Kultar Gill is a retired professional

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and

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. He is the owner of Mamba MMA in

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Background

Gill is from

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, Canada and is of Indian descent. He began the

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when he was "14 or 15" years old, when he began practicing Muay Thai.

Mixed martial arts career

Gill was scheduled to compete in K-1 Hero's 2007 Middleweight Grand Prix, where his fight was going to be a rematch with

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in the semi-finals on September 17, 2007 with the winner moving on to the finals later that night. However he missed the tournament due to a shoulder injury. Kultar has opened his new gym in Abbotsford, British Columbia Canada, Team Mamba, where professional fighters such as Sabah Fadai, Gary Mangat, and

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have trained. Gill's notable opponents also include

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and

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(twice), the second match being one in which he showed markedly improved submission defense. This is notable given that his background is

, a discipline in which he was ranked sixth in the world at one point. His background also includes

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, where he was the British Columbia champion as a young man. In a recent interview, he boldly predicted a 1st round KO victory if he were to have a rematch with the highly touted

. Gill's most recent

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match was a loss to

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Super Fight League

After nearly four years in retirement, Gill announced that he will be returning to

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at Super Fight League 3 against

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Quinton Arendse for the

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. He was successful in his

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return, winning via KO in the first round. The SFL then signed him to a four fight contract.

Mixed martial arts record

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Kickboxing record (incomplete)

References

External links

Official website
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Interview for TakeCancerOut.com - Part 1Interview for TakeCancerOut.com - Part 2Interview for TakeCancerOut.com - Part 3Fighting for Personal and National pride
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