Jason Fischer (born March 3, 1985) 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 ...

who competes in the

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division. A professional competitor since 2011, he has formerly fought in Bellator,

Absolute Championship Berkut Absolute Championship Akhmat (ACA), formerly known as Absolute Championship Berkut (ACB), is a Russian mixed martial arts, kickboxing and Brazilian jiu-jitsu organization and one of the leading promotions in Europe. To date, most events have been ...

. and

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 ...

Background

Born in

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and raised in

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, a suburb outside of Detroit, Fischer competed in

wrestling Wrestling is a series of combat sports involving grappling-type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. Wrestling techniques have been incorporated into martial arts, combat ...

at Livonia Stevenson High School. Fischer later continued his career at

Central Michigan University Central Michigan University (CMU) is a public research university in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. Established in 1892 as the Central Michigan Normal School and Business Institute, the private normal school became a state institution and renamed Cen ...

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Fischer started his professional career in 2011. Within his first year as a professional, he won three consecutive matches and in 2012 signed with Bellator.

Bellator

Fischer made his debut on April 6, 2012 at

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against Taylor Solomon. He won via technical submission in the third round. Fischer faced Kyle Prepolec on October 12, 2012 at

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. He defeated Prepolec via submission in the third round. Fischer faced

David Rickels David Rickels (born January 5, 1989) is an American professional mixed martial artist and bare-knuckle fighter who is currently competing in the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship. A professional since 2010, he is a 23-fight veteran of the Bellat ...

on November 30, 2012 at Bellator 82. He was handed his first defeat via unanimous decision. Fischer was expected to face

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on January 31, 2013 at

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. However, Awad had to replace

Patricky Freire Patricky Freire (born January 21, 1986), known professionally by his ring name Patricky Pitbull, is a Brazilian mixed martial artist currently competing in Bellator's Lightweight division, where he is a former Bellator Lightweight World Champi ...

in the Season Eight Lightweight Tournament. Fischer instead faced Sevak Magakian, who has been defeated via submission in the first round. Fischer was called to replace

Alexander Sarnavskiy Alexander Sarnavskiy (russian: Александр Сарнавский, born January 17, 1989) is a Russian mixed martial artist who competes in the lightweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2008, Sarnavskiy has mostly competed i ...

in the Season Eight Lightweight Tournament Semifinal due to a broken hand. He faced

again on February 28, 2013 at

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. Fischer was defeated once again via unanimous decision. Fischer faced

Tony Hervey Tony Hervey (born December 19, 1985) is an American mixed martial artist who last competed in the Lightweight division. A professional competitor from 2006 until 2015, he competed for Bellator, Shooto, and King of the Cage, where he was the Welt ...

on September 12, 2014 at

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. Fischer won via unanimous decision.

Coaching & Instructing

Fischer joined Dan Leith, who forme
Commonwealth Jiu Jitsu
in 2023, as the head black belt BJJ instructor in Livonia, Michigan.

Championships and accomplishments

*Hard Knocks Fighting **HKF Lightweight Championship (One time; current)

Mixed martial arts record

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References

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