Kevin Roddy is an American 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 ...

currently competing in

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division. A professional competitor since 2005, Roddy has also formerly competed for

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and

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Background

Born and raised in

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, Roddy competed in

soccer Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...

and

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while growing up. Roddy began training in

Brazilian jiu-jitsu Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ; pt, jiu-jitsu brasileiro ) is a self-defence martial art and combat sport based on grappling, ground fighting (ne-waza) and submission holds. BJJ focuses on the skill of taking an opponent to the ground, control ...

in 2002 and later MMA in 2005.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Roddy made his professional MMA debut in 2005 and compiled a record of 15-14-1 with one no contest before signing with

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

. Roddy had also made it through the tryouts of Season Five of The Ultimate Fighter, but ultimately was not a part of the final cast.

Mixed martial arts record

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Roddy, Kevin Living people American practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu People awarded a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu American male mixed martial artists Featherweight mixed martial artists Lightweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu Year of birth missing (living people) Mixed martial artists from New Jersey