Henry Corrales (born August 11, 1986), is an American

mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, incorp ...

currently competing in the

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division of

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. A professional since 2011, he has also competed for

King of the Cage King of the Cage (KOTC) is a mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion based in Southern California, United States. History KOTC was founded in 1998 by Terry Trebilcock. KOTC features mostly amateur as well as up and coming MMA stars and former mainstr ...

, where he is the former Featherweight and Bantamweight Champion.

Background

Born in

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and raised in

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, Corrales attended

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. Growing up in rough neighborhoods, Corrales got into street fights constantly and eventually participated in a mixed martial arts bout at the age of 23.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Corrales made his professional debut in the spring of 2011, winning his first six fights before being given a title shot for the King of the Cage Featherweight Championship. Corrales won via split decision, and defended his title once before dropping down to the Bantamweight division. He defeated then-KOTC Bantamweight Champion Alejandro Garcia at KOTC: Slugfest on June 5, 2014 to hold both titles. Corrales defended each title once more before signing with

in mid-2015.

Bellator MMA

Corrales made his promotional debut at

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on June 19, 2015 against former Bellator Featherweight Champion Daniel Straus. He was defeated in the second round via submission, and handed his first professional loss. His next bout came against

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at Bellator 143 on September 25, 2015. He was defeated by split decision. Corrales faced former Bellator Featherweight champion

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on April 22, 2016, stepping in at the last minute to replace an injured

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. Corrales was defeated via third-round submission. Corrales was scheduled to meet rising prospect A.J. McKee at Bellator 160 on August 26, 2016. However, the bout was scrapped when Corrales announced he was injured. Corrales returned to face Cody Bollinger at Bellator 170 on January 21, 2017. He won the bout via second-round TKO, picking up his first Bellator victory in the process. He then picked up three consecutive wins before being matched up with former

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wrestler and touted MMA prospect

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at Bellator 214 on January 26, 2019. In a thrilling but quick bout, Corrales was knocked down early by Pico but was able to come back and knock Pico out with a right hook from the clinch.

Bellator Featherweight Grand Prix

After the big win over Pico which brought his win streak to five, Corrales faced former Bellator Bantamweight Champion

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at Bellator 228 in the opening round of the Bellator Featherweight World Grand Prix on September 28, 2019. Corrales was defeated via unanimous decision.

Post-GP reign

Corrales next faced

Juan Archuleta Juan Archuleta (born September 13, 1987) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Bantamweight (MMA), Bantamweight division of Bellator MMA, and he is the former Bellator Bantamweight Champion. A professional MMA competitor sinc ...

at Bellator 238 on January 25, 2020. He lost the fight by unanimous decision. Corrales faced

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at Bellator 250 on October 29, 2020. He won the fight via split decision. Following the bout, Corrales announced his intentions to return to the bantamweight division. Corrales was scheduled to make his return to bantamweight against Keith Lee at

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on May 7, 2021. However, Lee pulled out of the bout and was replaced by Johnny Campbell. In an upset, Corrales lost the bout via rear-naked choke submission after getting dropped in the second round. Corrales faced Vladyslav Parubchenko on October 16, 2021 at

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. He won the fight via unanimous decision. As the last bout of his prevailing contract, Corrales faced Aiden Lee on January 29, 2022 at

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. After an accidental eyepoke in the third round rendered Lee unable to continue, the bout went to the judges who scored the bout an unanimous decision victory for Corrales. Corrales is scheduled to face Akhmed Magomedov on February 4, 2023 at

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Championships and accomplishments

** KOTC Featherweight Championship (One time) ***Two successful title defenses ** KOTC Bantamweight Championship (One time) ***One successful title defense

Mixed martial arts record

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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Corrales, Henry 1986 births Living people American mixed martial artists of Mexican descent American male mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists from California Featherweight mixed martial artists Bantamweight mixed martial artists