Julius Anglickas (born May 2, 1993) is a Lithuanian

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who competes in the

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division of the

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. As of October 10, 2023, he is #7 in the Bellator Light Heavyweight Rankings.

Background

Born in

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, Lithuania, at the age of 9, Anglickas's parents left him and his brother with their grandmother to move to America to find work. Anglickas moved over to the US when he was 14 years old with his older brother, Gabe. Anglickas earned a spot on the

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wrestling team after a high school career at Southampton High School that included two top-five finishes at the New York State Division II Tournament. He bounced around during his collegiate days, leaving Brockport for Missouri Baptist, and then transferring to

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. At Missouri Baptist, Alp Ozkiliz, a graduate assistant encouraged him to start working out at St. Charles MMA, where he became the St. Louis

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champion. Anglickas graduated from

in 2015 with a master’s degree in teaching.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Anglickas made his amateur debut in April 2015. Two months later, he was 4–0 as an amateur with all of those fights ending by first- or second-round finishes. Six months later, he made his pro debut. In his MMA debut, he defeated Eric Crittendon via TKO in the first round. Anglickas suffered his first MMA defeat, losing to Cameron Olson via arm-triangle choke in the third round at Victory FC 51. Anglickas would rebound, defeating Mike Doss via TKO in round three at Shamrock FC 280. Then in his debut fight for

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at LFA 42, he faced Erick Murray and tapped him out in the third round via rear-naked choke. Anglickas also submitted Braden Erdman via rear-naked choke in the first round. He knocked out Rashid Abdullah in round one. In the main event of LFA 60 Anglickas tapped out Clayton York via rear-naked choke in round two, winning the LFA Light Heavyweight Championship. At Dana White's Contender Series 24, he submitted Contender Series season one alumni Karl Reed via rear-naked choke in the third round to pick up his fourth submission win as a professional, however he was not offered a UFC contract.

Bellator MMA

In October 2019, Anglickas signed a 4-fight/16-month contract with

. In his debut outing with

at Bellator 233 Anglickas defeated Jordan Young via unanimous decision to earn the first decision victory of his professional career. In his second fight with Bellator at Bellator 251 on November 5, 2020, Anglickas would square off with fellow former LFA Light Heavyweight Champion Alex Polizzi. Again, Anglickas would go on to outpoint his adversary, earning his second ever unanimous decision victory. At

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on April 16, 2021, Anglickas would face Gregory Milliard. The 29-year old Anglickas would go on to earn his tenth professional victory, dominating Milliard throughout the fifteen minute contest. After Anthony Johnson was forced to pull out of the bout due to illness, Anglickas was chosen as the alternate to face the current

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in Bellator Light Heavyweight World Grand Prix Tournament on October 16, 2021 at

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. He lost by fourth round kimura. At Bellator 276 on March 12, 2022, Anglickas faced Phil Davis. He lost the bout via unanimous decision. Anglickas faced Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov on March 10, 2023 at

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. He lost the bout via unanimous decision.

Championships and accomplishments

** LFA Light Heavyweight Championship (One time)

Mixed martial arts record

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References

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