Gary Turner (born 2 September 1970) is an English professional mixed martial artist who fought in the

Cage Rage Cage Rage Championships, also known as Cage Rage, was a United Kingdom-based, mixed martial arts promotion that premiered on 7 September 2002 in London. Cage Rage went into liquidation and is now no longer trading. Cage Rage had been owned and ma ...

and

K-1 K-1 is a professional kickboxing promotion established in 1993, well known worldwide mainly for its heavyweight division fights and Grand Prix tournaments. In January 2012, K-1 Global Holdings Limited, a company registered in Hong Kong, acquired ...

promotions. Turner was the

UK Grand Prix champion in 2003 and 2004. As a mixed martial artist, he currently holds a record of 4-2-1 with notable victories over Tank Abbott and former British Heavyweight boxing champion,

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Mixed martial arts career

Turner made his professional MMA debut in 1999 with a win over Joe Akano. After fighting once more seven months later Turner did not fight in a professional MMA again until 2007 when he joined

. On 21 April 2007, he made his Cage Rage debut against American former UFC fighter Tank Abbott which he won by TKO after 2:31 of the opening round. He continued with Cage Rage, winning his next two fights against Brazilian Edson Drago and former British heavyweight boxer

before suffering his first defeat against Mostapha Al-turk by submission in March 2008 which was to be his final fight in Cage Rage as the promotion folded at the end of 2008. His last MMA was in April 2009, losing a split decision to Valdas Pocevicius in Croatia.

Titles

Gary is a 10-time world champion (x2 kickboxing, x8 Ju-Jitsu) who has also won countless European and domestic titles across a wide range of

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styles. Pro Kickboxing *2006 W.P.K.C. super heavyweight world champion +95 kg (K-1 Rules) *2005 K-1 Scandinavia Grand Prix runner up *2004 K-1 Battle of Britain champion *2003 K-1 Battle of Britain champion *1997 W.A.K.O. Pro heavyweight European champion -94 kg (Full-Contact) *1996 W.A.K.O. Pro super cruiserweight British champion -88 kg (Low-Kick) *1995 W.K.A. super cruiserweight British champion -90 kg (Full-Contact) *1995 W.A.K.O. Pro heavyweight British champion -94 kg (Low-Kick) Amateur Kickboxing *1997 W.A.K.O. World Championships in Gdansk, Poland Med 1

(Full-Contact) *1996 W.A.K.O. European Championships in Belgrade, Serbia & Montenegro Med 1

-91 kg (Full-Contact) *1994 W.A.K.O. European Championships in Helsinki, Finland Med 2

(Full-Contact) *1992 W.A.K.O. European Championships in Varna, Bulgaria Med 1

(Light-Contact) Ju-Jitsu *2001 W.C.J.J.O. World Championships in Jersey, UK Med 2

(Teams) *2001 W.C.J.J.O. World Championships in Jersey, UK Med 1

(Individual) *2000 I.S.J.A. World Championships in Leeds, UK Med 2

(Teams) *2000 I.S.J.A. World Championships in Leeds, UK Med 1

(Individual) *1999 J.J.I.F. European Championships in Leeds, UK Med 3

*1998 J.J.I.F. World Championships in Berlin, Germany Med 2

*1998 W.C.J.J.O. World Championships in Reno, USA Med 1

(Teams) *1998 W.C.J.J.O. World Championships in Reno, USA Med 1

(Individual) *1998 I.S.J.A. World Championships in Vancouver, Canada Med 2

(Teams) *1998 I.S.J.A. World Championships in Vancouver, Canada Med 1

(Individual) *1997 J.J.I.F. European Championships in Paris, France Med 1

*1996 I.S.J.A. World Championships in West Virginia, USA Med 2

(Teams) *1996 I.S.J.A. World Championships in West Virginia, USA Med 1

(Individual) *1995 W.C.J.J.O. World Championships in Auckland, New Zealand Med 1

(Teams) *1995 W.C.J.J.O. World Championships in Auckland, New Zealand Med 1

(Individual) Judo *1996 British Schools champion Shootfighting *1992 Golden Dragon Cup in Rimini, Italy tournament champion

Professional kickboxing record

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Mixed martial arts record

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References

External links

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Professional MMA recordOfficial website
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