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UFC Fight Night 56
''UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Saint Preux'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 56'') was a mixed martial arts event held at the Ginásio Municipal Tancredo Neves in Uberlândia, Brazil, on November 8, 2014. Background After previously holding events in Minas Gerais's largest city Belo Horizonte, the event was the first that the organization has hosted in Uberlândia. A light heavyweight bout between Maurício Rua and Jimi Manuwa was expected to serve as event headliner. However, on October 29, it was announced that Manuwa had pulled out of the fight due to injury and Ovince Saint Preux replaced him in main event against Rua. Rafael Cavalcante was expected to face Ovince Saint Preux at the event. However, Cavalcante pulled out of the bout citing injury and was replaced by Francimar Barroso. Subsequently, this fight was cancelled when Saint Preux was chosen as an injury replacement in the event headliner. Dhiego Lima was originally scheduled to face Pawel Pawlak at this event. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ultimate Fighting Championship
The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Zuffa, a wholly owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings. It is the largest MMA promotion company in the world as of 2011. It produces events worldwide that showcase 12 weight divisions (eight men's and four women's) and abides by the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts. , it had held over 600 events. Dana White has been its president since 2001. Under White's stewardship, it has grown into a global multi-billion-dollar enterprise. The UFC was founded by businessman Art Davie and Brazilian martial artist Rorion Gracie, and the first event was held in 1993 at the McNichols Sports Arena in Denver, Colorado. The purpose of the early Ultimate Fighting Championship competitions was to identify the most effective martial art in a contest with minimal rules and no weight classes between competitors of different fighting d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Lineker
John Lineker (born June 12, 1990), is a Brazilian mixed martial artist currently signed to ONE Championship, where he is the former ONE Bantamweight World Champion. Lineker formerly competed in the Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional competitor since 2008, he is the former Jungle Fight Bantamweight Champion. Lineker is known for his aggressive fighting style, punching power, and durability. As of October 27, 2022, he is ranked #2 in the ONE Bantamweight rankings. Mixed martial arts career Early career Lineker competed in various promotions in his native Brazil, including Samurai FC, Shooto Americas, and Jungle Fight. He is the former Jungle Fight Bantamweight Champion and Nitrix Fights 2011 Bantamweight Grand Prix Champion. Lineker made his professional MMA debut in September 2008. Originally he fought in the lightweight and featherweight divisions, outside of his natural weight class. He competed 11 times in the first 15 months of hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colby Covington
Colby Ray Covington (born February 22, 1988) is an American professional mixed martial artist who currently competes in the welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is a former Interim UFC Welterweight Champion. As of August 23, 2022, he is #2 in the UFC welterweight rankings. Early life Covington was born in Clovis, California on February 22, 1988. The family moved from California to Oregon when he was eight years old. His father was a wrestler during his time at the Oregon Institute of Technology and Southern Oregon University. Wrestling career As a wrestler at Thurston High School in Springfield, Oregon, Covington lettered all four years and won the 171 lb state championship as a senior in 2006. He committed to Arizona State University but his test scores were not up to par, so he went to Iowa Central Community College, where he won the 2007 165 lb national junior college wrestling title as a true freshman with a 34–0 rec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Almeida
Thomas Guimarães Almeidahttp://boxing.nv.gov/uploadedFiles/boxingnvgov/content/results/2015_Results/07-11-15MMA.pdf (born 31 July 1991) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist, who currently competes in the Bantamweight division. A professional competitor since 2011, Almeida formerly competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and Legacy FC, where he became the Legacy FC Bantamweight Champion, vacating the title shortly after signing with the UFC. Mixed martial arts career Early career Almeida made his professional mixed martial arts debut in November 2011. He fought extensively in his native Brazil and amassed a record of 7–0 with four wins via KO before making his Legacy FC debut. Almeida is managed by Wade Hampel of Big Fight Management. Legacy Fighting Championship Almeida made his Legacy Fighting Championship debut against Cody Williams on 16 November 2012, at Legacy FC 15. Almeida won the fight via KO in the first round. Almeida faced George Pac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Brenneman
Charles Brenneman (born February 9, 1981) is a former American mixed martial artist and currently is a motivational speaker. A professional from 2007 until 2014, he competed for the UFC, ShoXC, and was the winner of the first season of the television show ''Pros vs Joes''. Background Brenneman was born to Charles and Marie Brenneman in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, the youngest of the four Brenneman children. He wrestled throughout his elementary and high school career. Upon graduating from Hollidaysburg Area High School in 1999, Brenneman attended Lock Haven University, where he continued wrestling and finished his collegiate wrestling career with a Top-12 finish at Nationals. Brenneman earned his Bachelor of Arts in Secondary Education/Spanish from Lock Haven University, and returned to his hometown to teach Spanish at his former high school for three years, which is where his nickname 'the Spaniard' came from. He continued his education, earning his Master of Arts from East Str ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leandro Silva (mixed Martial Artist)
Leandro Silva (born November 11, 1985) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist who competed in the lightweight and welterweight divisions of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Mixed martial arts career Silva began training in Muay Thai at the age of 20, transitioning to mixed martial arts a couple of years later. He compiled a professional record of 11–1–1 before signing with the UFC in May 2013. Ultimate Fighting Championship Silva made his promotional debut as a short notice replacement against Ildemar Alcântara on June 8, 2013 at UFC on Fuel TV 10. Silva lost the fight via unanimous decision. After a string of victories on the regional circuit, Silva returned to the UFC against Francisco Trinaldo on September 13, 2014 at UFC Fight Night 51. Silva lost the fight via unanimous decision. Silva next faced Charlie Brenneman on November 8, 2014 at UFC Fight Night 56. Silva defeated Brenneman via submission in the first round. Silva faced Drew Dober on March 21 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trevor Smith (fighter)
Trevor "Hot Sauce" Smith (born January 5, 1981) is an American professional mixed martial artist who competes in the Middleweight division. A professional competitor since 2009, Smith formerly competed for Strikeforce and Ultimate Fighting Championship. Background Smith was born in Vancouver, Washington and lived there for part of his upbringing. Smith was a state champion in wrestling at Mark Morris High School in Longview, Washington and a NJCAA All-American out of Highline Community College in 2002. He then continued his career at the noted Division I wrestling program at Iowa State University, where he earned a bachelor's degree in marketing.Trevor Smith's profile UFC.com Mixed martial arts career Early career Smith started his career in 2009. He fought mainly for organizations within h ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caio Magalhães
Caio Magalhães (born December 14, 1987) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist who most recently competed in the Middleweight division of the Professional Fighters League. A professional competitor since 2009, he has also competed for the UFC and M-1 Global. Mixed martial arts career Ultimate Fighting Championship Magalhães made his UFC debut on June 8, 2012 at UFC on FX 3 against fellow newcomer Buddy Roberts. He was outstruck throughout the fight by the much faster Roberts and was having significant difficulties trying to take Roberts down as he was fatigued. Magalhães fought Karlos Vemola on June 8, 2013 at UFC on Fuel TV 10. Despite losing the first round badly, he rallied back to win the fight via rear-naked choke submission in the second round. Magalhães next faced Nick Ring on December 7, 2013 at UFC Fight Night 33. He won the back-and-forth fight via unanimous decision. Magalhães was expected to face Josh Samman on April 19, 2014 at UFC on Fox 11. How ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diego Rivas (fighter)
Diego Rivas (born November 11, 1991) is a Chilean professional Boxer (boxing), boxer and mixed martial artist. As a mixed martial artist, he competed in the bantamweight and featherweight divisions of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He currently competes in boxing in the welterweight division. Mixed martial arts career Early career Before joining the UFC, Rivas amassed a record of 5-0 with all but one of his wins coming by stoppages. The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America Rivas was a part of the 1st season of The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America. He was a part of team Latin America who were coached by Fabrício Werdum. He was eliminated in the quarter-finals by Gabriel Benítez by rear-naked choke. Ultimate Fighting Championship Rivas made his promotional debut against Rodolfo Rubio on November 8, 2014 at UFC Fight Night 56. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Rivas was briefly linked to a bout with Makwan Amirkhani on June 20, 2015 at UFC Fight Night 69. However, sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nina Ansaroff
Nina Ann Nunes (; born December 3, 1985) is an American former mixed martial artist who most competed in the women's flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Background Nunes was born and raised in Weston, Florida. Her maternal grandparents descend from North Macedonia. Nunes started practicing Taekwondo at the age of 6. She wrestled while at Lake Region High School. She began training in mixed martial arts in 2009 as a way to lose weight and to help keep in shape following a motorcycle accident. Mixed martial arts career Nunes made her professional debut in 2010 competing in regional promotions, and amassed a record of 5–3 before joining Invicta FC. Invicta FC Nunes made her promotional debut against Munah Holland on December 7, 2013 at Invicta FC 7. Nunes won the fight via TKO in the third round and earned the ''Knockout of the Night'' bonus award. Ultimate Fighting Championship Nunes made her debut in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) aga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juliana Lima
Juliana de Lima Carneiro (born March 15, 1982) is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner and mixed martial artist. She has fought for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and Invicta Fighting Championships. Mixed martial arts career Early career Lima began her professional MMA career in 2010 in her native Brazil. In the first three years of her career, she went undefeated with a record of 5 wins and no losses. She has also competed in Muay Thai fight and jiu-jitsu tournaments. Invicta FC In April 2013, Lima had her first fight in the United States as she faced Katja Kankaanpää at Invicta FC 5. She suffered the first loss of her career, losing the bout via unanimous decision. Ultimate Fighting Championship In December 2013, it was announced that Lima had been selected to appear as a contestant on '' The Ultimate Fighter: A Champion Will Be Crowned''. However, she was eventually removed from the cast due to being unable to speak English and instead received a direct contract ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leon Edwards
Leon Aaron Edwards (born 25 August 1991) is an English professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Welterweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is the current UFC Welterweight Champion. A professional competitor since 2011, Edwards formerly competed for BAMMA, where he was the BAMMA Welterweight Champion. As of November 14, 2022, he is #3 in the UFC men's pound-for-pound rankings. Background Edwards was born in Kingston, Jamaica, and lived with his parents and his brother in a one-room house. Growing up, he was surrounded by crime, and his father was involved in what he describes as "questionable activities". Edwards moved to the Aston area of Birmingham, England at age nine, and his father was shot and killed in a nightclub in London when Edwards was thirteen. He was then involved in criminal activity such as drug dealing, street fighting, and knife possession along with his social circle, but was able to get out of his l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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