Francisco Javier Treviño Ibarguen (born December 17, 1981) is a Mexican

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with

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citizenship. He competes in the

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division, and formerly fought for the

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. He was born in

Reynosa, Tamaulipas Reynosa () is a border city in the northern part of the state of Tamaulipas, in Mexico which also holds the municipal seat of Reynosa Municipality. The city is located on the southern bank of the Rio Grande in the international Reynosa–McAlle ...

but grew up in

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and emigrated with his family to

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at the age of four. Treviño played

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in high school, but after graduating he found himself gaining weight and eventually reaching an obese figure of over 250 pounds. He joined

Muay Thai Muay Thai or Muaythai (, , ), sometimes referred to as Thai boxing, the Art of Eight Limbs or the Science of Eight Limbs, is a Thai martial art and full-contact combat sport that uses stand-up striking, sweeps, and various clinch fighting, cl ...

classes to lose weight, beginning his 100-pound transformation. After sparring with a

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(MMA) fighter and feeling like he could hold his own, he decided to take up Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) as well. Only a few months after the sparring session, he made his professional debut in MMA, defeating Shaun Wagner by first-round

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on August 2, 2013, at South Texas FC 3: War Zone. He won ten straight fights in STFC between 2008 and 2013 at

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and

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. On November 15, 2013, he fought for Legacy Fighting Championship, defeating Lester Batres by

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(UD) at Legacy FC 25 in

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. Two days later, he signed a deal with the

, dropping even further down to

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division. He became the sixth Mexican-born fighter to ever join the promotion.

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Sage Northcutt Sage Northcutt (March 1, 1996) is an American professional mixed martial artist who is currently competing in the Welterweight division and is currently signed to the Professional Fighters League. He has competed for the Ultimate Fighting Champion ...

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Johnny Case Johnny Case (born June 28, 1989) is an American mixed martial artist and professional boxer who currently competes in the Lightweight division of RIZIN. A professional since 2007, he formerly competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Pro ...

, Decision (unanimous) ,

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Renée Forte Renée Forte Teixeira (born March 27, 1987) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who formerly fought in the lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He was a competitor on '' The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil''. MMA career Early ca ...

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 9–0 , Corey Bellino , KO (punch) , STFC 21: Rampage , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 4:19 ,

, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 8–0 , Jorge Cortez , Decision (unanimous) , STFC 19: Relentless , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 7–0 , Andrew Garza , TKO (punches) , STFC 16: All or Nothing , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 0:48 ,

, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 6–0 , Will Florentino , Submission (armbar) , STFC 12: Tuff Enough , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:17 ,

, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 5–0 , Larry Hopkins , Submission (kneebar) , STFC 8: Fired Up! , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:31 ,

, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 4–0 , Kristopher Flores , TKO (punches) , STFC 6: Evolution , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:57 ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 2–0 , George Zamarron , Submission (punches) , STFC 4: Fuentes vs. King , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:49 ,

, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 1–0 , Shaun Wagner , Submission , STFC 3: War Zone , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:56 ,

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