Cody Law (born March 24, 1995) is an American professional
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 graduated
collegiate wrestler currently competing in the
featherweight division of
Bellator MMA
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. As a folkstyle wrestler, he was an
NCAA Division II champion and two-time
DII
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All-America
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n out of
University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown and a
PIAA champion as a high schooler.
Background
Cody is the son of Crystal Law and has three siblings, one of them is his younger brother named Triston, whom he was teammates with at
PSU
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Organizations Military
*Police Support Unit, a paramilitary wing of the Zimbabwe Republic Police
*Port Security Unit, a U.S. Coast Guard expeditionary force protection unit
Political parties
* Parti Socialiste Unifié (disambig ...
.
Wrestling career
High school
Law was born in
Windber, Pennsylvania
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, and attended
Forest Hills High School. He didn't have particular success as a
freshman
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Ara ...
, posting a negative record (16 wins, 17 losses) and placing sixth at districts (not high enough for regionals). He improved his resume as a
sophomore
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, posting a record of 26 wins and 7 losses and placing third at districts and sixth at regionals, but still not qualifying for state. He kept improving as a
junior
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Arts and entertainment Music
* ''Junior'' (Junior Mance album), 1959
* ''Junior'' (Röyksopp album), 2009
* ''Junior'' (Kaki King album), 2010
* ''Junior'' (LaFontaines album), 2019
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* ''Junior'' (1994 ...
and posted a record of 36 wins and just 2 losses, the first one on the districts finals (finishing as the