Deividas Taurosevičius (born August 28, 1977) is a Lithuanian retired

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who last competed in the

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division. A professional competitor from 2002 until 2013, he competed for the WEC, Bellator, the Cage Fury Fighting Championships, and for the New York Pitbulls of the IFL.

Background

Originally from Lithuania, Taurosevičius was a talented rugby player, competing for the national team, and winning an award given to the best player in the country in 1999. He then moved to the United States with the desire of continuing his professional career, but was not content with playing in America as he felt the sport did not have enough respect in the country. In 2002, Taurosevičius turned professional with his MMA career.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Taurosevičius started his professional MMA career in 2002, primarily competing on cards in Massachusetts and New Jersey. In early 2007, he began fighting for the New York Pitbulls in the International Fight League. Taurosevičius went 2–1 with the promotion, his lone loss being at the hands of

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in his last appearance, which was for the promotion's Lightweight Championship.

World Extreme Cagefighting

In September 2008, he signed with Affliction and was scheduled to face Mark Hominick on the Affliction: Trilogy undercard on August 1, 2009. The match was subsequently picked up by

Zuffa TKO Operating Company, LLC (TKO OpCo), doing business as Zuffa (), is an American sports promotion company specializing in mixed martial arts. It was founded in January 2001 in Las Vegas, Nevada, by Station Casinos executives Frank Fertitta I ...

and was scheduled to take place at

WEC 43 ''WEC 43: Cerrone vs. Henderson'' was a mixed martial arts event held by World Extreme Cagefighting on October 10, 2009, at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas. Background The event was scheduled to take place on September 2, 2009, at the Co ...

. However, Hominick was replaced by Javier Vazquez. Taurosevicius won by split decision. Taurosevičius defeated previously unbeaten

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via unanimous decision at

WEC 46 ''WEC 46: Varner vs. Henderson'' was a mixed martial arts event held by World Extreme Cagefighting on January 10, 2010. It took place at the ARCO Arena in Sacramento, California. Background Mark Hominick was scheduled to face Yves Jabouin on t ...

. Taurosevičius lost via majority decision to LC Davis on March 6, 2010 at

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Bellator

Taurosevičius then competed for Bellator at Bellator 33 against Wilson Reis and was defeated via split decision. He has most recently competed for the Ring of Combat promotion based out of

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, winning the promotion's Featherweight Championship and successfully defending his title three times.

Personal life

Taurosevičius is married.

Mixed martial arts record

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References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Taurosevicius, Deividas 1977 births Living people Lithuanian male mixed martial artists Featherweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu Lithuanian practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu People awarded a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Lithuanian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Sportspeople from Šiauliai