Khalid Taha (born February 15, 1992) is a German

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currently competing in the

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division. A professional since 2013, he has fought in the

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and Rizin Fighting Federation.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Taha started fighting MMA professionally in 2013. He has fought under numerous organizations, notably German MMA Championship, Fair Fighting Championship and Rizin Fighting Federation.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Taha made his UFC debut on July 22, 2018, at UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Smith against Nad Narimani. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Taha was scheduled to face Boston Salmon on November 30, 2018, at The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters#The Ultimate Fighter 28 Finale. However Taha was pulled from the event due to a torn ACL and the bout was cancelled. The pairing was rescheduled at

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on April 13, 2019. He won the fight via technical knockout in round one. Taha was scheduled to face

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on September 7, 2019, at UFC 242. However, on August 21, it was reported that the bout was moved to

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. Taha won the fight via a submission in round three. On December 23, 2019, Taha received one year

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suspension for tested positive for

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(

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) in an in-competition urine sample provided on Oct. 6 2019 where Taha took a medicine for reducing inflammation and swelling in his eyes which contained furosemide. He became eligible to compete again on October 6, 2020. Taha was expected to face Jack Shore on November 7, 2020, at UFC on ESPN: Santos vs. Teixeira. However, Shore was removed from the bout in late-October due to undisclosed reasons and replaced by

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. Taha lost the fight via unanimous decision. This fight earned him the '' Fight of the Night'' award. Taha faced Sergey Morozov on July 17, 2021, at

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. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Taha was scheduled to face

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on February 19, 2022, at

UFC Fight Night 201 ''UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Hill'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 201'', ''UFC on ESPN+ 59'' and ''UFC Vegas 48'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on February 19, 2022, at the UFC ...

. However, Taha had to pull out off the bout due to undisclosed reasons. Taha was scheduled to face

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on September 3, 2022, at

UFC Fight Night 209 ''UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Tuivasa'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 209'' and ''UFC on ESPN+ 67'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on September 3, 2022, at Accor Arena in Paris, Fra ...

.; but on August 23, Lapilus forfeited from the event due to a broken hand, and he was replaced by Cristian Quiñónez. He lost the fight via technical knockout in round one. After the loss, it was announced that Taha was no longer on the UFC roster.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

** Fight of the Night (One time)

Personal life

Taha is of Lebanese descent.

Mixed martial arts record

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Taha, Khalid 1992 births Living people German male mixed martial artists Bantamweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing taekwondo Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu German practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu German male taekwondo practitioners German people of Lebanese descent Sportspeople from Dortmund People from Warendorf Sportspeople from Münster (region) Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters Doping cases in mixed martial arts