Derrick Mehmen (born May 30, 1985) 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 ...

currently competing in the

Heavyweight Heavyweight is a weight class in combat sports and professional wrestling. Boxing Professional Boxers who weigh over are considered heavyweights by 3 of the 4 major professional boxing organizations: the International Boxing Federation, the Wo ...

division for the

Titan Fighting Championships Titan Fighting Championship (Titan FC) is an American mixed martial arts promotion based out of Pompano Beach, Florida. Their shows were originally run in and near Kansas City and have since expanded to include venues all over North America and e ...

. A professional competitor since 2006, Mehmen has also made appearances in

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, and

World Series of Fighting The Professional Fighters League (PFL) is an American mixed martial arts league founded by Venture capital, venture capitalist Donn Davis in 2017 and launched in 2018, following the acquisition and restructuring of the former World Series of Fight ...

.World Cup Of MMA
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Background

Mehmen was a two-time conference

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 ...

champion for Denver High School in his hometown of Denver, Iowa, placing fourth in the state meet as a junior. He later became an NJCAA All-American at

Ellsworth Community College Ellsworth Community College is a public community college in Iowa Falls, Iowa. It was founded as Ellsworth College in 1890 by Eugene S. Ellsworth. Originally a private business academy, it later became a four-year college, a music conservator ...

, placing fifth in the 2007 national meet before transferring to the

University of Iowa The University of Iowa (UI, U of I, UIowa, or simply Iowa) is a public university, public research university in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. Founded in 1847, it is the oldest and largest university in the state. The University of Iowa is org ...

, where he continued to compete in

collegiate wrestling Collegiate wrestling (also known as folkstyle wrestling) is the form of wrestling practiced at the college and university level in the United States. This style of wrestling, with some slight modifications, is also practiced at high school and mi ...

after originally signing a letter of intent to compete for

South Dakota State University South Dakota State University is a public land-grant research university in Brookings, South Dakota. Founded in 1881, it is the state's largest and most comprehensive university and the oldest continually-operating university in South Dakota. The ...

. Mehmen majored in communication studies.

Mixed martial arts career

Bellator MMA

Mehmen made his

debut against David Branch and lost via submission in the second round.

Strikeforce

Mehmen made his

debut against Roy Jones and won via unanimous decision. He next fought

Gian Villante Gianpiero Villante (born August 18, 1985) is a retired American mixed martial artist who previously fought in the heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional from 2009 to 2021, he also has competed for Strikeforce ...

at Strikeforce: Barnett vs. Cormier and lost via unanimous decision.

World Series of Fighting

On June 17, 2013 it was announced that Mehmen signed a contract with

where Mehmen has competed as a

. Mehmen fought

Rolles Gracie Jr. Rolles Gracie (born July 14, 1978) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner, and professional wrestler. As the son of Rolls Gracie, he is a third generation martial arts member of the Gracie family, an ...

in a Heavyweight bout on September 14, 2013 at World Series of Fighting 5: Arlovski vs. Kyle Mehmen won the bout with a one punch knockout in the second round. Mehmen fought against Scott Barrett at World Series of Fighting 8: Gaethje vs. Patishnock on January 18, 2014. Mehmen won the bout via unanimous decision. Mehmen faced Dave Huckaba at World Series of Fighting 10: Branch vs. Taylor on June 21, 2014. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Mehmen faced Smealinho Rama for the inaugural WSOF Heavyweight Championship at World Series of Fighting 14: Ford vs. Shields on October 11, 2014. He lost the fight via TKO in the first round. Mehmen challenged

Blagoy Ivanov Blagoy Ivanov ( bg, Благой Александров Иванов; born October 9, 1986) is a Bulgarian mixed martial artist and Sambo (martial art), Sambo practitioner. He is currently signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UF ...

for the WSOF Heavyweight Championship at World Series of Fighting 24: Fitch vs. Okami on October 17, 2015. He lost the fight via TKO in the second round.

Personal life

Mehmen is married and has a daughter. divorced and has a second daughter

Championships and accomplishments

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**Bazzie Award for KO Punch of the Year (2013) vs. Rolles Gracie, Jr.WSOF News - WORLD SERIES OF FIGHTING'S DERRICK MEHMEN HONORED WITH 2013 BAZZIE AWARD
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Mixed martial arts record

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References

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