Solomon Hutcherson (born August 13, 1972) is an American professional

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fighter currently competing in the Middleweight division. He was a contestant on

The Ultimate Fighter 3 ''The Ultimate Fighter 3'' was the third season of the mixed martial arts reality television series ''The Ultimate Fighter''. It premiered on April 6, 2006, immediately after the conclusion of '' Ultimate Fight Night 4''. The season featured sixte ...

, and has competed for the

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and MFC.

Background

Hutcherson was born and raised Racine, Wisconsin and attended Racine Park High School, where he competed in

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and qualified for the state tournament in his sophomore, junior, and senior years. In his senior year, Hutcherson placed sixth in the state and continued his career at

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but dropped out when his daughter was born.Interview after TUF 3

Mixed martial arts career

The Ultimate Fighter

During

Hutcherson trained under

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's team. He kicked off a good relationship with

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, forming "Team Dagger", although they were in different teams. After losing the fight with Rory Singer he stated

“You always end up learning from a loss. I had never gone into any of my prior fights taking things so personally. I was in the position of living out a dream. I have been watching the UFC ever since I was a kid. I finally had the chance to get inside the Octagon. That really got to me on an emotional level.”

After the TUF show, he trained with

in the

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Camp for two years.

Other Competitions

At the "Xtreme MMA 5" event, Hutcherson met

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. During the final round, Solomon was knocked out by repeated knee strikes to the head, in a Muay Thai clinch.

Maximum Fighting Championship

Hutcherson fought Jason MacDonald at

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event in December 2009, losing by split decision. Nearly a year later, Hutcherson returned to

and faced David Heath at MFC 26: Retribution. Hutcherson lost via KO in the second round.

Mixed martial arts record

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References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hutcherson, Solomon 1972 births Living people American male mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing collegiate wrestling Mixed martial artists from Wisconsin American male sport wrestlers