Kron Gracie finally addresses terrible UFC 288 performance

Kron Gracie says his performance at UFC 288 was due to bad advice.

It's been more than two weeks since the MMA community was up in arms over a lackluster (to say it nicely) performance from Kron Gracie. MMA fans knew the BJJ specialist would rely on grappling but over the course of three rounds his striking and stand-up game was non-existent.

Gracie was returning from a lengthy layoff in which fans assumed he'd been working on his stand-up. It turned out that was not the case.

Now he's finally addressed the fight, via his Instagram Story.

(We have corrected the spelling in his statement for easier reading) "In a lifetime of fighting it's always been a fight to the death," he wrote. "Understand the situation and willing to limit myself. Even that being said, I threw no punches because of bad advice and tried to please the jiu-jitsu community two days before my fight. First fight in my life I didn't throw a punch. Going back to my old ways."

Gracie is now 1-2 in the UFC with back-to-back losses. It's unclear if he will fight under the UFC banner again.