Antwain Britt (born May 9, 1978) is an American professional

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who last competed in

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division. While perhaps best known for his stint with the Strikeforce organization, he also fought in

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, and was a contestant on ''

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''.

Background

Britt was born and raised in the

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of Virginia, but also lived in Baltimore, Maryland. He attended Indian River High School in Chesapeake, Virginia where he was an All-State football player and

wrestler Wrestling is a series of combat sports involving grappling-type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. Wrestling techniques have been incorporated into martial arts, combat sport ...

and then continued his wrestling career at

Old Dominion University Old Dominion University (Old Dominion or ODU) is a public research university in Norfolk, Virginia. It was established in 1930 as the Norfolk Division of the College of William & Mary and is now one of the largest universities in Virginia with ...

. After college, Britt was out of shape and began training in mixed martial arts as a way to lose weight.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

He made his debut in the

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division but after a few fights dropped to

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. He was a contestant on

, winning by majority decision over

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, but was replaced by

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due to sustaining a broken hand in the fight. After beating

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veteran Antonio Mendes at Shine Fights 1: Genesis, Antwain took part in VFC: A Night Of Vengeance grand prix tournament. He beat another

veteran in

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, and also beat

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but in the finals he lost to Rodney Wallace.

Strikeforce

Britt signed with Strikeforce in September 2009. He currently trains with Carlson Gracie black belt Carlos Carvahlo. His Strikeforce debut came against

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which Britt won by TKO. Britt next fight came against

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. The winner of the bout between Britt-Cavalcante will become the number one contender to the Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Championship against

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. Britt lost via KO (punches) at Strikeforce: Heavy Artillery. His next fight was to come against

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at Strikeforce Challengers: Wilcox vs. Ribeiro. Britt lost by unanimous decision. On November 18, 2011, Britt made his

debut as the headliner for Strikeforce Challengers: Britt vs. Sayers. Britt lost this fight by KO 28 seconds into the first round. This was Britt's third loss in a row and only the second time in his career that he had been knocked out.

Mixed martial arts record

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Professional boxing record

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