Erhan "Pitbull Attack" Deniz (born July 28, 1985, in

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) is a Turkish

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, who fights out of

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(

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) and Global Gym (

). His nickname comes from his passion on

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dogs.

Career

Deniz began training in

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at 10 years old before switching to

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. He has been to

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several times with the Turkish national team for season camps. He first came to prominence when he won the Pro Tournament Ring Masters, a four-man tournament held at the Haldun Alagas Sport Hall in Umraniye,

on May 25, 2007. He defeated Hasan Gul in the semi-finals and then Eyup Kuscu in the final to become the Heavyweight Champion of Turkey. He made his debut with the

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promotion in August 2007 at the ''K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Hong Kong'', where he defeated South Korean

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fighter Kim Dong-Wook in a reserve match for the 8-man Grand Prix taking part on that night. On November 2, 2007, Deniz took part in the Grand Prix at ''K-1 Fighting Network Turkey 2007'' but was defeated by Brazil's

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at the quarter-final stage. On June 11, 2011, he made his It's Showtime debut against the Romanian

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in the main event at ''BFN Group presents: It's Showtime Warsaw'' and lost via

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in the second round due to a body shot.

Personal life

On September 16, 2010, he married Nurhayat Hiçyakmazer, a Turkish world and European champion in several martial arts disciplines. He was her former trainer.

Titles

*2011 SuperKombat World Grand Prix IV champion *2011 I.F.M.A European Muaythai Championships in Antalya, Turkey +91 kg *2007 Pro Tournament Ring Masters champion

Kickboxing record

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, SuperKombat World Grand Prix IV 2011 ,

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