10 UFC Prodigies Who Didn't Live Up To The Billing
6. Rolles Gracie Jr.
When your grandfather was one of the founding fathers of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Carlos Gracie, it's fair to say a certain amount of pressure was going to be planted on your shoulders if you ever ventured into the world of MMA.
That's the position that Rolles Gracie Jr. found himself in when he decided to step into the Octagon in 2010. At the age of 32, he didn't have as much time on his side as the other entries on this list, but that didn't mute the unquestionable hype surrounding a man who literally had BJJ in his veins.
His grappling record - as you'd expect - spoke for itself with him even reaching the rank of North America's #1 BJJ fighter in 2005.
Heading into the UFC however, Gracie had only amassed three victories so was by no means a master of the combustible sport - and boy did it show.
Joey Beltran was first in line to smash the ancestor of one of the sport's most practised arts at UFC 109. Gracie found out very quickly that MMA expended twice the amount of energy as your standard BJJ bout.
Running out of fuel midway through the second round, Gracie lost the fight after crumbling under a relentless barrage of Beltran punches rained down on him.
Gracie would go on to earn an 8-4 MMA record, which is by no means awful, yet he would never fight under the UFC banner again.