Jose Vega (born September 9, 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 ...

currently competing in the

bantamweight Bantamweight is a weight class in combat sports. For boxing, the range is above and up to . In kickboxing, a bantamweight fighter generally weighs between . In mixed martial arts, MMA, bantamweight is . The name for the class is derived from Ba ...

division. A professional competitor since 2008, Vega has formerly competed for

Bellator Fighting Championships Bellator MMA (formerly Bellator Fighting Championships) is an American mixed martial arts promotion founded in 2008 and based in Santa Monica, California, owned and operated as a subsidiary of television and media conglomerate Paramount Global. ...

and

Titan Fighting Championship Titan Fighting Championship (Titan FC) is an American mixed martial arts promotion based out of Pompano Beach, Florida. Their shows were originally run in and near Kansas City and have since expanded to include venues all over North America and e ...

Mixed martial arts career

Bellator Fighting Championships

After going 7–3 in smaller promotions, Vega signed with Bellator. He made his debut for the promotion at

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on June 17, 2010 against Jarrod Card. He was victorious via a first-round knockout, which earned him a spot in the Bellator season 3 bantamweight tournament. Vega faced Danny Tims in the quarterfinals at

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on August 26, 2010. He won the fight via unanimous decision. In the semifinals, Vega faced Ed West at

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on September 23, 2010. He lost the fight via split decision. Vega faced

Chase Beebe Chase Beebe (born March 29, 1985) is a retired American professional mixed martial artist from Chicago, Illinois. He most recently fought for the World Extreme Cagefighting organization, where he was the Bantamweight Champion. He lost that belt ...

in a Bellator season 5 bantamweight tournament qualifier bout at

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on May 7, 2011. He lost the fight via guillotine choke submission in the first round.

Titan Fighting Championship

Vega faced Andrew Whitney at Titan Fighting Championship 22 on May 25, 2012. He lost the fight via knockout in the first round, which marked the first knockout loss of his professional career. Vega faced Adam Stickey at Titan Fighting Championship 24 on August 24, 2012. He was defeated via triangle choke submission in the first round, suffering his fourth consecutive loss in the process.

Mixed martial arts record

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References

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