition. Every 3 hours it suits a light snack that retains energy and speeds up the metabolism. In the diet of the fighter includes organic foods, nuts, sprouted grains of cereals, brown rice, chicken and more. Most of the calories athlete, unlike others, uses in the evening, so the crown loses weight.
Martial arts
At the beginning of the sports career, the crowns performed at Giu-Jitsu and Ghuppling competitions, which became effective for a young fighter. So, in 2013, he became the world champion in the ADCC version. Since 2014, an athlete begins a professional career in MMA. The debut match of Gracie Jr. was held at the end of December, Heng Su-Kim was an opponent, who also participated in the MMA players. The crown won a brilliant victory. Using the reception of the Arbar, the guy defeated the enemy per minute.
The successful beginning of the sports career in martial arts continued for the Brazilian and next year. At the Rizin Fighting Federation Championship, the fighter met with an experienced athlete Asen Yamamoto. And again Grassi managed to defeat the opponent already in the 1st round. Experts estimated the potential of the successor of the famous dynasty, calling him a promising recent player.
Embed from getty imagesIn the fall of 2016, a bright and spectacular meeting of Crohn with Hideo Tochoro took place. Brazilian quickly attacked the Japanese player by applying a suffocating reception. An important thing in the sports biography of the fighter was the match with veteran MMA Tatsuy Kavadziri (Kavadzhiri). The meeting was held on December 31 within the framework of the Rizin Fighting Federation Grand Prix. Brazilian fighter demonstrated good training and workshop technique. In the 2nd Round, he used the famous suffocating reception and won the born.
In November 2018, the athlete signed a contract with Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As part of cooperation with the company in early 2019, the fighter held a match with Alex Caceres. Both players were distinguished by an excellent physical form, each has exhaust branded techniques. In battle, luck smiled at Brazilian - the crown used an exciting reception and received the first award in Performance of the Night.
Gracie Cron now
In 2019, Brazilian continues to participate in competitions. In October, a fight with Kinder Swanson, a popular MMA fighter. In this contest, Grassi lost. The decision of the jury crown recognized the binding, as stated by the press.Achievements
- 2006 - 1st place on the 3rd Open Jiu Jitsu Championship South Bay
- 2006 - 1st place at the Chicago Naga Championship
- 2006 - 1st place on the 6th Annual Grassi United Tournament
- 2006 - 1st place at the World Championships in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
- 2007 - 1st place at the World Cup in Jiu-Jitsu
- 2007 - 1st place in the Pan American Jiu Jitsu Championship
- 2007 - 1st place at the Jiu-Jitsu World Championship
- 2008 - 1st place at the Pan American Championship in Jiu-Jitsu
- 2008 - 1st place at the Rixon Gracie Cup
- 2009 - European Champion
- 2013 - 1st place at the ADCC Championship Free Wrestling