Ed West (born October 30, 1983) is a Filipino-born

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. He competed in the

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division of

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, and the World Series of Fighting (WSOF).

Early life

West was born in

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where both his mother and father served in the US Navy. He attended kindergarten, first grade and his first

Tae Kwon Do ''Taekwondo'', ''Tae Kwon Do'' or ''Taekwon-Do'' (; ko, 태권도/跆拳道 ) is a Korean martial arts, Korean form of martial arts involving punching and kicking techniques, with emphasis on head-height kicks, spinning jump kicks, and fast k ...

classes there and then moved to the States with his parents when he was 7 years old. A few years after arriving in America, Ed became re-involved in

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when he was 9 years old. He was inspired by watching

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movies and practiced styles like

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Taekwondo ''Taekwondo'', ''Tae Kwon Do'' or ''Taekwon-Do'' (; ko, 태권도/跆拳道 ) is a Korean form of martial arts involving punching and kicking techniques, with emphasis on head-height kicks, spinning jump kicks, and fast kicking techniques. T ...

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, and

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. At 16, Ed met a man who told him he was a

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, which led West to travel down the road of

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 ...

. West's first cage fight was in March 2003 fighting in the Rage in the Cage organization. West also attended

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where he studied

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and

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Mixed martial arts career

West currently trains at Apex MMA in

Tucson, Arizona , "(at the) base of the black ill , nicknames = "The Old Pueblo", "Optics Valley", "America's biggest small town" , image_map = , mapsize = 260px , map_caption = Interactive map ...

. Since 2003, West has fought in many

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organizations in the

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, where he finished 9 of his 17 victories with a submission (particularly armbars) as a professional fighter. He made his debut in the ''Rage in the Cage'' tournaments and piled up a successful winning record.

International Fight League

In 2006–2007, West competed in the team-based

International Fight League The International Fight League was an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion billed as the world's first MMA league. It was founded on January 7, 2006, and closed on July 31, 2008.

as a member of Ken Yasuda's Tokyo Sabres. Despite his three losses in the IFL, West proved himself by moving up two weight classes and fighting against bigger fighters in the

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division. Although West's first IFL match was a loss to his opponent,

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, after having to be decided by the judges, the pair put on a tough battle that was awarded "Fight of the Night" honors.

Desert Rage Full Contact Fighting

In 2010, West won Arizona's Desert Rage Full Contact Fighting bantamweight championship when he defeated Tyler Bialecki. West then defended his belt against Sam Rodriguez the following year.

Bellator Fighting Championships

West quickly became a fan favorite when he entered the

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bantamweight tournament in 2010. At

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, West fought

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in the finals for the chance to become the Bellator bantamweight champion. Despite a noble effort, fighting a war for five rounds, Makovsky received the unanimous decision. West took on

Luis Nogueira Luis Alberto Nogueira (born April 10, 1985) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist who competes in the bantamweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2008, Nogueira has mostly fought for Shooto Brazil before making his U.S. ...

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in the opening round of the season 5 tournament. He won by unanimous decision. West would then take

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in the semi-finals at

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. He lost by Split Decision. West took on

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in the season six quarter-finals match up. He lost via unanimous decision. At

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West would take on Josh Montoya. He won via Knockout, which happens to be his first win by knockout. After his win over Montoya, West was granted his release from

and became a free agent.

Independent promotions

After parting ways with Bellator, West returned almost a year later and faced Antonio Duarte at MF - Mexico Fighter 5 on February 15, 2014. West lost the bout via anaconda choke submission in the first round, the first submission loss of his career.

Return to Bellator

On May 29, 2014, it was announced that West re-signed with Bellator. West faced

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on September 26, 2014 at

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. He lost the fight via knockout in the first round.

World Series of Fighting

West signed with

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and faced Russian fighter Timur Valiev in his debut on March 28, 2015. He lost the fight via TKO in the first round.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

** Fight of the Night (One time) vs.

*Desert Rage Full Contact Fighting **DRFCF Bantamweight Championship (One time; Current) *Rage in the Cage **RITC Lightweight Championship (One time)

Mixed martial arts record

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References

External links

*
Ed West bio at Bellator MMA
{{DEFAULTSORT:West, Ed 1983 births Sportspeople from Olongapo Living people American male mixed martial artists Bantamweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing Shotokan Mixed martial artists utilizing taekwondo Mixed martial artists utilizing wushu Sportspeople from Tucson, Arizona People from Pima County, Arizona People from Olongapo American wushu practitioners American male taekwondo practitioners American male karateka Mixed martial artists from Arizona

Early life

Mixed martial arts career

International Fight League

Desert Rage Full Contact Fighting

Bellator Fighting Championships

Independent promotions

Return to Bellator

World Series of Fighting

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts record

See also

References

External links