Álvaro Herrera Mendoza (born May 14, 1990) is a Mexican

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competing in the

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division. A professional competitor since 2008, he competed in the

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and was also a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America 2.

Background

Herrera was born in

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, Mexico. He is a university student, majoring in bio-pharmaceutical chemistry. He fought primary in Mexico prior he was selected to be one of the cast members in The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America 2, UFC

The Ultimate Fighter ''The Ultimate Fighter'' is an American reality television series and mixed martial arts (MMA) competition produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and Pilgrim Media Group currently airing on ESPN+. It previously aired for fourteen s ...

TV series, and later signed by UFC.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Herrera began his professional mixed martial arts career in 2008. While on the regional circuit in South America, he competed primarily in his home country of Mexico. He amassed a record of 8–3 prior to trying out for UFC's Latin America developmental program and was accepted into it.

The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America 2

After training at Jackson's MMA at UFC's expense, Herrera was selected as one of the cast members for The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America 2, UFC

TV series, under Team Efrain Escudero in April 2015. In the elimination round, Herrera lost the fight to Hector Aldana by unanimous decision.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Herrera made his promotional debut on November 21, 2015, at The Ultimate Fighter Latin America 2 Finale in

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, Mexico. He faced Vernon Ramos and defeated Ramos via KO in round one. He next faced

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on July 7, 2016, at UFC Fight Night: dos Anjos vs. Alvarez. He lost the fight in round two via Brabo choke. Herrera was expected to face Alex Ricci at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Browne. However, Herrera pulled out of the fight in mid-January citing injury and was replaced by Paul Felder. Herrera faced

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on August 5, 2017, at UFC Fight Night: Pettis vs. Moreno in a lightweight bout. He lost the fight via submission in the first round. Herrera faced Devin Powell on July 28, 2018, at UFC on Fox 30. He lost the fight via knockout due to kicks to the body in the first round.

Post-UFC career

After parting ways with the UFC, Herrera signed with

Combate Americas Combate Global (formerly known as Combate Americas) is an Hispanic America, Hispanic American mixed martial arts (MMA) promoter (entertainment), promotion company founded in 2011 by current-CEO Campbell McLaren and based in New York City, New Yor ...

and made his promotional debut against Ignacio Capella at Combate 32 on March 8, 2019. He lost the fight via first-round knockout.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

*Black Fighting Championship' **Black Fighting Championship Welterweight Champion (One time) vs. Jorge Campos Negrete *Black jaguar Fights **Black jaguar Fights Welterweight Champion (One time) vs. Gabriel Alamilla

Personal life

Herrera is a student at the university studying bio-pharmaceutical chemistry.

Mixed martial arts record

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References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Herrera, Alvaro Living people 1990 births Mexican male mixed martial artists Welterweight mixed martial artists Lightweight mixed martial artists Martial artists from Guadalajara, Jalisco Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters 21st-century Mexican sportsmen