James Adam McSweeney (born 24

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1980) is a British

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and retired

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. A professional MMA competitor since 2005, McSweeney is well known for being a cast member of

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's '' The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights'' and competing in the

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, but he has also competed in major European promotions such as KSW,

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and

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Background

Born in

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to an

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father and a

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mother, McSweeney started kickboxing in England when he was six years old. At 18, he finished school and moved to

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to train full-time in Dutch

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. He joined Lucien Carbin's gym, and still trains with the team today. Team mates and sparring partners have included

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, and

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. An accomplished kickboxer and Muay Thai fighter, McSweeney has won numerous British, Dutch, European and World titles.

Mixed martial arts career

In 2006, McSweeney transitioned to mixed martial arts and moved in with ''

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'' coach

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. The two quickly struck up a bond after McSweeney helped prepare Evans for his bout against

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in December 2008. While training for his fight against

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, McSweeney switched his camp from

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in Albuquerque, New Mexico to the Grudge Training Centre in Denver, Colorado to train full-time along with fellow UFC competitors

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and

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. McSweeney recently moved out of the Grudge Training Centre to return to the tutelage of European Muay Thai legend

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and to open up his own gym Sledgehammer MMA in

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''The Ultimate Fighter''

McSweeney was on ''The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights'' fighting alongside Team Rashad. McSweeney was the first overall pick and fought on the second episode of the show against

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defeating him via majority decision. McSweeney moved on to the next round of the tournament, fighting teammate,

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. McSweeney won via

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in the first round. In the semi-finals, McSweeney lost against former IFL Heavyweight Champion Roy Nelson via TKO after getting caught in the crucifix position.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

McSweeney was given another chance by the UFC despite losing on ''The Ultimate Fighter''. He fought

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on The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights Finale card in Las Vegas, Nevada, on 5 December, winning by TKO in the third round. McSweeney made his second appearance for the UFC on The Ultimate Fighter: Team Liddell vs. Team Ortiz Finale preliminary card, fighting against undefeated newcomer

. The fight ended in a TKO victory for Browne due to punches at 4:32 of the first round. McSweeney claims he was hit with illegal elbows and briefly tried to appeal the loss. McSweeney later decided against the appeal to focus on his next fight instead. McSweeney was to drop to the

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division at

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to fight Tom Blackledge. However, McSweeney would instead face

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after Blackledge was forced to pull out of the bout. McSweeney lost the bout in the third round via TKO due to punches. As of 20 January 2011, conversations over McSweeney's

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account were strongly indicative that he is no longer a part of the UFC.

Independent Promotions

McSweeney lost a unanimous decision to former

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at '' BAMMA 5: Daley vs Shirai'' on 26 February 2011. He then had a further loss to submissions ace Francisco France in April 2011 at a Crowbar MMA event. Fighting on 22 July 2011, Mcsweeney defeated Lee Mein by TKO (Punches) in the 1st round. On 20 August 2011, McSweeney defeated Sam Brown by Submission (armbar) in the 1st round. McSweeney faced former MFC Light Heavyweight Champion

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at Superior Cage Combat 3. He lost by submission in the first round. McSweeney faced fellow UFC veteran

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in a Light Heavyweight bout on 23 August 2013 at Legacy Fighting Championship 22. He lost the fight via TKO in the second round.

ONE Fighting Championship

In 2014, McSweeney signed with the Asian promotion

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. He faced Chris Lokteff in his debut at ONE Fighting Championship: Rise of Heroes in May and won via KO due to a flying knee in round 1. In his second fight for the promotion, McSweeney faced Cristiano Kaminishi at ONE FC: Reign of Champions in August. He again won the fight via KO in the first round. For his third fight with the promotion, McSweeney faced

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at ONE FC 23: Warrior's Way in December. He lost the fight via TKO in the third round.

KSW

McSweeney was expected to face Polish prospect Michal Andryszak at KSW 45 on 6 October 2018. However, Andryszak was pulled from the event due to injury and was replaced by

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. McSweeney lost the fight by unanimous decision. McSweeney faced Hatef Moeil at Mix Fight Championship 26 on June 22, 2019, losing the bout via first-round technical knockout. In September 2021, McSweeney announced that he had retired from mixed martial arts competition in order to continue his kickboxing career.

Kickboxing career

Having already fought in numerous kickboxing bouts during his career, McSweeney signed with Glory in September 2021. He was scheduled to face

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at Glory: Collision 3 on 23 October 2021. However, Plazibat was replaced by

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against

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. McSweeney lost by second-round knockout via leg kicks. In December 2022, McSweeney defeated Bugra Erdogan to win the Mix Fight Heavyweight Championship. The event took place in Frankfurt, Germany.

Personal life

McSweeney is married with one daughter. They reside in

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. He is a former security guard. On 15 August 2012, he stopped an attempted robbery at a convenience store in Las Vegas by subduing a man armed with a knife.Former UFC Fighter James McSweeney Stops Armed Robbery in Las Vegas

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Championships and accomplishments

Kickboxing

*Mix Fight Championship **Mix Fight Heavyweight Champion (one time, current)

Kickboxing record (Incomplete)

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Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas (; Spanish for "The Meadows"), often known simply as Vegas, is the 25th-most populous city in the United States, the most populous city in the state of Nevada, and the county seat of Clark County. The city anchors the Las Vegas ...

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Neil Grove Neil Grove (born 18 January 1971) is a South African-English Heavyweight professional mixed martial artist. A professional competitor since 2006, Grove has competed for the UFC, Bellator Cage Rage, UCMMA, and the SFL. Background Originally fr ...

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Lavar Johnson Lavar F. Johnson (born June 11, 1977) is an American bare-knuckle boxer and former Heavyweight mixed martial artist. A professional from 2004 until 2014, he competed for the UFC, the WEC, Strikeforce and Bellator MMA. Background Johnson is from ...

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