Jack ShoreMixed martial arts show results Date: September 4, 2021
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who currently competes in the

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division of the

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(UFC). A professional competitor since 2016, he is the former Bantamweight champion in the

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promotion. As of January 15, 2023, he is #15 in the UFC bantamweight rankings.

Background

Shore started kickboxing at 6 years old, at the behest of his father. After doing that for 4 years, his father opened an MMA gym in 2007 and has trained Jack since.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Shore had an undefeated amateur tenure (12-0) concluded with a gold medal and four impressive triumphs in the men's lightweight division of the inaugural 2015 IMMAF European Open.

Cage Warriors

Shore made his debut as a featherweight against Tyler Thomas at Pain Pit Fight Night 15: Renegade on 5 March 2016, and won by a first-round submission. Three months later, he was scheduled to make his Cage Warriors debut against David Tonatiuh Crol at CWFC 76 on 4 June 2016. Shore made use of his superior grappling to take Crol down and submit him with a first-round rear-naked choke. Shore was next scheduled to face Eddie Pobivanez at CWFC 79 on 15 October 2016. Shore won the fight by a second-round technical knockout. For his third fight with the promotion, Shore moved away from the Cage Warriors flagship events. He was scheduled to fight the undefeated Alexandros Gerolimatos at Cage Warriors FC: Academy Wales on 4 March 2017. Shore needed a little over two minutes to submit Gerolimatos with a rear-naked choke. Shore made his fourth appearance with Cage Warriors at CWFC 83 on 6 May 2017, against Konmon Deh. Shore won the fight by a first-round armbar submission. Shore then faced Mattia Galbiati at CWFC 87 on 14 October 2017. He won the fight by a third-round knockout. Shore was scheduled to face Ayton De Paepe at CWFC 89 on 25 November 2017. It was Shore's last appearance as a featherweight with Cage Warriors. Shore won the fight by a first-round submission. Shore moved down in weight to bantamweight for his seventh appearance with Cage Warriors. He was scheduled to fight Vaughan Lee at CWFC 92: Super Saturday on 24 March 2018. Shore won the fight by unanimous decision. Shore extended his winning streak to nine fights with a first-round technical knockout of Weslley Maia at CWFC 97 on 29 September 2018.

Cage Warriors Bantamweight champion

His nine-fight winning streak earned Shore the chance to challenge the reigning bantamweight champion Mike Ekundayo at CWFC 100 on 8 December 2018. Shore dominated his fellow undefeated prospect through takedowns and ground-and-pound, en route to a third-round technical knockout victory. Shore was scheduled to make his first title defense against Scott Malone at CWFC 104 on 27 April 2019. Shore won the fight by a third-round rear-naked choke submission. On 29 May 2019, it was announced that Shore had signed with the

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Ultimate Fighting Championship

Shore made his promotional debut against Nohelin Hernandez at UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Cannonier on 28 September 2019. He won the fight via third-round submission. The win earned him a ''

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'' bonus. He was then expected to make his sophomore appearance in the organization against Geraldo de Freitas at UFC Fight Night: Woodley vs. Edwards on 21 March 2020. However, the whole event was cancelled due to the

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pandemic. He was scheduled to face Anderson dos Santos at UFC on ESPN: Kattar vs. Ige on 16 July 2020. However, dos Santos tested positive for

before departing Brazil and was replaced by Aaron Phillips. He won the fight in the second round via rear-naked choke. Next he was scheduled to face

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on 7 November 2020 at UFC on ESPN: Santos vs. Teixeira. However, Shore was removed from the bout in late-October due to undisclosed reason and replaced by

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. Shore faced

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at UFC on ABC: Vettori vs. Holland on 10 April 2021. He won the bout via split decision. 16 out of 16 media members scored the fight for Shore. Shore was scheduled to face

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on 4 September 2021 at

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However, Nurmagomedov was pulled from the event due to visa issues, and he was replaced by Zviad Lazishvili. In turn, Lazishvili pulled out from the bout due to injury and was replaced by Liudvik Sholinian. Shore won the fight via unanimous decision. Shore was scheduled to face

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on 19 March 2022, at

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. However, Nurmagomedov was removed from the bout for unknown reason and he was replaced by

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. Shore won the fight via unanimous decision. Shore faced

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on 16 July 2022 at

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. He lost the bout via arm-triangle choke in the second round. Shore was scheduled to face

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on November 19, 2022 at

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. However, Shore suffered "a serious knee injury" and is not expect to return to competition before the end of 2022. Shore is scheduled to face

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on March 18, 2023, at

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Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

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** CWFC Bantamweight Championship (one time; former) *** One successful title defense

Mixed martial arts record

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Shore, Jack 1995 births Living people Welsh male mixed martial artists Bantamweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing kickboxing Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters Sportspeople from Abertillery Welsh practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu People awarded a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu