Darrell Montague (born November 3, 1987) 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 ...

who formerly competed in the

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division of the

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Background

Montague, originally from

Chino, California Chino ( ; Spanish for "Curly") is a city in the western end of San Bernardino County, California, United States, with Los Angeles County to its west and Orange County to its south in the Southern California region. Chino is adjacent to Chino ...

, grew up around the sport of

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and began competing in

high school wrestling Scholastic wrestling, also known in the United States as folkstyle wrestling, is a style of amateur wrestling practiced at the high school and middle school levels in the United States. This wrestling style is essentially collegiate wrestling wit ...

at the age of 15. The assistant coach,

mixed martial arts 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, inc ...

fighter

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, drew Montague's interest into

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 striking, grappling and ground fighting, incorp ...

, and Montague soon also began training in

Muay Thai Muay Thai ( th, มวยไทย, , ), sometimes referred to as Thai boxing, is a combat sport that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques. This discipline is known as the "art of eight limbs", as it is characterised ...

and

Brazilian jiu-jitsu Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ; pt, jiu-jitsu brasileiro ) is a self-defence martial art and combat sport based on grappling, ground fighting (ne-waza) and submission holds. BJJ focuses on the skill of taking an opponent to the ground, control ...

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Montague started his MMA career in 2008 and fought mainly for local organizations. He compiled a professional record of 6–1, losing only once against

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veteran

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Tachi Palace Fights

After winning two bouts, Montague faced

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on February 18, 2011 at

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for the flyweight title. He won via unanimous decision and became the TPF flyweight title holder. He lost his title on August 5, 2011 at

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against Ian McCall via third round submission. Montague faced Taylor McCorriston on May 10, 2012 at Tachi Palace Fights 13. He won via TKO in the first round.

Vale Tudo Japan

Montague faced the former

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featherweight and bantamweight champion

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on December 24, 2012 at Vale Tudo Japan 2012. Montague won via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 30-27).

Ultimate Fighting Championship

In August 2013, it was announced that Montague had finally signed with the UFC. He made his promotional debut against John Dodson on October 19, 2013 at

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. He lost his debut fight via knockout in 4:13 of the first round. Montague was expected to face

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on March 15, 2014 at

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. However, Montague pulled out of the bout citing an injury and was replaced by Justin Scoggins. Montague faced

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on May 10, 2014 at

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. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Montague faced

Willie Gates Willie Gates (born January 21, 1987) is an American mixed martial artist currently competing in the Flyweight (MMA), Flyweight division. A professional competitor since 2008, he has competed for the UFC, King of the Cage, Tachi Palace Fights, a ...

on July 21, 2015 at The Ultimate Fighter 21 Finale. He lost the fight via TKO in the first round. Following three consecutive losses, Montague was released from the promotion.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

Tachi Palace Fights Tachi Palace Fights (TPF) was an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion which hosted events at the Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino in Lemoore, California. Matchmaker for TPF was former fighter Richard Goodman. Regarded as a regional promotion, T ...

**Tachi Palace Fights Flyweight Championship (One time) *Gladiator Challenge **Gladiator Challenge Flyweight Title (One time) *

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**2010 All-Violence 2nd Team *Bas Rutten Awards **2009 Bloodbath of the Year Runner-up

Mixed martial arts record

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References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Montague, Darrell 1987 births Living people People from Chino, California American male mixed martial artists Flyweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing boxing Mixed martial artists utilizing Muay Thai Mixed martial artists utilizing wrestling Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters American practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu American Muay Thai practitioners