Brendan O'Reilly (born 24 June 1987) is an Australian professional

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who currently competes in the

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. A professional competitor since 2009, O'Reilly was also a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter Nations: Canada vs. Australia and competed in

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Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Born in Melbourne, and raised in

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, O'Reilly has a Bachelor of Applied Science degree from the

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, and also studied strength and conditioning at the RMIT School of Applied Sciences. He began training in martial arts in 2008 and made his professional debut in mixed martial arts in 2009. Competing primarily for regional promotions in Australia, he compiled a record of 5 – 0 (1) before fighting internationally in Japan’s ‘RINGS FIGHTING NETWORK’ , before auditioning for TUF: Nations in 2013.

The Ultimate Fighter

On 5 December 2013, it was announced that O'Reilly had been selected as one of the welterweight fighters representing Australia for The Ultimate Fighter Nations: Canada vs. Australia. The reality show was led by Patrick Côté and

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and premiered in early 2014. In his first fight, O'Reilly was defeated by fellow cast member

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via submission and subsequently eliminated from the show.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

O'Reilly faced Zhang Lipeng in a lightweight bout on 23 August 2014 at

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. Zhang defeated O'Reilly via unanimous decision. O'Reilly faced Vik Grujic in a welterweight bout on 10 May 2015 at

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. He won the back and forth fight via unanimous decision. O'Reilly was expected to face

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on 15 November 2015 at

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. However, Macario pulled out of the bout in late September citing injury and was replaced by James Moontasri. Subsequently, O'Reilly pulled out of the fight in the week leading up to the event citing injury and was replaced by promotional newcomer Anton Zafir. O'Reilly faced

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on 20 March 2016 at

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. O'Reilly lost the fight via TKO in the first round. O'Reilly next faced

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in a lightweight bout on 3 December 2016 at The Ultimate Fighter 24 Finale. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. On February 17, 2017 it was announced that O'Reilly had been released from the UFC following back to back losses in the promotion.

Personal life

O’Reilly is married and resides in Texas, USA, where he works as a farrier and owns a custom saddle company, O’Reilly Colt & Saddle Co. He is still actively involved in coaching Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Mixed Martial Arts.

Mixed martial arts record

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:OReilly, Brendan 1987 births Living people Australian male mixed martial artists Welterweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu Australian practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu People awarded a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Martial artists from Melbourne Australian people of Irish descent University of Queensland alumni RMIT University alumni Lightweight mixed martial artists Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters 21st-century Australian sportsmen