John "Machine" Lober (born February 26, 1968) 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

Light Heavyweight Light heavyweight, also referred to as junior cruiserweight or light cruiserweight, is a weight class in combat sports. Boxing Professional In professional boxing, the division is above and up to , falling between super middleweight and cruise ...

division. He lost his last fight at Cage Wars Championship: Nightmare against Lee McKibbin on November 29, 2009. Lober holds a notable victory over

Frank Shamrock Frank Shamrock (born Frank Alisio Juarez III; December 8, 1972) is an American former professional mixed martial artist. Shamrock was the first to hold the UFC Middleweight Championship (later renamed the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship) and ...

and also has cornered and trained with UFC Hall of Famer and former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion

Tito Ortiz Jacob Christopher "Tito" Ortiz (; born January 23, 1975) is an American mixed martial artist and politician. He is currently signed to the Combate Americas promotion. Ortiz is best known for his stints with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UF ...

Mixed martial arts record

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Belfast Belfast ( , ; from ga, Béal Feirste , meaning 'mouth of the sand-bank ford') is the capital and largest city of Northern Ireland, standing on the banks of the River Lagan on the east coast. It is the 12th-largest city in the United Kingdo ...

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California California is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, located along the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the List of states and territori ...

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Kazuo Takahashi , ring name , is a Japanese retired mixed martial artist. A professional competitor from 1993 until 2013 (and then once again in 2018), he competed for the UFC, PRIDE Fighting Championships, Pancrase, RINGS, K-1 HERO'S, and World Victory Road. ...

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Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...

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, TKO (submission to punches) ,

UFC Brazil ''UFC Brazil: Ultimate Brazil'' (also known as ''UFC Ultimate Brazil'' or ''UFC 17.5'') was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship in São Paulo, Brazil on October 16, 1998. The event was seen on pay-per-view in the ...

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Minoru Suzuki (born June 17, 1968) is a Japanese professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist, currently working for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) as a freelancer. In NJPW, Suzuki has held the IWGP Intercontinental Championship as well as twice hol ...

, Decision (lost points) , Pancrase - Advance 7 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 15:00 ,

, Japan , , - , Loss , align=center, 3–3–2 , Ryushi Yanagisawa , TKO (broken ankle) , Pancrase: Alive 11 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:55 ,

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, Japan , , - , Draw , align=center, 3–2–2 , Osami Shibuya , Draw , Pancrase: Alive 9 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 15:00 ,

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Kiuma Kunioku is a Japanese mixed martial artist currently fighting at Welterweight. A longtime veteran of the Pancrase organization, Kunioku captured the King of Pancrase Middleweight Championship and King of Pancrase Welterweight Championship before leavin ...

, Decision (lost points) , Pancrase: 1997 Anniversary Show , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 10:00 ,

, Japan , , - , Loss , align=center, 3–1–1 ,

Kevin Jackson Kevin Andre Jackson (born November 25, 1964 in Highland Falls, New York) is an American retired freestyle and folkstyle wrestler, and mixed martial artist. Following his competitive career, Jackson would become a wrestling coach. During his i ...

, Submission , EF 4 – Extreme Fighting 4 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 1:12 ,

Iowa Iowa () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west. It is bordered by six states: Wisconsin to the northeast, Illinois to the ...

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, United States , , - , Draw , align=center, 2–0–1 , Igor Zinoviev , Draw , EF 3 – Extreme Fighting 3 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

Oklahoma Oklahoma (; Choctaw language, Choctaw: ; chr, ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ, ''Okalahoma'' ) is a U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States, bordered by Texas on the south and west, Kansas on the nor ...

, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 2–0 , Jamie Faucett , Submission (heel hook) , IFC 2 – Mayhem in Mississippi , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:39 ,

Mississippi Mississippi () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States, bordered to the north by Tennessee; to the east by Alabama; to the south by the Gulf of Mexico; to the southwest by Louisiana; and to the northwest by Arkansas. Miss ...

, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 1–0 , Eric Heberstreit , Submission (rear naked choke) , IFC 1 – Kombat in Kiev , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:39 , Ukraine ,

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