John Paul Alessio (born July 5, 1979) is a

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retired professional

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 ...

. A former competitor in Bellator's

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division. A professional competitor since 1998, Alessio has also formerly competed for the

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where he was a former Welterweight title challenger, the WEC,

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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 ...

, MFC and

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. Alessio is also the former King of the Cage Welterweight Champion and King of the Cage Superfight Champion.

Background

Alessio was born and raised

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, where he began training in

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and

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, before moving to

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at the age of 19 in order to pursue his dream of becoming a professional fighter. During his professional mixed martial arts career, Alessio has also won two national BMX trick biking championships.

Mixed martial arts career

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Alessio made his

debut at just 20 years old at

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on June 9, 2000, when he faced

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. He lost the fight via armbar submission in the second round.

EliteXC

Alessio then signed a three-fight contract with

EliteXC Elite Xtreme Combat, also known as EliteXC, was a United States-based mixed martial arts (MMA) organization owned and operated by ProElite. It was founded as a partnership between Showtime Networks and ProElite and officially announced on Decemb ...

. However, he did not fight for the promotion before they ceased operations in October 2008.

Ultimate Glory

Alessio faced Sergey Golyaev at Ultimate Glory 12 on October 16, 2010. He won the fight in the second round via kimura. Alessio then fought

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in the United Glory welterweight semifinals on January 30, 2011, in Charleroi, Belgium and was beaten via TKO in the first round.

Return to UFC

On April 3, 2012, it was reported that Alessio has returned to the UFC to replace an injured

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and face

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. Alessio was defeated via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 30-27). Alessio then faced

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on July 7, 2012, at

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. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Following his loss to Roller, Alessio was subsequently released from the UFC.

Aggression Fighting Championship

On September 13, Alessio signed with Aggression Fighting Championship. He headlined their AFC 13 show in Victoria, British Columbia on November 3. Alessio faced Dave Mazany in the main event. The bout ended in No Contest due to Mazany accidentally poking Alessio in the eye.

Bellator MMA

Alessio was scheduled to fight Tim Radcliffe at Global Warrior Challenge on June 29, 2013. However, he announced on Twitter on June 8 that a staph infection forced him to withdraw from the bout. Following that, Alessio announced that he had signed with Bellator MMA and will fight in the Lightweight tournament. Alessio was originally scheduled to face Guillaume De Lorenzi at

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on May 9, 2014. However, De Lorenzi was forced out of the bout due to injury, and Alessio instead fought

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at the event. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Alessio faced

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at Bellator 139 on June 26, 2015. The fight was declared a no contest in the first round after Rickles landed an unintentional illegal knee rendering Alessio unable to continue.

Personal life

Alessio married Noelani Timas, a
Import Tuner
model known as Noelani Chase on June 9, 2010, in

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. and he has one son prior to the relationship.

Championships and accomplishments

* KOTC Welterweight Championship **KOTC Welterweight Championship (One time) *

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**TPF Welterweight Championship (One time) *

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**2010-2011 Welterweight Tournament Semi-Finalist *SuperBrawl **SuperBrawl 16 Middleweight Tournament Winner *

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**Youngest fighter to compete for a UFC Championship (20 years 11 months 4 days)

Mixed martial arts record

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Background

Mixed martial arts career

Ultimate Fighting Championship

EliteXC

Ultimate Glory

Return to UFC

Aggression Fighting Championship

Bellator MMA

Personal life

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts record

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