George Sotiropoulos (born 9 July 1977) is an Australian born retired

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descent who previously fought in the

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in their

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division. He is well known for appearing as a fighter on the TV show '' The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra'', fighting on Team Serra and as the coach for Team Australia on The Ultimate Fighter: The Smashes.

Mixed martial arts career

Background

Sotiropoulos began training in Brazilian jiu-jitsu in 1997 at the age of 19, and was promoted to black belt in 2004. In 2003 and 2007, he represented Australia in the Submission Wrestling World Championships. Sotiropoulos has also competed in amateur boxing, and in 2004, won a Victorian State Amateur Boxing Championship. Prior to his MMA career in the UFC, Sotiropoulos trained with veteran UFC and

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. The two met during a winning bout Sotiropoulos had with Sergio Lourenço in

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. He has remained affiliated with

's Purebred gyms throughout his career since then. Following his appearance on '' The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra'', Sotiropoulos moved to

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to train at with

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Sotiropoulos then relocated to Las Vegas, Nevada, and trained at

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. During this time period he also trained at 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu with

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Early career

Sotiropoulos made his professional debut in 2004 against fellow Australian Gavin Murie, in which Sotiropoulos was able to win via armbar submission in the first round. He went on to win two more fights until his first career loss via split decision to

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in 2005, one year later he was able to avenge his first loss by defeating Noke by unanimous decision. Sotiropoulos went on to have a 7–2 record in small MMA organizations, until he was invited to participate in

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in 2007.

The Ultimate Fighter

Sotiropoulos defeated Jared Rollins in the first round of the competition by KO. He went on to defeat Richie Hightower in the quarterfinals via submission due to a kimura. Sotiropoulos was then defeated by

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in the semi-finals by knockout, shortly after an accidental thumb to the eye.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Sotiropoulos defeated Billy Miles at The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs Team Serra Finale via submission (rear-naked choke) at 1:36 of the first round. Sotiropoulos defeated

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on 2 April 2008 by TKO in the second round. He was scheduled to fight

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, however Sotiropoulos was forced to withdraw due to injury. Sotiropoulos was then expected to face

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, but was forced to withdraw due to another injury. After an 18-month break in his career, Sotiropoulos switched weight classes, winning his

debut at

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on 8 August 2009 against

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. During the bout, he showcased his high level grappling skills, passing Roop's guard with ease. Sotiropoulos eventually forced the tap out with a kimura lock in the second round. Sotiropoulos defeated ''Ultimate Fighter 9'' alumni

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in the second round via armbar submission on 21 November 2009, at

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. In a post-fight interview following the win, Sotiropoulos stated his desire to compete at the

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card, in

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. Sotiropoulos' wish was granted and faced

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on 21 February 2010 at

. Making his first appearance on the main card of a UFC pay-per-view event, Sotiropoulos improved to 5–0 in the UFC as he defeated Stevenson via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) in a dominant performance, prompting

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to say that Sotiropoulos was "in the mix" for a title shot. The fight earned Sotiropoulos his first ''Fight of the Night'' award in the UFC. Sotiropoulos fought

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on 3 July 2010, and won by a commanding unanimous decision. Sotiropoulos then faced

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on 20 November 2010 at

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. Sotiropoulos survived a fast start by his opponent, thus gassing Lauzon in one round, and allowing Sotiropoulos to dominate the next round, winning by kimura in the second round in a bout that won ''Fight of the Night'' honors. The win pushed Sotiropoulos to a perfect 7–0 record in the UFC and established him as one of the top contenders in the UFC's lightweight division. Sotiropoulos suffered his first UFC loss to

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via unanimous decision at

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. Sotiropoulos was unable to take the fight to the ground and was forced to strike with the German Kickboxing Champion Siver. The loss setback Sotiropoulos' chances of a title shot. Sotiropoulos was expected to face

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on 2 July 2011 at

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. However, Dunham was forced out of the bout with an injury, and replaced by

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. Sotiropoulos was knocked out just 59 seconds into the first round. Sotiropoulos was expected to face former PRIDE Lightweight Champion

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on 26 February 2012 at

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. However, Sotiropoulos was forced out of the bout with an injury and replaced by

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. In July 2012 Sotiropoulos was confirmed as the Australian coach for The Ultimate Fighter: The Smashes, and faced

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on 15 December 2012 at the finale -

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. Pearson dominated him throughout the fight, and although he narrowly avoiding being knocked out several times, Sotiropoulos was visibly rocked in all three rounds; being knocked down in two of them. He eventually lost the fight via third-round TKO from Pearson. Sotiropoulos faced Hawaiian K. J. Noons on 19 October 2013 at

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. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. After losing four in a row, Sotiropoulos was released from his UFC contract on 18 December 2013.

Titan Fighting Championship

On 22 January 2014 it was announced that Sotiropoulos had signed a four-fight contract with

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and was expected to debut on 25 April at Titan FC 28 against Mike Ricci however Ricci withdrew from the bout due to injury. The bout was rescheduled and took place at Titan FC 29 on 22 August 2014. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.

Other media

Sotiropoulous is featured in

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as a Lightweight fighter alongside the likes of

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and

Frankie Edgar Frankie Edgar (born October 16, 1981) is an American retired professional mixed martial artist, who most recently competed in the Bantamweight (MMA), Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Beginning his career in the L ...

Personal life

Sotiropoulos has a Bachelor of Business in Banking and Finance, Associate Diploma of Business in International Trade from Victoria University in

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. Prior to competing in mixed martial arts, he worked in the finance industry. After years of living in

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and New York City, Sotiropoulos moved to

in 2016 and currently manages his own MMA gym, Omega Jiu-Jitsu & MMA there.

Championships and accomplishments

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** Fight of the Night (Two times)

Mixed martial arts record

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References

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