Kalib Starnes (born January 6, 1975) is a

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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 ...

Early life

Starnes became involved in the martial arts at an early age and began teaching when he was a teenager. He started training in

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at the Gracie Academy in 1994 in

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Mixed martial arts career

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Starnes made his UFC debut on June 24, 2006 at the finale of ''

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'', winning via rear naked choke over Danny Abbadi. After this Starnes would gain the biggest victory in his career, by defeating

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on May 26, 2007 at

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via unanimous decision, also winning the ''Fight of The Night'' bonus for his efforts. During the

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event, Starnes suffered a third-round TKO to

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. In his final UFC bout, he lost via unanimous decision to

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. Starnes was criticized by MMA pundits and fans for avoiding Quarry for the majority of the match, leading to a new nickname, "The Running Man." Many speculate that his poor performance in this fight was one of the main reasons he was released by the UFC.

Championships and accomplishments

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** Fight of the Night (One time) vs.

*Armageddon Fighting Championship **AFC Middleweight Champion (One time) **Fight of the Night (One time) *Destiny MMA **Destiny MMA Light Heavyweight Championship (One time)

Mixed martial arts record

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, Canada , , - , Win , align=center, 13–8–1 , David Perron , TKO (punches) , AFC 18: Mayhem , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 4:05 ,

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, Canada , , - , Win , align=center, 12–5–1 , Matt MacGrath , Submission (rear-naked choke) , Wreck MMA: Strong and Proud , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 3:14 ,

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, Australia , , - , Win , align=center, 9–3–1 , Chris Cisneros , Submission (armbar) , Destiny MMA: Pier Fighter 1 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 4:47 ,

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, Canada , , - , Win , align=center, 4–0–1 , Jason Zazelenchuk , Submission (rear-naked choke) , National Fighting Challenge 3 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:42 ,

, Canada , , - , Win , align=center, 3–0–1 , Gerry Elliot , Submission (arm-triangle choke) , World Freestyle Fighting 8: Dominance , , align=center, 1 , align=center, N/A ,

, Canada , , - , Win , align=center, 2–0–1 , Ramin Astaseare , TKO (punches) , National Fighting Challenge 2 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:49 ,

, Canada , , - , Win , align=center, 1–0–1 , Wayne Atkinson , Submission (rear-naked choke) , Adrenaline Fighting Championships 1 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:22 , Langley, British Columbia, Canada , , - , Draw , align=center, 0–0–1 , Leonard Carter , Draw , Ultimate Warrior Challenge , , align=center, 1 , align=center, N/A ,

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Mixed martial arts exhibition record

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