Brian Camozzi (born June 24, 1991) is an American

mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, incorp ...

. He was the Welterweight Champion for

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and Sparta Combat League. Camozzi currently competes in

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division of the

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 ...

(UFC). He is the younger brother of former UFC

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fighter

Chris Camozzi Christopher Allen Camozzi (born November 20, 1986) is an American professional Glory kickboxer and mixed martial artist who competes in the Light heavyweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2006, Camozzi has formerly competed in th ...

Background

Camozzi was born in

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and he has a brother,

, who is an MMA fighter, and formerly fought for the UFC in the middleweight division. He played rugby, football and competed in wrestling when he was in high school. He was introduced to MMA by his older brother Chris, who paid for his gym fee up until Camozzi graduated from high school. Camozzi fell in love with the sport after his first BJJ and kickboxing classes. He started train full-time after high school and participated in MMA competition not long after.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Camozzi made his professional MMA debut in January 2013 for Sparta Combat League and he has fought for other promotions including North American Allied Fight Series, Fight to Win and

. He amassed a record of 7-2 prior joining UFC.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Camozzi made his short notice promotional debut, replacing

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citing a visa issue, on December 9, 2016, at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Abdurakhimov against Randy Brown in

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. He lost the fight via TKO on round two. Camozzi was expected to face

Alan Jouban Alan Michael Joubanhttp://boxing.nv.gov/uploadedFiles/boxingnvgov/content/results/2016_Results/07-07-16MMA.pdf (born November 25, 1982) is an American retired professional mixed martial artist who competed in the Welterweight division. A profess ...

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on July 8, 2017. However, Jouban was removed from the card citing foot injury replaced by

Chad Laprise Chad Laprise (born July 23, 1986) is a retired Canadian professional mixed martial artist who competed for the UFC in the Welterweight division. A professional competitor since 2010, Laprise won '' The Ultimate Fighter Nations: Canada vs. Austra ...

. Laprise won the fight via TKO in the third round. Camozzi faced

Geoff Neal Geoffrey Charles Neal (born August 28, 1990) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Welterweight division for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As of December 6, 2022, he is #7 in the UFC welterwei ...

on February 18, 2018, at UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Medeiros. He lost the bout via submission in the first round.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

* Resurrection Fighting Alliance ** Resurrection Fighting Alliance Welterweight Champion (One time) vs. Nick Barnes *Sparta Combat League **Sparta Combat League Welterweight Champion (One time) vs. Matt Cox

Personal life

Camozzi's brother,

, is a mixed martial artist who competed under the UFC banner from April 2015 to May 2017.

Mixed martial arts record

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References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Camozzi, Brian Living people 1991 births American male mixed martial artists Welterweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing wrestling Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters American practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu