Bristol Marunde (born April 20, 1982) 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 ...

currently competing in the

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division. He was a contestant on '' The Ultimate Fighter: Team Carwin vs. Team Nelson'', and has competed for the

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, and the

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of the

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. In April 2017, Marunde premiered as the cohost of the new

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show '' Flip or Flop Vegas''.

Background

Bristol Marunde was born in

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, and moved with his family to

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, Washington near

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at an early age. In Bellevue, Marunde established notoriety when he applied his MMA techniques to apprehend a wanted rapist lurking in his neighbor's house when she arrived home. Marunde and his father ran the criminal down and apprehended him. The criminal was wanted in 5 states for multipl
rapes
and burglaries. He was convicted and sent to prison. The Bellevue Chief of Police and the mayor presented Marunde with an outstanding citizen award for his actions. Marunde was encouraged to try MMA by his older brother

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who placed second in the 2005 World's Strongest Man contest in China. Marunde was devastated by his brother's death in 2007 but has continued fighting.

Mixed martial arts career

Strikeforce

Marunde faced former Strikeforce Middleweight Champion

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as a late replacement for

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at Strikeforce: Tate vs. Rousey. After Souza gained side control Marunde tapped out in the third round due to an arm-triangle choke.

The Ultimate Fighter

Marunde was selected as a contestant on '' The Ultimate Fighter: Team Carwin vs. Team Nelson''. Marunde faced George Lockhart in the preliminary round. Marunde won by guillotine choke submission in the first round. Marunde was later selected by

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as his second pick. On Episode 4, Marunde was selected to fight veteran Julian Lane. After two close grueling rounds, Marunde won the fight via unanimous decision and moved onto the quarter-final round. Marunde eventually lost by decision to

Neil Magny Aoutneil "Neil" Jacques Magny (born August 3, 1987) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Welterweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional MMA competitor since 2010, Magny ...

in the quarter-final round.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Marunde made his official UFC debut in April 2013 as he faced season 17 alumni

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on April 13, 2013, at

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. He lost the fight via KO in the third round. In his second fight for the promotion, Marunde faced promotional newcomer

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in a Welterweight bout on August 3, 2013, at

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. He lost the fight via TKO in the first round. He was subsequently released from the promotion.

Post-UFC career

Marunde faced Ian Williams for the ROTR Welterweight Championship at Combat MMA Games: Super Brawl 1 on April 6, 2014. He won via submission (kimura) in the first round. Bristol and his wife Aubrey became the host of

's Flip or Flop Vegas with the first episode airing on April 6, 2017.

Championships and accomplishments

*Combat MMA Games **ROTR Welterweight Championship (One time, current) *Superior Cage Combat **SCC Middleweight Championship (One time)

Mixed martial arts record

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, TKO (doctor stoppage) , Euphoria: USA vs. Japan , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 1:57 ,

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Mixed martial arts exhibition record

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, United States , Preliminary round , - , Win , align=center, 1–0 , George Lockhart , Submission (guillotine choke) , The Ultimate Fighter: Team Carwin vs. Team Nelson , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:23 ,

, United States , Elimination round

External links

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References

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