{"id":120521,"date":"2014-11-24T20:51:19","date_gmt":"2014-11-25T04:51:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/backend.bjpenn.com\/?p=120521"},"modified":"2022-02-04T20:07:35","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T04:07:35","slug":"kron-gracie-set-make-mma-debut-december-23rd-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/kron-gracie-set-make-mma-debut-december-23rd-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"Kron Gracie set to make MMA debut December 23rd in Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/backend.bjpenn.com\/kron-gracie-set-make-mma-debut-december-23rd-japan\/kron\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-120522\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/backend.bjpenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Kron.png\" alt=\"Kron\" width=\"550\" height=\"381\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-120522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Kron.png 550w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Kron-300x207.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Kron-361x250.png 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kron Gracie officially has a date and opponent for his first MMA bout.<\/p>\n<p>He will fight Hyung Soo Kim at Real Fight Championship 1 in Japan.  Both fighters will be making their MMA debut at the event.  No word yet as to whether it will be under amateur rules, or professional rules.  For those unfamiliar with the difference in rules, amateur MMA doesn&#8217;t allow for elbows, or twisting submissions below the waist (i.e. heel hooks, toe holds, etc).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mmafighting.com\/2014\/11\/24\/7276441\/kron-gracie-set-to-make-his-mma-debut-against-hyung-soo-kim\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMAFighting <\/a>spoke to Kron&#8217;s father, the legendary Rickson Gracie, to discuss Kron&#8217;s MMA debut.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;He\u2019s focused, he wants to bring jiu-jitsu back to MMA.  He\u2019s not doing crosstraining to work on his weaknesses. He won\u2019t start boxing, kickboxing, wrestling. He will use his jiu-jitsu to neutralize the wrestler, the striker, and work on his expertise.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I don\u2019t want him to learn how to knock someone out with a punch. He would need another life just to learn how to deal with fighters who come from this background. He has to learn how to avoid fighting his opponent\u2019s game.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>What are your thoughts on Kron not training in other styles of combat sports? Will this strategy prove effective?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kron Gracie officially has a date and opponent for his first MMA bout. He will fight Hyung Soo Kim at Real Fight Championship 1 in Japan. Both fighters will be making their MMA debut at the event. No word yet as to whether it will be under amateur rules, or professional rules. 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