Paul Sass (born 4 August 1988) is a retired English

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who competed in

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's and

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division.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Sass' professional record stands at 14–2 with eight of the victories by triangle choke and one by triangle armbar. These nine triangle victories have earned him a world submission record. His penultimate fight on the domestic circuit was against Rob Sinclair, the current British Lightweight Champion. Sass defeated Sinclair by split decision.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Sass signed a four-fight deal with the UFC, joining

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, Tom Blackledge and

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as the new additions to the UFC roster. In his UFC debut at

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he submitted Canadian Mark Holst in the first round with a Triangle Choke. Sass picked up ''Submission of the Night'' honors and a $60,000 bonus following the event. Sass faced Michael Johnson on 1 October 2011 at

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. Sass defeated Johnson in the first round via heel hook submission. Sass was expected to face

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on 28 January 2012 at

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. However, Sass was forced from the bout with an injury and replaced by

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. Sass defeated

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on 26 May 2012 at

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via submission (triangle armbar). Sass faced off against

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on 26 September 2012 at UFC on Fuel TV: Struve vs. Miocic. Wiman defeated Sass via first round submission (armbar). Sass fought

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on 16 February 2013 at UFC on Fuel TV: Barão vs. McDonald. Sass lost the fight via unanimous decision and was subsequently released from the promotion.

Bellator MMA

Sass signed with Bellator in May and made his debut at

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in the autumn of 2013. He faced Rod Montoya in a lightweight contest and won via submission in the first round.

Championships and accomplishments

Grappling

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Mixed martial arts

*OMMAC Lightweight Champion *Runner Up – UK Rising Star (Cage Warriors 08 Awards) *

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** Submission of the Night (Two times)

Mixed martial arts record

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References

External links

Official UFC Profile
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sass, Paul 1988 births British catch wrestlers English male mixed martial artists English Muay Thai practitioners English practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu Lightweight mixed martial artists Living people Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu Mixed martial artists utilizing catch wrestling Mixed martial artists utilizing Luta Livre Mixed martial artists utilizing Muay Thai Martial artists from Liverpool Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters