Jameel Badih Massouh (born September 12, 1984) is a retired American

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. A professional from 2005 until 2011, he fought in the WEC, Bellator,

Pancrase Pancrase Inc. is a mixed martial arts promotion company founded in Japan in 1993 by professional wrestlers Masakatsu Funaki and Minoru Suzuki. The name was based on pankration, a fighting sport in the Ancient Olympic Games. Suzuki and Funaki pr ...

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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 ...

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

After making his professional debut in early 2005, compiling an undefeated 11–0 record before being defeated by veteran Tristan Yunker.

World Extreme Cagefighting

Massouh made his WEC debut on April 5, 2009 losing via

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. Massouh was defeated by WEC newcomer

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. He lost to Michael Mananquil via split decision in the quarter-finals of the ''2013 Road To Glory USA 70kg Tournament'' in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on May 11, 2013.

Personal life

He is of Lebanese and Scotch-Irish descent.Jameel Massouh: Pastor’s Son Is High On Wisconsin

Kickboxing record

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Mixed martial arts record

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References

External links

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Jameel Massouh's WEC profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Massouh, Jameel American male mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists from Wisconsin Featherweight mixed martial artists American male kickboxers Kickboxers from Wisconsin Middleweight kickboxers Sportspeople from Milwaukee American people of Lebanese descent American people of Scotch-Irish descent 1984 births Living people Sportspeople of Lebanese descent