David Douglas is an American professional

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and boxer. A professional MMA competitor since 2004, he has competed for

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, and

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Background

Douglas was born and raised in the heart of a rough neighborhood in

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, along with his twin brother Damion, by their parents who worked for steel mills. The Douglas brothers got into many fights while growing up, beating up schoolyard bullies that were bigger and older than themselves. Both of them began learning the martial arts from a young age and were taught at home by their father, Danny, who was a black belt in

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Mixed martial arts career

Early career

After a 3-1 start to his professional career, Douglas was signed by

in 2008.

Strikeforce

Douglas made his debut for Strikeforce in August 2009 on the preliminary card of Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg, losing to Justin Wilcox via submission. He returned to the organization in 2010 on their

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Strikeforce Challengers series. He defeated Dominic Clark via TKO in October 2010 and Nick Gonzalez via submission in February 2011. He next fought

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at Strikeforce Challengers: Wilcox vs. Damm and lost in the third round by TKO.

Professional boxing

Douglas made his professional boxing debut in 2016 against Jasper McCargo, losing via third round knockout. Douglas returned to the ring in 2019 against 3-0 Chris Washington. He was defeated via first-round knockout.

Personal life

Douglas got his nickname "Tarzan" from Cesar Gracie while training together, due to his long hair and lanky build. David's twin brother, Damion Douglas, is also a mixed martial artist who competed for Strikeforce. David has two children, while Damion has three.

Mixed martial arts record

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External links

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mma-core.com

References

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