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Trevin Giles
Trevin Dewayne Giles (born August 6, 1992) is an American mixed martial artist (MMA). Giles currently competes in the welterweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Background Giles was born in San Antonio, Texas, and was a football defensive player at Alief Taylor High School in Houston, Texas. Giles started martial arts training when he was 20 years old. Mixed martial arts career Early career Giles started his professional MMA career in 2014, with a triangle choke submission of Angelus Raymond McFarlane. He would go on to amass a 4–0 record fighting in the Texas circuit. He fought outside of Texas for the first time on March 25, 2015, when he was scheduled to fight Brendan Allen at Legacy FC 52. Giles beat the future UFC middleweight by rear-naked choke. After a first-round TKO of Robert McCarthy at Caribbean UFF 10, Giles was scheduled to fight Robert McCarthy at RFA 41. Giles submitted McCarthy with a rear-naked choke in the second round. At Legacy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Antonio, Texas
("Cradle of Freedom") , image_map = , mapsize = 220px , map_caption = Interactive map of San Antonio , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = United States , subdivision_type1= State , subdivision_name1 = Texas , subdivision_type2 = Counties , subdivision_name2 = Bexar, Comal, Medina , established_title = Foundation , established_date = May 1, 1718 , established_title1 = Incorporated , established_date1 = June 5, 1837 , named_for = Saint Anthony of Padua , government_type = Council-Manager , governing_body = San Antonio City Council , leader_title = Mayor , leader_name = Ron Nirenberg ( I) , leader_title2 = City Manager , leader_name2 = Erik Walsh , leader_title3 = City Council , leader_name3 = , unit_pref = Imperial , area_total_sq_mi = 504.64 , area_total_km2 = 1307.00 , area_land_sq_mi = 498.85 , area_land_km2 = 1292.02 , area_water_sq_mi = 5.79 , area_water_km2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zak Cummings
Zacharry "Zak" Michael Cummings (born August 2, 1984) is an American mixed martial artist, who currently competes in the Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional competitor since 2007, he has also formerly competed for Strikeforce, MFC, Titan FC, and Bellator. Background Born in Irving, Texas, Cummings moved to Springfield, Missouri, at the age of three. After beginning wrestling in the sixth grade, he attended Glendale High School where he competed in wrestling, as well as football, baseball, and basketball. A state qualifier, he later attended Meramec Community College where he was a two-time NJCAA national qualifier his freshman and sophomore seasons. Due to an injury, Cummings transferred to Missouri State University to finish his degree, majoring in exercise and movement science. It was around this time that he began to training in mixed martial arts, and was 6–0 as an amateur before turning professional. Mixed martial arts career Ear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dricus Du Plessis
Dricus du Plessis (born 14 January 1994) is a South African professional mixed martial artist currently competing in the Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He previously competed in the Middleweight division of Extreme Fighting Championship (EFC), where he is the former Middleweight and Welterweight Champion. A professional since 2013, he has also competed for Polish-based promotion KSW. In addition to being a two-time EFC Middleweight and former EFC Welterweight Champion, he is also a former KSW Welterweight Champion. As of December 13, 2022, he is #10 in the UFC middleweight rankings. Background Du Plessis started training judo at the age of five and eventually drifted to kickboxing at 14. Eventually he became a WAKO World Champion in K-1 style kickboxing, but migrated to mixed martial arts after realizing there was no money to be made in kickboxing. He attended University of Pretoria where he studied agricultural economics but dropped out ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santos Vs
Santos may refer to: People *Santos (surname) *Santos (DJ) (born 1971), Italian DJ *Santos Benavides (1823–1891), Confederate general in the American Civil War * Santos Balmori Picazo (1899–1992), Spanish-Mexican painter * Santos (footballer, born 1983) (Rafael dos Santos Franciscatti), Brazilian football midfielder *Santos (footballer, born 1990) (Aderbar Melo dos Santos Neto), Brazilian football goalkeeper *Rafael Santos Borré, Colombian football player Places *Santos, São Paulo, a municipality in São Paulo, Brazil **Port of Santos, container port **Santos Basin, offshore sedimentary basin **Santos Formation * Sántos, Somogy county, Hungary *Santos Peak, Graham Land, Antarctica *Santos Trail System, a network of mountain bike trails outside Ocala, Florida *General Santos, a city in the Philippines *Dr. Santos Avenue, a major thoroughfare in Metro Manila, Philippines *Strathmore, California, formerly Santos, in Tulare County, California, U.S. Football clubs *Santos FC (f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bevon Lewis
Bevon Kareem Lewis (born May 5, 1991) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the light heavyweight division. A professional since 2015, he has also competed for Professional Fighters League (PFL), Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), Legacy Fighting Alliance (LFA) and Xtreme Caged Combat. Background Bevon Kareem Lewis was born in Riverside, California, the son of Basil Lewis and Silda Davis. He was raised in Stone Mountain, Georgia where he competed in football, baseball and wrestling. Lewis began martial arts training one summer break before attending college, helping his father on plumbing works, he saw a group people practicing MMA. Lewis then decided to start training in MMA by working first on his strength and conditioning. He later picked up standup classes and jiu-jitsu, and started to compete professionally in 2015. Mixed martial arts career Early career With an amateur record of 12–2, Lewis turned pro in 2015 where he fought most of his early professio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Holland
Kevin Alan Holland (born November 5, 1992) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the welterweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional since 2015, Holland has also competed for Bellator MMA, King of the Cage and Legacy Fighting Alliance. Background Holland was born in Riverside, California and raised mostly by his grandparents in Rancho Cucamonga and Ontario. His mother has been in and out of jail, meanwhile his father has been incarcerated throughout Holland's life. Holland attended Los Osos High School and Chaffey College. Holland started martial arts training when he was 16 years old and was a fan of Georges St-Pierre. He fell in love with the UFC after watching UFC 100, the first time he had watched the UFC, when he was visiting his father in Philadelphia. Mixed martial arts career Early career After compiling an amateur record of 5–0, Holland started his professional MMA in 2015. He fought under variou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brunson Vs
Brunson is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Alfred Brunson (1793-1882), American politician *Andrew Brunson (born 1968), American Presbyterian pastor in Turkey *Benjamin Wetherill Brunson (1823-1898), American politician *Doyle Brunson (born 1933), American poker player *Jalen Brunson (born 1996), American basketball player (son of Rick) *Michael Brunson (born 1940), political journalist * Ira B. Brunson (1815-1883), American politician *Quinta Brunson (born 1989), American writer, producer, comedian, and actress *Rick Brunson (born 1972), American basketball player and coach *Rebekkah Brunson (born 1981), American basketball player * T. J. Brunson (born 1997), American football player *Todd Brunson (born 1969), American poker player (son of Doyle) *Tyrone Brunson (other) Tyrone Brunson may refer to: *Tyrone Brunson (boxer) (born 1985), American boxer *Tyrone Brunson (musician) Tyrone Brunson (born Calvin Tyrone Brunson; March 22, 1956 – May ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jun Yong Park
Park Jun-yong (born 27 February 1991) is a South Korean mixed martial artist who competes in the Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Mixed martial arts career Early career Starting his career in 2013, Park compiled a 10-3 record, fighting mainly for a various regional Asian promotions, with his most memorable win being against future Professional Fighters League Welterweight champ, Ray Cooper III. Ultimate Fighting Championship Park made his UFC debut during UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Zhang. He lost this fight by anaconda choke. Park next faced Marc-André Barriault on December 21, 2019 at UFC Fight Night 165. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Park was expected to face Trevin Giles on August 1, 2020 at UFC Fight Night 173. However, Park was removed from the bout on July 23 due to alleged travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Park faced John Phillips on October 17, 2020 at UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. The Korean Zombie. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MMAJunkie
MMA Junkie is a news website that covers the sport of mixed martial arts (MMA). It was founded in 2006, and is owned by Gannett Company since 2011. The site and its content have been featured in ''Time'' magazine'', ''ESPN The Magazine'', ''The New York Times'', Fox Sports Net's ''The Best Damn Sports Show Period'', '' Fox Report w/ Shepard Smith'', ''Inside MMA'', ESPN's ''MMA Live'', Yahoo!'' and other media outlets. Overview A variety of guest columnists and bloggers have been featured such as Ryan Bader (''The Ultimate Fighter 8''), C.B. Dollaway (''The Ultimate Fighter 7'') and Brendan Schaub (''The Ultimate Fighter 10''). Radio show MMAjunkie Radio is a weekly Internet radio show broadcast from Las Vegas, Nevada. MMAjunkie Radio resulted from the acquisition and re-branding of TAGG Radio ( Trigg And Gorgeous George), which launched in 2007 and formed a content partnership with MMAjunkie in 2008. The live Internet radio show and podcast was renamed MMAjunkie ''Radio'' in ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Krause (fighter)
James Leo Krause (born June 4, 1986) is an American entrepreneur and retired mixed martial artist, who competed in the welterweight division of the UFC. A professional MMA competitor since 2007, Krause has made a name for himself fighting all over the United States, competing mainly in the Midwest region. Krause has also competed for organizations such as Bellator, WEC, the RFA, and Titan FC. When Krause is not training for an upcoming fight, he teaches Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Mixed Martial Arts out of his own gym, Glory MMA & Fitness in Lee's Summit, Missouri. He also owns part of Kansas City Fighting Alliance, KCFA and Metro PCS stores in the Kansas City metropolitan area. Background Krause was born in Newport News, Virginia but moved to Odessa, Missouri after his parents got divorced when he was two years old. At the age of seven, Krause began training in karate. Krause began attending Odessa High School in Missouri starting in 2001 where he competed in wrestling and gra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UFC 247
''UFC 247: Jones vs. Reyes'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on February 8, 2020 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, United States. Background A UFC Light Heavyweight Championship bout between the current two-time champion Jon Jones and Dominick Reyes served as the headliner. A UFC Women's Flyweight Championship bout between the current champion Valentina Shevchenko and Katlyn Chookagian served as the co-headliner. While not officially announced by the organization, the promotion was initially targeting a light heavyweight bout between former interim title challenger Ovince Saint Preux and Ryan Spann to take place at the event. However, promotion matchmakers elected to go in another direction and the pairing was scrapped from the event. A bantamweight bout between Sean O'Malley and José Alberto Quiñónez was originally scheduled to take place at UFC 229. However, it was scrapped after O'Malley failed a Unite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antônio Arroyo
João Antônio Barbosa Arroyo (born 1 July 1989) is a Brazilian male mixed martial artist who competes in the Middleweight division. He has formerly competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Background After graduating with a business degree and working for a year as a marketing assistant, Arroyo decided to pursue MMA professionally, after practising martial arts through most of his youth. Mixed martial arts career Early career Starting his career in 2014, Arroyo compiled a 7–2 record on the regional Brazilian scene, capturing the Salvaterra Marajó Fight Middleweight Championship in the process. After this, he was invited onto Dana White's Contender Series Brazil 1, where he won a unanimous decision against Diego Henrique da Silva. This win did not however earn him a UFC contract. Arroyo was invited back the next year to Dana White's Contender Series 20, where he faced Stephen Regman and winning the bout via arm-triangle choke in the second round. This time, Arroy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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