Glover Lucas Teixeira (; born 28 October 1979) is a Brazilian-American

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. He currently competes in the

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division in the

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(UFC), where he is a former

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. Teixeira is a former member of the Brazilian National Wrestling Team and has competed in the WEC,

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, PFC, and

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. He is the second oldest UFC champion in history behind

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and the oldest first time champion in UFC history. As of December 6, 2022, he is #2 in the UFC light heavyweight rankings.

Background

Teixeira is originally from the rural community of

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and is of Portuguese descent. There was no electricity in many of the homes in his community, and there was only one gas station. He moved to

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in 1999 to help support his family and found a job in landscaping. It was there that he met his wife, Ingrid. After watching boxers such as

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and the early mixed martial arts fighters such as

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and Chuck Liddell compete, Teixeira decided that he wanted to follow the same path. He had never heard of

Brazilian jiu-jitsu Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ; pt, jiu-jitsu brasileiro ) is a self-defence martial art and combat sport based on grappling, ground fighting (ne-waza) and submission holds. BJJ focuses on the skill of taking an opponent to the ground, control ...

, but was able to find and watch videos of

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and

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, which featured

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. After working 10 to 12-hour days landscaping, Teixeira did boxing training at Hat City Boxing and Brazilian jiu-jitsu at American Top Team Connecticut. John Hackleman, who had trained a fighter who fought Teixeira and was impressed by the young Brazilian, invited Teixeira to his gym in California, The Pit, where Teixeira began training with Chuck Liddell. Teixeira now trains and instructs at his own gym Teixeira MMA & Fitness in

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. In November 2020, Teixeira became an American citizen. "I'm so proud today because I’m officially an American Citizen. Now I’m very proud to represent both Brazil & America," said Teixeira.

Mixed martial arts career

Teixeira earned his 7th Degree Hawaiian Kempo Black Belt under Hackleman, owner of The Pit Martial Arts; he earned his

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black belt under Luigi Mondelli, head coach at American Top Team Connecticut, and earned his

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black belt under

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of Ruas Vale Tudo. Teixeira is also

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certified.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

On 21 February 2012, it was announced that Teixeira had signed a deal with the UFC and would make his debut in early summer 2012. Teixeira debuted in the UFC on 26 May 2012 at

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, facing

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. After a quick exchange, Teixeira won by submission at 1:53 of the first round. Teixeira was expected to face former

Quinton Jackson Quinton "Rampage" Jackson (born June 20, 1978) is an American mixed martial artist, actor and former professional wrestler, who most recently fought in the Bellator MMA. He is a former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion and unified the Pride Middlew ...

on 13 October 2012 at

UFC 153 ''UFC 153: Silva vs. Bonnar'' was a mixed martial arts pay-per-view event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on October 13, 2012, at the HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Background Vitor Belfort was expected to face Alan Belcher a ...

. However, Jackson pulled out of the bout citing an injury and was replaced by

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. Teixeira dominated Maldonado throughout the fight, resulting in the doctor stopping the fight at the end of round two. Teixeira and

took place on 26 January 2013 at

UFC on Fox 6 ''UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Dodson'' (also known as ''UFC on Fox 6'') was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on January 26, 2013, at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. Background A bout between Erik Koch and ...

. Teixeira outboxed Jackson and scored a knockdown in round 1. He also outwrestled Jackson and used his

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to dominate him on the ground, proceeding to a unanimous decision 30–27 (twice) and 29–28 win. Teixeira pre-fight 2019

Teixeira was expected to face

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on 25 May 2013 at

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. However, Bader withdrew from the bout citing an injury and was replaced by

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. Teixeira won by submission with a

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in the first round. The performance earned Teixeira ''Submission of the Night'' honors. The bout with Bader eventually took place on 4 September 2013 as the main event at UFC Fight Night 28. Teixeira won the fight via TKO in the first round. The win also earned Teixeira his first ''Knockout of the Night'' bonus award. With the victory, Teixeira earned an opportunity at the UFC Light Heavyweight title. Zuffa initially announced Teixeira would face

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on 1 February 2014 at

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. However, on 7 October, Dana White said the announcement for this fight on that card was premature and that Jones and Teixeira would face each other on a different card. The bout with Jones was expected to take place on 22 February 2014 at

UFC 170 ''UFC 170: Rousey vs. McMann'' was a mixed martial arts held on February 22, 2014, at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event was released on DVD on May 27, 2014. The DVD was distributed by ''Anchor Bay Entertainment''. Ba ...

. Jones and Teixeira eventually took place on 26 April 2014 at

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. Teixeira lost the bout via unanimous decision. Teixeira faced Phil Davis on 22 October 2014 at

UFC 179 ''UFC 179: Aldo vs. Mendes 2'' was a mixed martial arts event held on October 25, 2014, at Ginásio do Maracanãzinho in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Background The event was headlined by a UFC Featherweight Championship, Featherweight Championship re ...

. Teixeira lost the fight via unanimous decision. Teixeira was expected to face

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on 22 February 2015 at

UFC Fight Night 61 ''UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs. Mir'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 61'') was a mixed martial arts event held on February 22, 2015, at the Ginásio Gigantinho in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Background The event was the first that the UFC has hosted ...

. However, on 7 January, Teixeira pulled out of the bout citing a knee injury that he had sustained in his last fight. Teixeira was expected to face

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on 20 June 2015 at

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. However, it was announced on 1 May that Gustafsson had been removed from the card due to injury. Teixeira faced

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on 8 August 2015 in the main event at

UFC Fight Night 73 ''UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs. Saint Preux'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 73'') was a mixed martial arts event held on August 8, 2015, at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. Background The event was headlined by a light heavyweight bo ...

. Teixeira won via submission in the third round. He was also awarded his first ''Fight of the Night'' bonus award. Teixeira faced Patrick Cummins on 7 November 2015 at

UFC Fight Night 77 ''UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Henderson 3'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 77'') was a mixed martial arts event held on November 7, 2015, at the Ginásio do Ibirapuera in São Paulo, Brazil. Background The event was the fourth held in São Pa ...

. He won the fight via TKO in the second round. Teixeira faced

on 16 April 2016 at

UFC on Fox 19 ''UFC on Fox: Teixeira vs. Evans'' (also known as ''UFC on Fox 19'') was a mixed martial arts event held on April 16, 2016, at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida. Background The event was the second that the organization has hosted in the Tampa Bay A ...

. He won the fight via knockout in the first round and was awarded a ''Performance of the Night'' bonus. Teixeira was expected to face Anthony Johnson on 23 July 2016 at

UFC on Fox 20 ''UFC on Fox: Holm vs. Shevchenko'' (also known as ''UFC on Fox 20'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on July 23, 2016, at United Center in Chicago, Illinois. Background The event was headlined b ...

. However, Johnson pulled out of the bout to tend to personal issues. The bout was rescheduled and eventually took place at

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. Johnson defeated Teixeira by knockout in the opening seconds of the fight. Teixeira faced

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on 11 February 2017 at

UFC 208 ''UFC 208: Holm vs. de Randamie'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on February 11, 2017, at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Background The event was originally scheduled to take pl ...

. He won the fight by unanimous decision. A rescheduled fight with

took place on 28 May 2017 in the main event at

UFC Fight Night 109 ''UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Teixeira'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 109'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on May 28, 2017, at Ericsson Globe in Stockholm, Sweden. Background Preliminar ...

. Teixeira lost the fight via knockout in the fifth round. Despite the loss, the bout earned Teixeira his second ''Fight of the Night'' bonus award. Teixeira was scheduled to face

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on 28 October 2017 at

UFC Fight Night 119 ''UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Machida'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 119'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on October 28, 2017, at Ginásio do Ibirapuera in São Paulo, Brazil. Background ...

. However, the pairing was delayed after a recent hand surgery for Teixeira was slow to heal and the bout eventually took place on 16 December 2017 at UFC on Fox 26. Teixeira won the fight via TKO in the first round. Teixeira was briefly linked to a bout with

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on 12 May 2018 at

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. However, Oezdemir was pulled from that pairing in favor of a matchup with

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UFC Fight Night 134 ''UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Smith'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 134'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on July 22, 2018, at Barclaycard Arena in Hamburg, Germany. Background The event was ...

. Teixeira was expected to face

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on 22 July 2018 at

. However, on 5 July 2018, it was announced that Latifi was pulled from the event, citing injury. Latifi was replaced by Corey Anderson. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Teixeira was expected to face

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on 22 September 2018 at

UFC Fight Night 137 ''UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Anders'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 137'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on September 22, 2018 at Ginásio do Ibirapuera in São Paulo, Brazil. Background A ...

. However, Teixeira suffered an injury in August and was removed from the match-up. Teixeira was scheduled to face

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on 19 January 2019 at

UFC Fight Night 143 ''UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 143'' or ''UFC on ESPN+ 1'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on January 19, 2019, at the Barclays Center in Br ...

. However, on 10 January 2019, Cuțelaba was pulled out of the bout due to injury. After seeking a replacement for Cuțelaba, the UFC announced that

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was stepping up to face Teixeira. Teixeira defeated Roberson by submission via arm triangle choke in the first round. Teixeira eventually faced Cuțelaba at UFC Fight Night: Jacaré vs. Hermansson on April 27, 2019. He won the fight via submission via a rear-naked choke submission in the second round. The win also earned Teixeira his second ''Performance of the Night'' bonus award. Teixeira faced

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on September 14, 2019 at

UFC Fight Night 158 ''UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Gaethje'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 158'' or ''UFC on ESPN+ 16'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on September 14, 2019 at Rogers Arena in Vancouv ...

. He won the back-and-forth fight via split decision. Teixeira was originally scheduled to face Anthony Smith on April 25, 2020 at UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira. However, on April 9,

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, the president of UFC announced that this event was postponed and rescheduled to May 13, 2020 at UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira. He won the fight via technical knockout in round five. Teixeira was scheduled to face

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on September 12, 2020 at UFC Fight Night 177. However, due to Teixeira testing positive for

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a week prior to the bout, the pair was rescheduled to fight on October 4, 2020 at UFC on ESPN: Holm vs. Aldana. In turn, on September 15, the bout was postponed again as Santos also tested positive for the virus. The pairing with Santos eventually took place on November 7, 2020 at UFC on ESPN: Santos vs. Teixeira. Teixeira won the fight via a submission in round three.

UFC Light Heavyweight Championship

Teixeira was expected to face

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on September 25, 2021 at

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for the

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. However, the bout was postponed and moved to October 30, 2021 at

UFC 267 ''UFC 267: Błachowicz vs. Teixeira'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on October 30, 2021, at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Background This event took plac ...

. Teixeira won via submission due to a

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in the 2nd round, winning the

. This win made him the oldest first time champion in UFC history at 42 years old, and also earned him the ''

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'' award. Teixeira was scheduled to defend his title against

Jiří Procházka Jiří Procházka (; ; born October 14, 1992) is a Czech mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Light Heavyweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is the former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. He was the i ...

on May 7, 2022 at

UFC 274 ''UFC 274: Oliveira vs. Gaethje'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on May 7, 2022, at the Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona, United States. Background The event was originally linke ...

. However, the bout was postponed on June 11 at

UFC 275 ''UFC 275: Teixeira vs. Procházka'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on June 12, 2022, at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore. Background A UFC Light Heavyweight Champi ...

for unknown reasons. After a back and forth battle, Teixeira lost the fight and title via rear-naked choke submission in the fifth round. This fight earned him the '' Fight of the Night'' award. The rematch between Procházka and Teixeira was scheduled on December 10, 2022, at

UFC 282 ''UFC 282: Błachowicz vs. Ankalaev'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship. It took place on December 10, 2022, at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United ...

. However, on November 23, Procházka pulled out due to a shoulder injury that will require surgery and at least six months of rehabilitation. He decided to vacate the title, and Teixeira subsequently refused a replacement fight against

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. Therefore, the co-main event bout between former champion

(also former KSW Light Heavyweight Champion) and Ankalaev was promoted to the main event status and arranged for the vacant championship. With the title staying vacant due to a draw, Teixeira is scheduled to face

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on January 21, 2023, at

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, for the vacant

Activism

In May 2013, Teixeira had prepared testimony and spoke before the Members of the Connecticut General Assembly Public Safety and Security Committee. Teixeira spoke in hopes of encouraging their vote to legalize and regulate Mixed Martial Arts in Connecticut. Teixeira ended his testimony by stating, "Having been in Connecticut since 1999, I can tell you that MMA is a very popular sport here as it is all over the world. Ironically, I can sit in my living room in Danbury and watch MMA on television. I can buy it on Pay-Per-View. I can watch it in restaurants and bars across Connecticut. I can go to Mixed Martial Arts gyms throughout the state and train to compete in MMA. And I can attend live events in nearby and at the Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods Casinos. But I cannot participate in a supervised and regulated live event here in Connecticut. In conclusion, I would just add that I would love to have the opportunity to participate in an event someday here in my home state of Connecticut." In November 2013, Teixeira attended the UFC: Fight for the Troops 3. This event was the fourth that the UFC had hosted in cooperation with a military base to support the military. It helps raise money for the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund, which provides support for severely wounded military personnel and veterans and the families of military personnel lost in service. The first event reportedly raised $4 million during its three-hour broadcast. Glover Teixeira and Senator Harry Reid in 2014

Glover Teixeira and Senator Harry Reid in 2014

In February 2014, Teixeira went to the United States Capital and met with Senators

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and

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to support the continued research of the Cleveland Clinic's Lou Ruvo Center study of brain health. This landmark study is designed to look at the effects of combat sports on the human brain of professional fighters. This will continue the commitment to athlete safety and benefit athletes from many other sports. Also in attendance was UFC fighter

, Chairman and CEO of The

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, SpikeTV President

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President Todd duBoef, & Bernard Hopkins representing

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CEO Richard Schaefer. In October 2014, Teixeira was a part of the 'Pink Bra' tour to raise money for early detection and prevention of breast cancer and breast cancer research. Danbury was one of 10 locations for 'Barbells for Boobs' on its 10-stop nationwide tour. "This is a good cause and I love it. I've lived in Danbury for the past 15 years, and anyway I can help I'm glad to," said Teixeira. In 2016, the New American Dream Foundation, which is the philanthropic arm of the Tribuna CT Newspaper, recognized Teixeira with the "2016 American Dream Leadership Award". “I didn’t put Danbury on the map. Danbury put me on the map. Danbury gave me the opportunity to train and become the fighter I am today,” he said in his acceptance speech.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

(One time) ** Most finishes in UFC Light Heavyweight division history (13) ** Most submissions in UFC Light Heavyweight division history (7) **Second most wins in UFC Light Heavyweight division history (16) **

(Four times) vs.

, Anthony Smith, and

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

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

James Te-Huna James Te Huna (born 29 September 1981) is best known for competing in the Ultimate Fighting Championship who has been called a pioneer of New Zealand mixed martial artists. He was the first Australian-based fighter to win a UFC fight on Australi ...

** Fight of the Night (Three times) *

**South America 220-pound Championship (One time) *

Sherdog Sherdog is an American website devoted to the sport of mixed martial arts (MMA). It also has many forums and discussion pages on the many topics of MMA like records, promotions, etc. The site is a member of the CraveOnline network and provides MM ...

**2012 Beatdown of the Year vs.

**2012 All-Violence Second Team **2013 All-Violence Third Team **2020 Beatdown of the Year vs. Anthony Smith **2022 Fight of the Year *

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**2020 Comeback of the Year *Combat Press **2020 Comeback of the Year vs.

**2020 Comeback Fighter of the Year *

World MMA Awards The World MMA Awards are awards presented by ''Fighters Only'' magazine to honor exceptional performance in various aspects of mixed martial arts. Winners are presented with the ''Fighters Only silver statuette''. The World MMA Awards are divided ...

**2022 Fight of the Year vs.

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**2022 Fight of the Year *Cageside Press **2022 Fight of the Year

Grappling

Quintet Ultra A quintet is a group containing five members. It is commonly associated with musical groups, such as a string quintet, or a group of five singers, but can be applied to any situation where five similar or related objects are considered a single ...

**Team WEC 2019

grappling Grappling, in hand-to-hand combat, describes sports that consist of gripping or seizing the opponent. Grappling is used at close range to gain a physical advantage over an opponent, either by imposing a position or causing injury. Grappling i ...

survival team

Mixed martial arts record

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Tampa, Florida Tampa () is a city on the Gulf Coast of the United States, Gulf Coast of the U.S. state of Florida. The city's borders include the north shore of Tampa Bay and the east shore of Old Tampa Bay. Tampa is the largest city in the Tampa Bay area and ...

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Ricco Rodriguez Ricco Rodriguez (born August 19, 1977) is an American semi-retired mixed martial artist currently competing in the heavyweight division. A professional competitor since 1999, he has competed for the UFC, PRIDE Fighting Championships, EliteXC, I ...

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Marvin Eastman Marvin Lee Eastman (born June 8, 1971) is a retired American professional mixed martial artist and kickboxer. A professional MMA competitor from 2000 until 2013, he competed in K-1, the UFC, World Fighting Alliance, Maximum Fighting Champions ...

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Márcio Cruz Marcio Ribeiro da Cruz (born April 24, 1978, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner and mixed martial artist. In Jiu-Jitsu, he is a 5th degree black belt under Carlos Gracie Jr. and is a six-time IB ...

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, Brazil , , - , Win , align=center, 7–2 , Buckley Acosta , TKO (punches) , PFC 7: Palace Fighting Championship 7 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:00 ,

Lemoore, California Lemoore (formerly, La Tache and Lee Moore's) is a city in Kings County, California, United States. Lemoore is located west-southwest of Hanford, at an elevation of . It is part of the Hanford-Corcoran Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA Code 2 ...

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Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou Nkamhoua (; born April 18, 1984), mostly billed simply as Sokoudjou, is a Cameroonian professional mixed martial artist. A professional competitor since 2006, Sokoudjou is the former KSW Light Heavyweight Champion, and h ...

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WEC 24 ''WEC 24: Full Force'' was a mixed martial arts event held on October 12, 2006. ''WEC 24s main event was a championship fight for the WEC Lightweight Title between champion Hermes Franca and challenger Nate Diaz. Results Miscelleane ...

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WEC 22 ''WEC 22: The Hitman'' was a mixed martial arts event held on July 28, 2006. ''WEC 22'' was also known as the Ryan Bennett Memorial Card in memory of the sportscaster and MMA journalist who died two months prior to the event. Results ...

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WEC 20 ''WEC 20: Cinco de Mayhem'' was a mixed martial arts event held by World Extreme Cagefighting that took place on May 5, 2006 at Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino in Lemoore, California. ''WEC 20s main event was a heavyweight bout between Brian Olsen a ...

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Ed Herman Edward Benson Herman (born October 2, 1980) is an American professional mixed martial artist currently competing in the Light Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional competitor since 2002, Herman was a finalis ...

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Matt Horwich Matthew Peter Horwich (born October 2, 1978) is an American mixed martial artist who most recently competed in the Middleweight division. A professional competitor since 2003, Horwich has fought in BAMMA, Strikeforce, Bellator, the UFC, and for t ...

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Submission grappling record

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Jake Shields Jake Sequoyah Shields (born January 9, 1979) is an American mixed martial artist and submission grappler. He was the last Rumble on the Rock Welterweight Champion, the only Elite XC Welterweight Champion, a former Shooto Welterweight ...

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Main event bouts

Pay-per-view bouts

References

External links

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