Samuel Morgan (born September 28, 1981) is a retired American

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, incorpo ...

. A professional from 2001-2008, he competed for the

UFC The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Zuffa, a wholly owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings. It is the largest MMA ...

, was a contestant on ''

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'' and also fought in the

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EliteXC Elite Xtreme Combat, also known as EliteXC, was a United States-based mixed martial arts (MMA) organization owned and operated by ProElite. It was founded as a partnership between Showtime Networks and ProElite and officially announced on Decemb ...

King of the Cage King of the Cage (KOTC) is a mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion based in Southern California, United States. History KOTC was founded in 1998 by Terry Trebilcock. KOTC features mostly amateur as well as up and coming MMA stars and former mainstr ...

, and

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promotions.

Background

Morgan wrestled at

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and attended Dunwoody Technical School.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Morgan made his professional debut in 2001 and compiled a record of 16-6 with notable wins over Aaron Riley and

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before becoming a contestant on

The Ultimate Fighter 2

Morgan was picked fifth by Matt Hughes. Competing for Team Hughes, and in his only fight during the show, was defeated by

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after being knocked out from a knee strike. Morgan then fought at

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on November 5, 2005 against

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. Morgan was knocked out 21 seconds into the fight due to a slam. After picking up two wins in outside promotions, Morgan made his

return at UFC Fight Night 6 on August 17, 2006 against

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. Morgan was defeated via unanimous decision in the biggest blowout in UFC history, with judges scores of 30–27, 30–26 and, 30–23.

Post-UFC

After leaving the UFC, Morgan picked up another win in an independent promotion before facing

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at Strikeforce: Four Men Enter, One Man Survives on November 16, 2007. Morgan was defeated in the third round via TKO due to a body kick. Morgan made his next appearance at ShoXC: Elite Challenger Series against

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and was defeated in the first round via TKO. Morgan then fought

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at ShoXC: Hamman vs. Suganuma 2 and was defeated via

rear-naked choke The rear naked choke (RNC) is a chokehold in martial arts applied from an opponent's back. The word "naked" in this context suggests that, unlike other strangulation techniques found in jujutsu/judo, this hold does not require the use of a keikog ...

submission 47 seconds into the fight. Morgan faced

at Strikeforce: Payback on October 3, 2008. Morgan lost via first-round TKO.

Mixed martial arts record

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References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Morgan, Sammy 1981 births Living people American male mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists from Minnesota Welterweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing wrestling Sportspeople from Minneapolis Roosevelt High School (Minnesota) alumni Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters