John Lawrence Hathaway (born 1 July 1987) is an

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mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, incorpo ...

who competes in the

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division.

Mixed martial arts career

Background and early career

Formerly an open-side flanker for local rugby team Hove RFC, Hathaway decided to make the transition to mixed martial arts after watching the Ultimate Fighting championship on television. He made his professional MMA debut on 25 June 2006, defeating his opponent via rear naked choke in the first round. John Hathaway currently trains at London Shootfighters. Hathaway also trained in the US with American Top Team and 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu with Eddie Bravo.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

After signing a four fight deal, Hathaway was scheduled to fight undefeated Tom Egan at

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. He made an impressive UFC debut, scoring a dominant first round TKO win over Egan via elbows. Hathaway defeated the debuting

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via unanimous decision at

UFC 99 ''UFC 99: The Comeback'' was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on June 13, 2009 in Cologne, Germany. Background This event was the first UFC event held in Germany, as well as the first in mainland Europe ...

. Hathaway's next fight was against Paul Taylor at

UFC 105 ''UFC 105: Couture vs. Vera'' was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on November 14, 2009 in Manchester, United Kingdom at the Manchester Evening News Arena. This event aired on the same day, via tape de ...

. Hathaway won a unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26). Hathaway then faced the biggest fight of his career as he fought Diego Sanchez on 29 May 2010 at

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, in Sanchez' return to welterweight. In the first round, Hathaway dropped Sanchez with a knee to the head, as Sanchez attempted a takedown. Hathaway then dominated with ground and pound. The rest of the fight saw Hathaway utilize his reach advantage to dominate the striking, which gave him the unanimous decision victory. Hathaway was expected to face

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UFC 120 ''UFC 120: Bisping vs. Akiyama'' was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on October 16, 2010, at the O2 Arena in London, United Kingdom. The card featured six televised MMA bouts, as well as four un-aired p ...

, but Kim was forced out of the bout with an injury and replaced by Mike Pyle. Hathaway lost to Pyle via unanimous decision after being overmatched by the heavy underdog. This loss was also the first of his career. Hathaway fought

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on 26 March 2011 at

UFC Fight Night 24 ''UFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs. Davis'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 24'') was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on March 26, 2011 at the KeyArena in Seattle, Washington. Background The event did not lea ...

. The fight was closely contested throughout. However, Hathaway walked away the winner via split decision. Hathaway was expected to face

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on 5 November 2011 at UFC 138. However, on 30 August Krauss pulled out of the bout citing a shoulder injury, and was replaced by Matt Brown. On 17 October, Hathaway himself was forced to pull out of the bout due to an undisclosed injury. As a result, Brown was pulled from the card and shifted to

UFC 139 ''UFC 139: Shogun vs. Henderson'' was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on November 19, 2011 at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California. It was the first UFC event in San Jose, the longtime home and base ar ...

. Hathaway/Krauss took place on 5 May 2012 at

UFC on Fox 3 ''UFC on Fox: Diaz vs. Miller'' (also known as ''UFC on Fox 3'') was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on May 5, 2012 at the IZOD Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Background Dennis Hallman was expected ...

. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Hathaway beat John Maguire via unanimous decision on 29 September 2012 at

UFC on Fuel TV 5 ''UFC on Fuel TV: Struve vs. Miocic'' (also known as ''UFC on Fuel TV 5'') was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on September 29, 2012, at Capital FM Arena in Nottingham, United Kingdom. Background Jörgen K ...

. Hathaway was expected to face

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on 8 June 2013 at

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. However, Hathaway was pulled from the bout in late April and replaced by

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. Hathaway returned from his extended hiatus to face

on 1 March 2014 at The Ultimate Fighter: China Finale. He lost the fight via third round knockout due to a spinning back elbow. Hathaway was expected to face Gunnar Nelson on 11 July 2015 at

UFC 189 ''UFC 189: Mendes vs. McGregor'' was a mixed martial arts event held on July 11, 2015, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Background The event took place during the UFC's annual International Fight Week. The event was expected t ...

. However, Hathaway pulled out of the bout on 23 June citing injury, and was replaced by

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Return from Retirement

After almost 8 years after his last bout, Hathaway made his return on October 15, 2022 at Oktagon 36 against André Ricardo. He won his return, dominating the bout on the way to a unanimous decision victory.

Personal life

John Hathaway was diagnosed with Crohn's disease some time in 2010. This has prevented him from fighting since 2014.

Championships and achievements

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** British National Freestyle wrestling Runner up (Two times) ** NEWA freestyle wrestling champion (One time)

Mixed martial arts record

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References

External links

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John Hathaway Personal SiteOfficial UFC Profile
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Mixed martial arts career

Background and early career

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Return from Retirement

Personal life

Championships and achievements

Mixed martial arts record

See also

References

External links