Brett McDermott (born 10 September 1978) is an English

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 ...

, and former professional

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footballer. In rugby he represented

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, and played club level for every Cumbrian clubs except Carlisle Border Raiders. In MMA, he has been a professional competitor since 2013 and is the current BAMMA Heavyweight Champion. McDermott also competed for

Rizin Rizin Fighting Federation (Rizin FF or Rizin) is a Japanese mixed martial arts organization created in 2015 by the former Pride Fighting Championships and Dream Stage Entertainment president Nobuyuki Sakakibara. Rizin was founded to be the spir ...

and

Bellator MMA Bellator MMA (formerly Bellator Fighting Championships) is an American mixed martial arts promotion (entertainment), promotion founded in 2008 and based in Santa Monica, California, owned and operated as a subsidiary of television and media cong ...

Rugby league

McDermott, who competed in professional rugby for 15 seasons, was playing for Barrow in 2009. He also represented Ireland, including games against France in 2010. On 30 March 2011, McDermott announced his retirement from rugby league. A couple of days later, he later admitted that he had retired after being charged by the

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(RFL) for failing a drugs test. In June 2011, the RFL confirmed that McDermott was banned for two years after testing positive for

drostanolone Drostanolone, or dromostanolone, is an anabolic–androgenic steroid (AAS) of the dihydrotestosterone (DHT) group which was never marketed. An androgen ester prodrug of drostanolone, drostanolone propionate, was formerly used in the treatment ...

and 19-norandrosterone.

Mixed martial arts career

After being banned from rugby league, McDermott became a

MMA 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 strike (attack), striking, grappling and ground f ...

fighter. In 2013, he turned professional and fought Thomas Denham at '' BAMMA 12'', but lost by submission. McDermott competed in the

Rizin Fighting Federation Rizin Fighting Federation (Rizin FF or Rizin) is a Japanese mixed martial arts organization created in 2015 by the former Pride Fighting Championships and Dream Stage Entertainment president Nobuyuki Sakakibara. Rizin was founded to be the spir ...

Heavyweight Tournament on 29 December 2015, losing in the quarterfinals against former Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion

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by knockout.http://mmajunkie.com/2015/12/rizin-fighting-federation-1-day-1-live-results Rizin Fighting Federation 1: Day 1 results: Aoki stops Sakuraba, tourney starts with big KOs McDermott stepped in on a few days notice as a replacement for Vladimir Filipovic to face

Liam McGeary Liam McGeary (born 4 October 1982) is an English professional mixed martial artist who competed in Bellator's Light Heavyweight division. He is a former Bellator Light Heavyweight World Champion. Mixed martial arts career Early career McGe ...

in the main event at Bellator 173. He lost the fight via TKO in the second round.

Personal life

McDermott is married with three children. He is of Irish descent.

Mixed martial arts record

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, England , , - , Loss , align=center, 4–2 , Marcin Lazarz , Decision (unanimous) , BAMMA Events#BAMMA 20, BAMMA 20 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, England , , - , Win , align=center, 4–1 , Oli Thompson , KO (punches) , BAMMA Events#BAMMA 17, BAMMA 17 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:43 , Manchester, England , , - , Win , align=center, 3–1 , Paul Bennett , KO (punch) , Stoke Fight Factory: Rage in the Cage 4 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:09 , Stoke-on-Trent, England , , - , Win , align=center, 2–1 , Shaun Lomas , Decision (unanimous) , Stoke Fight Factory: Rage in the Cage 3 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 , Stoke-on-Trent, England , , - , Win , align=center, 1–1 , Jason Tyldesley , TKO (punches) , AMFC 2: Alpha Male Fighting Championships 2 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:20 , Scarborough, North Yorkshire, Scarborough, England , , - , Loss , align=center, 0–1 , Thomas Denham , Submission (rear-naked choke) , BAMMA 12 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 3:58 , Newcastle upon Tyne, England ,

Championships and accomplishments

Rugby league Whitehaven R.L.F.C., Whitehaven *RFL Championship, National League One **Champions - 2005 Barrow Raiders *Rugby Football League Championship Second Division, Division Two Championship ** Champions – 2009 ** Minor premiership – 2009 BAMMA *BAMMA, BAMMA World Heavyweight Championship (One time; first)

References

External links

Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org
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