Stephan Patrick Bonnar (April 4, 1977 – December 22, 2022) was an American

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. Bonnar competed as a

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in the UFC for most of his career. Bonnar was the runner-up on

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, his TUF Ultimate Finale loss to

Forrest Griffin Forrest Griffin (born July 1, 1979) is an American retired mixed martial artist and former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. He was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame in 2013 and currently serves as the Vice President of Athlete Development at ...

is widely considered to be the most important fight in the history of the UFC.

Early life and education

Bonnar was born in

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, and raised in

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, attending Munster High School. Bonnar had an extensive background in

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, beginning with

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when he was 10 years old,

Tae Kwon Do ''Taekwondo'', ''Tae Kwon Do'' or ''Taekwon-Do'' (; ko, 태권도/跆拳道 ) is a Korean form of martial arts involving punching and kicking techniques, with emphasis on head-height kicks, spinning jump kicks, and fast kicking techniques. T ...

at age 12,

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at age 22, and then added

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and

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when he was 24 years old. He earned his black belt in Tae Kwon Do at the age of 16 and was a two-time Golden Gloves Champion in the Super Heavyweight division. He attended and graduated from

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in 2000, earning a degree in Sports Medicine.

Early career

Bonnar began training

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with

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during the summer of 1999, under whom he received his purple belt. Bonnar also trained in Muay Thai during several trips to Thailand. Since the beginning of 2010 Bonnar trained in Muay Thai in Las Vegas under Master One Kick Nick Blomgren at One Kick's Gym.

Mixed martial arts career

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Due to his strong performance in the

finals, where he lost a unanimous decision to

in a back and forth fight, Bonnar was awarded a six-figure UFC contract along with Griffin. After his loss to Griffin, Bonnar became the staple of the regular

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shows at the

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in Las Vegas, defeating such notables as

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, James Irvin and

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before succumbing to

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by majority decision. In 2006 Bonnar lost a unanimous decision against

in the long-anticipated rematch at '' UFC 62''. After UFC 62, Bonnar tested positive for the banned substance

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, a type of

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. The commission issued a nine-month suspension on Bonnar's fighter's license and fined him $5,000. Bonnar was forced to withdraw from his fight against

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at UFC Fight Night 13 due to a serious knee injury he suffered during training. He returned to action at UFC 94 against

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, which resulted in a loss via decision. In his next fight at UFC 100 Bonnar lost a unanimous decision to

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. Bonnar mentioned on the MMA Live Post Fight Show for UFC 101 that he was considering a drop down to Middleweight after two disappointing losses at

. Despite this, Bonnar next faced Krzysztof Soszynski on February 21, 2010 at

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. Soszynski was victorious at 1:04 in the third round, due to TKO (Cut). Video replays that showed that the cut was opened up by a clash of heads led Bonnar to appeal referee John Sharp's decision. It was announced on March 10 that he had lost the appeal and the result would stand as a TKO win for Soszynski. At UFC 116, Bonnar won the rematch with a second-round TKO against Soszynski after catching him with a knee. The win broke Bonnar's three fight losing streak, bringing his UFC record to 6-6. The fight earned Bonnar and Soszynski ''Fight of the Night'' honors alongside

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and

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's fight. Bonnar fought Igor Pokrajac on December 4, 2010 at

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. He won the bout via unanimous decision (29–26, 29–26, and 29–26). Bonnar was expected to face Karlos Vemola on August 14, 2011 at UFC on Versus 5. However, Bonnar was forced to withdraw from the bout due to an injury and was replaced by

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. Bonnar faced Kyle Kingsbury on November 19, 2011 at

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. Bonnar defeated Kingsbury by unanimous decision (30–27, 30–25, and 30–27). With the UFC needing to replace the main event at UFC 153, they turned to Bonnar and

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to fill the spot left empty by injuries. The two UFC vets squared off in a

match October 13, 2012 in

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. Silva won the fight via TKO. Bonnar tested positive for anabolic steroids after the fight (

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). After his loss to Silva it was announced on October 30, 2012 by UFC president

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that Bonnar had retired from MMA competition.

UFC Hall of Fame

Shortly after the announcement of

's retirement, Dana White announced that Bonnar and

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would be inducted into the

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. Bonnar and Griffin were officially inducted on July 6, 2013.

Bellator MMA

On August 27, 2014, Bellator announced they had signed Bonnar to a multi-fight deal, seemingly coming out of retirement. Bonnar faced

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on November 15, 2014 at Bellator 131 and lost via split decision. Thereafter, Bonnar retired for a second time.

Professional wrestling career

Independent circuit (2017–2021)

On April 8, 2017 Stephan made his pro wrestling debut at Smashmouth Pro Wrestling's event Smashfest in a Battle Royal. On August 1, 2017, House of Glory, a New York City independent wrestling company announced that Bonnar would be stepping into a wrestling ring for the first time ever to face another former UFC fighter and independent wrestler,

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. However, Riddle backed out and he faced

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from NJPW instead. On December 2, 2017, "Speedball" Mike Bailey defeated Bonnar at IWS Season's Beatings in Montreal.

Impact Wrestling (2017, 2019)

Bonnar made his Impact Wrestling debut on November 5, 2017 teaming with

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losing to King Mo and

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at Bound for Glory (2017) in Ottawa, Canada. On September 14, 2019, Bonnar faced Moose in a losing effort at Impact Wrestling's Victory Road 2019. During the

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October tapings from Las Vegas, Bonnar faced Moose in a repeat of their contest from Victory Road. The rematch was used as part of Moose's buildup towards a match against

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at Bound for Glory later that month. The commentators said that Bonnar had been chosen as he was from a similar background and is a similar type of wrestler to Shamrock, therefore viewed as an ideal warmup for Moose. However, Shamrock then made an unexpected appearance after Moose disqualifies himself from the match by attacking the referee, Shamrock then put Moose in his signature ankle lock.

Personal life

Bonnar and his longtime girlfriend were married on October 30, 2009, in

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. The couple have one son, Griffin Brandon, named after

and in memory of Andrea's late brother, Brandon Brown. He was

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tic. Bonnar was a fan of the rock band

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and used their song "

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" as his entrance music to his UFC fights. Outside of competition, Bonnar has done commentary work for televised

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programming, notably serving as the WEC's color commentator for most of 2010, calling 5 of their final 7 cards. He has also made appearances as an analyst on the

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series MMA Live and for UFC broadcasts on the

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television networks. After retiring from the mixed martial arts, Bonnar was appointed the president of North Star Combat, a Minnesota-based MMA promotion.

Legal issues

On October 28, 2018, Bonnar was arrested in Nevada and charged with DUI. At approximately 1:15 p.m., the Nevada highway patrol received multiple reports that there was a red Cadillac, a vehicle owned and being driven by Bonnar, observed driving recklessly and making unsafe lane changes. When the NHP arrived on scene, they witnessed Bonnar had both hands tied and strung up to each side of his inside car handles. The pedestrians on scene said he attempted to flee the scene of the accident, so they were forced to "hog tie" him to the inside of his wrecked vehicle. This entire exchange was recorded via the responding officer's body cam and aired on the television shows season 4 of PD Cam. Officers also claimed that they could smell alcohol on Bonnar's breath and inside of Bonnar's vehicle. Bonnar was arrested on scene, refused to comply or respond to officers commands, and had to be carried and laid inside the back of the patrol car. He was then taken to the Clark County detention center where he was charged with DUI and resisting arrest.

Death

Bonnar died on December 22, 2022 , at the age of 45. UFC issued a statement suggesting it was presumed that Bonnar had died of a heart complication while at work.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

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(Runner-up) ** Fight of the Night (One time) vs. Krzysztof Soszynski on July 3, 2010 **

(Fight Wing, Class of 2013) vs.

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**Fight of the Year (2005) vs.

on April 9

Professional wrestling

* World Class Revolution ** WCR Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

Mixed martial arts record

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Early life and education

Early career

Mixed martial arts career

Ultimate Fighting Championship

UFC Hall of Fame

Bellator MMA

Professional wrestling career

Independent circuit (2017–2021)

Impact Wrestling (2017, 2019)

Personal life

Legal issues

Death

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

Professional wrestling

Mixed martial arts record

See also

References

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