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John Albert (fighter)
John Brian Albert (born October 13, 1986) is a retired American mixed martial artist. A professional from 2007 until 2013, he competed for the UFC, and was a competitor on Spike TV's The Ultimate Fighter: Team Bisping vs. Team Miller. Background Albert was born in Reno, Nevada but was raised in Puyallup, Washington. His brother, uncle, and grandfather have all served in the military and are some of Albert's heroes. He moved out of his mother's house before he graduated high school. He attended Gov. John R. Rogers High School, graduating in 2005. After graduation Albert began working as an electrician, earning enough to buy himself a new truck, and helping to afford his living expenses easily. He worked full-time up until the day he left for The Ultimate Fighter. Mixed martial arts Early career Growing up Albert idolized martial arts legends Jackie Chan and Jet Li, claiming he wanted to be a "karate master" just like them. He began taking Tae Kwon Do classes, and received hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reno, Nevada
Reno ( ) is a city in the northwest section of the U.S. state of Nevada, along the Nevada-California border, about north from Lake Tahoe, known as "The Biggest Little City in the World". Known for its casino and tourism industry, Reno is the county seat and largest city of Washoe County and sits in the High Eastern Sierra foothills, in the Truckee River valley, on the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada. The Reno metro area (along with the neighboring city Sparks) occupies a valley colloquially known as the Truckee Meadows which because of large-scale investments from Greater Seattle and San Francisco Bay Area companies such as Amazon, Tesla, Panasonic, Microsoft, Apple, and Google has become a new major technology center in the United States. The city is named after Civil War Union Major General Jesse L. Reno, who was killed in action during the American Civil War at the Battle of South Mountain, on Fox's Gap. Reno is part of the Reno–Sparks metropolitan area, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karate Master
is a Japanese manga drawn by Jirō Tsunoda and Jōya Kagemaru, with the story written by Ikki Kajiwara. The story was inspired by the life of the real-life karate martial artist Mas Oyama. The manga was published in ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' between 1971 and 1977, and accumulated in 29 tankōbon volumes. It was adapted into an anime television series from 1973 to 1974, and a live-action film in 1977. Anime and film adaptations The anime television series was produced by Tokyo Movie and aired Wednesdays, from 19:30 to 20:00, on NET from October 3, 1973 to September 25, 1974, totaling 47 episodes. The manga was first adapted into a live-action film by Toei as ''Karate Baka Ichidai'', which was released on 14 May 1977 (the English release title was ''Karate for Life''). It was directed by Kazuhiko Yamaguchi and starred Shin'ichi ("Sonny") Chiba. The two-part film, ''Shin Karate Baka Ichidai: Kakutōsha'', which was directed by Takeshi Miyasaka and released in 2003 and 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott Jorgensen
Scott Roger Jorgensen (born September 17, 1982) is a retired American mixed martial artist who competed in the Bantamweight division. A professional competitor since 2006, Jorgensen has formerly competed for the UFC, WEC, and ShoXC. Background Born in Utah and raised in Alaska and Idaho, Jorgensen began wrestling at the age of five, going on to become a two-time state champion as well as a two-time state runner-up at Eagle High School. Jorgensen continued wrestling on a scholarship to Boise State University where he was a three-time Pac-10 Champion. Jorgensen has been diagnosed with vitiligo. According to Jorgensen from an interview with MMARecap.com, "Its just a pigmentation disorder that basically my immune system fights off pigment cells and loses its color." In another interview, he talks about when he first noticed it happening. "It started in ninth grade. I noticed a small spot on my wrist and I didn't think much of it. My mom offered to take me to a doctor but I didn't w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dana White
Dana Frederick White Jr. (born July 28, 1969) is an American businessman who serves as president of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a global mixed martial arts organization. In August 2019, White's net worth was estimated at $500 million. Early life and education White was born in Manchester, Connecticut, to June and Dana White Sr., on July 28, 1969. He is an Irish American. White spent many of his early years residing in Ware, Massachusetts. White and his sister, Kelly, were raised by their mother and her family for the majority of their childhoods. White's mother was a nurse, and the family moved to Las Vegas when White was in third grade, as Vegas offered higher wages for nurses. White attended Bishop Gorman High School, where he first met Lorenzo Fertitta, although they did not become close friends until years later. White said he disliked school and "got kicked out of Gorman twice". Despite living in Nevada, the Whites returned to the East Coast in the summers, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Érik Pérez
Érik Gregorio Pérez Ruvalcaba (born November 19, 1989) is a Mexican mixed martial artist who competes in the Bantamweight division of the Bellator MMA promotion. A professional competitor since 2008, he has competed for Shark Fights, BAMMA, UFC and Combate Americas. Personal life Érik Pérez was born in México. Pérez grew from a family of sportsmen; his older brother Jorge Pérez is a professional boxer, while his brothers Iván Pérez, and Jair Pérez both are fellow mixed martial artists. Érik, Iván, and Jair all three fought together in Combate Americas. Mixed martial arts career Ultimate Fighting Championship Upon his permanent move to United States, Érik Pérez established a full-time training camp at Jackson's MMA in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Érik Pérez is managed bVFD Sports Marketing Pérez faced John Albert on June 1, 2012 at The Ultimate Fighter 15 Finale replacing Byron Bloodworth who was removed from the bout. Pérez won the fight via controversial armba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Live
Live may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Live!'' (2007 film), 2007 American film * ''Live'' (2014 film), a 2014 Japanese film *'' ''Live'' (Apocalyptica DVD) Music *Live (band), American alternative rock band * List of albums titled ''Live'' Extended plays * ''Live EP'' (Anal Cunt album) * ''Live EP'' (Breaking Benjamin EP) * ''Live'' (Roxus EP) * ''Live'' (The Smithereens EP) *''CeCe Peniston (EP Live)'' *''Ozzy Osbourne Live E.P.'', 1980 *''Live EP (Live at Fashion Rocks)'', by David Bowie * ''Live EP'' (The Jam EP) Songs * "Live" (Russian song) * "Live" (Superfly song) * "Live" (The Merry-Go-Round song) Radio *BBC Radio 5 Live *CILV-FM, branded LiVE 88.5, a radio station in Ottawa, Canada Television * ''Live'' (South Korean TV series), a 2018 South Korean television series * ''Live'' (Danish TV series) *Live! (TV channel), Italy *''Live! with Kelly'', US TV talk show Types of media *Live action (cinematography), a motion picture not produced using anim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UFC On Fuel TV 1
The year 2012 was the 20th year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. 2012 started with UFC 142: Aldo vs. Mendes and ended with UFC 155: dos Santos vs. Velasquez 2. The year saw the successful UFC Featherweight title defense by José Aldo, the crowning of Carlos Condit as the Interim Welterweight Champion, a new Lightweight Champion in Benson Henderson, a tournament to crown the first UFC Flyweight Champion as well as the finales of ''The Ultimate Fighter 15'' and '' The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil''. Title fights The Ultimate Fighter Debut UFC fighters The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2012: * Abel Trujillo * Akira Corassani * Al Iaquinta *Andrew Craig *Andy Ogle *Anistavio Medeiros *Anton Kuivanen *Antonio Carvalho * Antônio Silva *Azamat Gashimov *Ben Alloway *Bernardo Magalhaes *Besam Yousef * Brad Scott *Brendan Loughnane *Brock Jardine *Buddy Roberts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivan Menjivar
Ivan Menjivar (born May 30, 1982) is a Salvadorian-Canadian mixed martial artist who formerly fought in the featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Background Menjivar was born in La Paz, El Salvador, in 1982. Fleeing the corrupt government, Menjivar moved to Montreal with his family when he was 11. He has a brother and a sister. He started training Kung-Fu as a kid, eventually progressing to Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Mixed martial arts career Early career Menjivar formerly fought in the welterweight and lightweight divisions, before dropping to featherweight. Menjivar made his MMA debut in 2001 and fought until 2006, earning a record of 20–7. After he was defeated by Bart Palaszewski at an IFL event, he retired from MMA. Four years later, he came out of retirement for W-1 MMA, defeating Aaron Miller by triangle choke submission in round one. World Extreme Cagefighting In November 2010, Menjivar signed with the WEC, right before its merger with the UFC. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dustin Pague
Dustin William Pague (born August 5, 1987) is a former American mixed martial artist who most recently fought in the Bantamweight division of the UFC. He was a competitor on Spike TV's The Ultimate Fighter: Team Bisping vs. Team Miller, and has formerly competed as a Lightweight and Featherweight. Pague is currently a professional boxer after announcing his switch from MMA in January 2016. Background Pague began boxing when he was 15 years old and graduated from Central Dauphin East High School, then attended Harrisburg Area Community College but transferred before eventually earning a degree. Six months after viewing a video of a UFC event, Pague began his amateur career. After suffering a series of back injuries throughout his MMA career, Pague decided to make the transition to professional boxing as a way to continue fighting and reduce the daily strain he was putting on his back. Professional boxing career Pague won his professional boxing debut on April 19, 2016, by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ultimate Fighter 14 Finale
''The Ultimate Fighter: Team Bisping vs. Team Miller'' is the fourteenth installment of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)-produced reality television series ''The Ultimate Fighter''. The UFC and Spike held open tryouts on March 21, 2011, in Newark, New Jersey. The casting call went out for Bantamweight and Featherweight fighters. All fighters that applied and tried out for the show must have had at least three professional fights and have been at least 21 years of age. Some of the fighters that showed up for the tryouts included UFC veterans Din Thomas & Kit Cope, future UFC fighter Ian McCall, WEC veteran Wagnney Fabiano, and future Bellator tournament finalist Alexis Vila. Rumors had surfaced of Chael Sonnen and Michael Bisping being possible coaches, though Jason Miller offered via Twitter to replace Sonnen if he is unable. Miller and Bisping were later confirmed as coaches by Dana White. Cast Coaches ; Team Bisping: *Michael Bisping *Brady Fink *Tiki Ghosn *Rob Mc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Dodson (fighter)
John Thomas Dodson III (born September 26, 1984) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the flyweight division of Rizin Fighting Federation. A professional mixed martial arts competitor since 2004, Dodson has made a name for himself fighting mainly in the Southwest region. He was the winner of the Spike TV's The Ultimate Fighter: Team Bisping vs. Team Miller and competed in Ultimate Fighting Championship where he was a two-time title challenger, competing most recently in the bantamweight division, and is a veteran of the promotion with 9 years of competition. Personal life Dodson was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He grew up in Albuquerque and later moved to Edgewood, New Mexico, with his family. He attended Moriarty High School in Moriarty, New Mexico. Dodson is half African-American, half Filipino. While attending Moriarty, Dodson competed in track, football and wrestling. In wrestling, Dodson was a two-time state champion, one time state runner-up and four tim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dennis Hallman
Dennis Lloyd Hallman (born December 2, 1975) is an American former professional mixed martial artist who competed from 1996 to 2015. A veteran of 75 fights, he competed in various promotions including the UFC, Strikeforce, IFL, the World Series of Fighting, Titan FC, Shooto, and King of the Cage. He is also notable for being the only fighter other than George St. Pierre and B.J. Penn to defeat former UFC Welterweight Champion Matt Hughes twice. Background Hallman was born in Olympia, Washington, and began wrestling when he was eight years old. He was on the wrestling team at Yelm High School and won the 135-pound state championship in his senior year. Hallman had planned to continue his career at a community college, but broke his leg during the pre-season training, and had to be sidelined for the entire season. A former high school classmate was sending in video tapes to Battlecade and invited Hallman to fight him because Hallman was a well-known wrestler. Hallman won the figh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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