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Henry Briones
Jose Enrique Briones (born October 22, 1980), better known as Henry Briones, is a Mexican mixed martial artist and competed in Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Background Briones grew up in Tijuana playing inline hockey due to the lack of ice hockey rinks in his native Mexico. For his senior year in the high school, Henry moved to live with his aunt in Tulsa, Oklahoma in pursuit of professional ice hockey career. However, his dream did not materialize and he returned to Mexico to attend law school. Compared to most of the mixed martial arts fighters, Briones started combat sport much later in life. He started training MMA when he joined ENTRAM gym at the age of 26. Mixed martial arts career Early career Briones fought primary in the Mexico circuit and amassed a record of 15-4–1 prior joining the UFC. Initially, Briones tried out for UFC's Latin America developmental program and was accepted into it. The Ultimate Fighter After training at Jacks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tijuana
Tijuana ( ,"Tijuana" (US) and ), known also by the initials T.J., is a city and municipal seat of , , located on the . It is part of the San Diego-Tijuana metro area and the larger [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guido Cannetti
Guido Martín Cannetti Álvarez (born December 19, 1979) is an Argentine mixed martial artist who currently competes in the Bantamweight division. He is most notable for his stint in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Background Growing up, Guido practised kickboxing and Muay Thai with his brother Bruno, who is also a professional mixed martial artist. Mixed martial arts career Guido Cannetti became a professional mixed martial arts fighter in 2007. He won his MMA debut fight by submitting Santiago Terbalca in a Featherweight bout. On his second fight, he defeated Enrique Chimeyo to remain unbeaten. For his next fight, Cannetti moved up to Lightweight division in order to face Cristiano Marcello at the Bitetti Combat 8 event in Brazil. He lost the fight via first-round submission. Cannetti returned from his loss and entered in a four-fight winning streak by defeating Benjamín Arroyo. He was expected to face up David "Escorpión" Ibérico in a Conviction MMA event to be held in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rani Yahya
Rani Ahmad Yahya (born September 12, 1984) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and BJJ practitioner. He won the 66 kg division of the prestigious ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship in April 2007. He currently fights in the Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Background Yahya was born to a Syrian father and Brazilian mother. He trained judo, taekwondo and karate in his childhood, finding Brazilian jiu-jitsu at the age of 11. Mixed martial arts career World Extreme Cagefighting Yahya made his WEC debut against former TKO Major League MMA featherweight champion Mark Hominick at WEC 28 on May 3, 2007. Yahya defeated Hominick in the first round with a rear naked choke. He fought and lost to Chase Beebe via unanimous decision for the WEC bantamweight championship at WEC 30 on September 5, 2007, and earned ''Fight of the Night'' bonus. On November 5, 2008 at WEC 36, Yahya fought Yoshiro Maeda and won via Submission in the first round ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marlon Vera (fighter)
Marlon Andres Vera Delgado (born December 2, 1992) is an Ecuadorian professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Bantamweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Vera first appeared on '' The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America''. As of October 24, 2022, he is #4 in the UFC bantamweight rankings. Background Vera was born into a middle-class family in Chone, Ecuador. He has an older sister and brother. Causing ruckus and getting into street fights throughout his youth, Vera started training in Brazilian jiu-jitsu in his newly-adopted hometown of Guayaquil at the age of 16. Mixed martial arts career Early career Vera began training as an amateur in 2011 and made his professional debut in February 2012. He compiled a record of 6–1–1, competing for regional promotions in Latin America before trying out for The Ultimate Fighter in 2014. ''The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America'' In May 2014, it was revealed that Vera was a cast member of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manuwa Vs
Manuwa or Manuva is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Jimi Manuwa (born 1980), American-born English mixed martial artist *Roots Manuva Rodney Hylton Smith, better known by his stage name Roots Manuva (born 9 September 1972), is a British rapper and producer. Since his debut in 1994, he has produced numerous albums and singles on the label Big Dada, achieving commercial succes ... (born 1972), English rapper and producer * Samuel Manuwa (1903–1976), Nigerian surgeon {{surname Surnames of African origin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latin America 3
Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power of the Roman Republic it became the dominant language in the Italian region and subsequently throughout the Roman Empire. Even after the fall of Western Rome, Latin remained the common language of international communication, science, scholarship and academia in Europe until well into the 18th century, when other regional vernaculars (including its own descendants, the Romance languages) supplanted it in common academic and political usage, and it eventually became a dead language in the modern linguistic definition. Latin is a highly inflected language, with three distinct genders (masculine, feminine, and neuter), six or seven noun cases (nominative, accusative, genitive, dative, ablative, and vocative), five declensions, four verb conjugat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Douglas Silva De Andrade
Douglas Silva de Andrade (born June 22, 1985) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who currently competes in Bantamweight (MMA), Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Background Silva de Andrade grew up in Castanhal, Brazil. He has an older sister. He became interested in martial arts in his early teens and continued to train only with his friend long into his professional career. Mixed martial arts career Early career Silva de Andrade began his professional mixed martial arts career in 2007. He competed on the regional circuit in Pará, Brazil, notably for Super Pitbull Fight, Carmen Casca-Grossa Fight, Amazon Fight and Shooto Brazil. He amassed a record of 21–0 with 1 non-contest prior joining UFC. Ultimate Fighting Championship Silva de Andrade made his promotional debut on a short notice, replacing injured Thiago Tavares on February 15, 2014 at UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Mousasi against Zubaira Tukhugov. He lost the fight via unanimous decisio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iuri Alcântara
Iuri Alcântara (born 4 August 1980) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competed in the UFC bantamweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2003, Alcântara mostly fought in Brazil before signing with World Extreme Cagefighting to take part in their final event. He is the brother of fellow UFC fighter Ildemar Alcântara. Mixed martial arts career Background and early career Alcântara was born on the island of Marajó, Pará in Brazil. Incidentally, Alcântara takes his fighting nickname from the island and is billed as Iuri "Marajó" Alcântara. Alcântara trains at the "Striker Team" team and is managed by Wallid Ismail, the owner of the Jungle Fight promotion that Alcântara has competed in and won a championship. Alcântara's early career was spaced out considerably. His debut fight took place in March 2004 and he would not return until June 2005, where he won twice in the space of four months. Amongst Alcântara's wins was a grand prix tournament victory ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arlovski Vs
Orłowski, Orlowski, Orlovsky, Arlouski (see below for further forms) is a surname originating from Proto-Slavic '' *orьlъ'' ("eagle"). It has various spellings in different countries. In certain languages, it also has feminine forms. Related surnames People Orlowski, Orlowska * Aleksander Orłowski (1777–1832), Polish painter * Alice Orlowski (1903–1976), German SS official * Andrew Orlowski (born 1966), British columnist * Ewa Orłowska (born 1935), Polish logician * Hans Orlowski (1894–1967), German woodcut artist and painter * Jeff Orlowski, American filmmaker * Jerzy Orłowski(1925–2015), Polish footballer * Maria Orłowska (born 1951), Polish computer scientist * Milan Orlowski (born 1952), Czech table tennis player * Richard Orlowski (born 1957), Polish-born American soccer coach * Stefanja Orlowska (born 1987), Australian actress and writer * Teresa Orlowski (born 1953), Polish-born adult film actress and producer * Witold Orłowski (born 1962), Polish profes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francisco Rivera (fighter)
Francisco Rivera Jr. (born October 8, 1981) is an American mixed martial artist who last competed in XMMA. A professional since 2008, he has also competed for the WEC and Tachi Palace Fights. Rivera is known for his heavy hands and wild fighting style. Background Rivera graduated from Buena Park High School where he excelled in football eventually playing for Orange Coast College, until his foot was broken. Mixed martial arts career World Extreme Cagefighting Rivera made his WEC debut replacing an injured Josh Grispi against Erik Koch at WEC 52. He lost the fight via TKO in the first round. Ultimate Fighting Championship On October 28, 2010, World Extreme Cagefighting merged with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. As part of the merger, most WEC fighters were transferred into the UFC. Rivera was expected to drop to Bantamweight and face Takeya Mizugaki on March 3, 2011 at UFC Live: Sanchez vs. Kampmann. However, Rivera was forced out of the bout with an injury and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silva Vs
Silva is a surname in Portuguese-speaking countries, such as Portugal and Brazil. It is derived from the Latin word , meaning "forest" or "woodland". It is the family name of the House of Silva. The name is also widespread in Galician-speaking regions of Spain (mostly in Galicia) and even more so in regions of the former Portuguese Empire in the Americas (being the most common surname in Brazil), in Africa and Asia, notably in India and Sri Lanka. It is also quite common in Spanish-speaking Latin America. Movement of people has led to the name being used in many places. Due to emigration from Portuguese-speaking countries, Silva (and the variants Da Silva and De Silva) is the fifth most common surname in the French department of Val-de-Marne, outside Paris, and it was the 19th most common family name given to newborns between 1966 and 1990 in France. It is also the seventh most common surname (and the most common non-German, non-French) in Luxembourg. It is also among the top 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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