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2000 In UFC
The year 2000 was the 8th year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. In 2000 the UFC held 6 events beginning with, ''UFC 24: First Defense''. Title fights Debut UFC fighters The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2000: *Aaron Brink *Adrian Serrano *Alex Stiebling *Alexandre Dantas *Andrei Arlovski *Ben Earwood *Bob Cook *Bobby Hoffman *Brad Gumm *Chris Lytle *CJ Fernandes *Dave Menne *David Dodd *David Velasquez *Dennis Hallman *Gan McGee *Ian Freeman *Ikuhisa Minowa *Jeff Monson *Jermaine Andre * Joao Roque *John Alessio *Josh Barnett *Koji Oishi *Lance Gibson * Marcelo Aguiar *Mark Hughes *Matt Lindland *Murilo Bustamante *Nate Schroeder *Renato Sobral *Sanae Kikuta *Satoshi Honma *Scott Adams *Shonie Carter * Tedd Williams *Tiki Ghosn *Tyrone Roberts *Yuki Kondo Events list UFC 27: Ultimate Bad Boyz UFC 27 was an event held in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Sept ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Freeman
Ian William Freeman (born 11 October 1966) is a retired English mixed martial artist who was the Cage Rage World Heavyweight Champion and the final Cage Rage British Light Heavyweight Champion. He was the first British person to fight in the UFC, as well as the first person to beat Frank Mir. Martial arts background Freeman came into Martial Arts from Boxing, in which he had trained for around ten years, after being taught by his father, who was an ABA Boxing Champion at 18 years of age. While working as a doorman, Freeman ended up fighting with a man who was intoxicated; a friend mentioned that rather than punch him, he should have broke the mans arm. Curious as to what he could learn, he started training in Goshin Jujutsu for around six to eight months before competing in an amateur Vale Tudo competition. In his early days, he would go on to train in Kickboxing, Judo, Wrestling, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and Muay Thai periodically with various instructors, including Mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 In UFC
The year 1999 was the 7th year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. In 1999 the UFC held 6 events beginning with, ''UFC 18: The Road to the Heavyweight Title''. Title fights Debut UFC fighters The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 1999: *Alfonso Alcarez *Bas Rutten *Chris Condo *Daiju Takase *Darrel Gholar *Dave Roberts *David Dodd *Eugene Jackson *Evan Tanner *Fabiano Iha *Frank Caracci *Jason Godsey *Jens Pulver *Joe Slick *Joey Roberts *John Lewis *Jorge Patino *Katsuhisa Fujii *Keiichiro Yamamiya * Kenichi Yamamoto *Kevin Randleman *Lowell Anderson *Marcelo Mello * Masutatsu Yano * Matt Hughes * Paul Jones *Ron Waterman *Sione Latu *Steve Judson *Tim Lajcik *Tony Petarra *Travis Fulton *Valeri Ignatov Events list See also * UFC * List of UFC champions * List of UFC events List of UFC events is a list of events held and scheduled by the Ultimate Fightin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UFC Heavyweight Championship
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) champions are fighters who have won UFC championships. Historical notes At the time of the UFC's inception in 1993, mixed martial arts was not sanctioned in the United States, and did not include weight classes. Instead of the traditional championship model, the UFC held tournaments with the winner receiving a permanent appellation. In response to criticism from Senator John McCain that saw the loss of its television deal and the banning of the sport in thirty-six states, the UFC increased its cooperation with state athletic commissions and introduced weight classes in 1997, starting with UFC 12, and began introducing weight-specific titles. The original codification for weight classes introduced only two divisions: heavyweight, which grouped together all competitors above , and lightweight, which encompassed all competitors 199 pounds (90 kg) and under. At UFC 14 the lightweight division would be renamed to middleweight, though it wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gan McGee
Gan McGee (born November 20, 1976) is an American mixed martial artist who has competed for the UFC, PRIDE, WEC and the XFC. Background McGee was born in Bismarck, North Dakota to Marguerite McGee (nee Ohde) and Curtis Warren McGee. McGee dominated on the wrestling team at Ukiah High School and then continued his career at the University of Iowa and California Polytechnic State University. Career McGee debuted with the UFC at UFC 28 on November 17, 2000. He faced fellow debutant Josh Barnett. He lost the fight via TKO in the second round. McGee returned to the UFC in 2002 after a short stint in WEC where he won two fights. His return fight was against Pedro Rizzo at UFC 39 on September 27, 2002. He won via TKO after Rizzo was unable to continue past the first round. His next fight was against Alexandre Dantas at UFC 41 on February 28, 2003. He won via TKO in the first round. On September 26, 2003, McGee earned a shot at the UFC Heavyweight Championship at UFC 4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dennis Hallman
Dennis Lloyd Hallman (born December 2, 1975) is an American former professional mixed martial artist who competed from 1996 to 2015. A veteran of 75 fights, he competed in various promotions including the UFC, Strikeforce, IFL, the World Series of Fighting, Titan FC, Shooto, and King of the Cage. He is most notable for infamously sporting a blue speedo to the octagon in his UFC fight against Brian Ebersole. He is also notable for being the only fighter other than George St. Pierre and B.J. Penn to defeat former UFC Welterweight Champion Matt Hughes twice. Background Hallman was born in Olympia, Washington, and began training when he was eight years old. He was on the Wrestling team at Yelm High School and won the 135-pound state championship in his senior year. Hallman had planned to continue his career at a community college, but broke his leg during the pre-season training, and had to be sidelined for the entire season. A former high school classmate was sending in video ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Menne
David Jeremy Menne (born July 29, 1974) is an American retired mixed martial artist. He was the first ever UFC Middleweight Champion and has also competed for Cage Rage, Bellator, Shooto, ADCC and RINGS. Background Menne was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota and grew up in Forest Lake, Minnesota, attending Forest Lake Area High School where he excelled in wrestling. Menne continued wrestling at the collegiate level at the University of Iowa while studying philosophy. He found Muay Thai while in Santa Fe, New Mexico before returning to Minnesota to train at the Minnesota Martial Arts Academy in Shooto. Mixed martial arts career Early career Menne made his professional mixed martial arts debut in 1997 and compiled a record of 23-5-1 with notable wins over Dennis Hallman, Jutaro Nakao, Chris Lytle, and also fought to a draw against Shonie Carter. After Menne lost to Kiyoshi Tamura at the 1999 Rings: King of Kings tournament, he signed with the UFC. UFC Menne made his UFC de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Lytle
Chris Scott Lytle (born August 18, 1974) is an American retired mixed martial artist and boxer. A professional from 1999 until 2011 and twenty-fight veteran of the UFC, Lytle also fought in Pancrase, Cage Rage, and the WEC. He held the inaugural Cage Rage World Welterweight Championship and was a finalist on The Ultimate Fighter 4. During his tenure in the UFC, he was awarded "Fight of the Night" honors six times. Background Lytle was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, and graduated from Southport High School in 1993. At Southport, he was an active member of the Wrestling team, finishing 4th at the Indiana State Wrestling Finals in his junior year and 2nd place his senior year. In fact, to this day, he still participates in workouts at the Southport High School with the wrestling team, Coach Petty and Coach Dildine. He has also helped coach at New Palestine High School. Lytle attended Indiana University, where he achieved a degree in sports management, Chris has a black belt in a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobby Hoffman
Bobby "The Truth" Hoffman (born October 28, 1966) is a retired American mixed martial artist who competed in the heavyweight division. He is the former King of the Cage super heavyweight champion as well as the former King of the Cage heavyweight champion. Having made his professional debut in 1998, Hoffman has also formerly competed for the UFC, RINGS, and Jungle Fight. During his career, Hoffman defeated world champions Alistair Overeem and Ricco Rodriguez. Background Hoffman found mixed martial arts, then known as "shootfighting", after being released from jail, spending 92 consecutive days in solitary confinement for assault charges. Hoffman, a talented wrestler and football player, attended Ellsworth Community College and the University of Akron before leaving college a year early to compete in the NFL for the Cleveland Browns. Hoffman spent half of a season with the team before being released. Two days out of jail, Hoffman attended a local fight and after the originally ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrei Arlovski
Andrei Arlovski (, born 4 February 1979) is a Belarusian-American professional mixed martial artist and actor. A former UFC Heavyweight Champion, he competed in the heavyweight division for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and holds the record for most wins (23) in UFC heavyweight history. Arlovski has also competed for Strikeforce, WSOF, Affliction, EliteXC, ONE FC and M-1 Challenge. Early life Arlovski was born in Babruisk, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union (now Belarus). When he was younger, bullies often picked on him and beat him up. In 1994, when he was 14 years old, he had finally had enough and started lifting weights to put on muscle and, he hoped, to help him deal with these bullies. Arlovski took up martial arts at the age of 16 in sports such as Sambo, Judo and Kickboxing. Enrolling at the police academy in Minsk, Arlovski combined his interest in a career in law enforcement with his growing martial arts participation by taking up the required police de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandre Dantas
Alexandre Fernandes Dantas (born 1 March 1979) is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu instructor and competitor. Dantas formerly fought mixed martial artist. He competed in the Heavyweight division. He lost his last fight at UFC 41 against Gan McGee on 28 February 2003. He is a 3 times world champion in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, the 2002 champion in the open division Brazilian Championship, a 5 times Rio de Janeiro jiu-jitsu champion, the 2007 champion of de ADCC trials in Brazil, the Brazilian Teams Champion at Gracie Barra team, 3-time champion of Brazil X USA jiu-jitsu, 3 time Pan-American jiu-jitsu champion, the 2000 USA Jiu-jitsu champion, 5-time champion of the open division of Copa Café Jiu-jitsu in Miguel Pereira - Rio de Janeiro, among other championships. Dantas has notable wins in Brazilian jiu-jitsu competition over Rodrigo "Comprido", Gabriel Gonzaga, Fabrício Werdum, "Marcelinho" Garcia, Demian Maia, Bruno Bastos, Fernando Augusto “Tererê”, Marcio "Corleta", and others. M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Stiebling
Alex Stiebling (born December 26, 1976) is a retired American professional mixed martial artist. A professional competitor from 1999 until 2009, he competed in the PRIDE Fighting Championships, WEC, King of the Cage, BodogFIGHT, the World Fighting Alliance. He won the International Vale Tudo Championship in 2001. Early life Stiebling grew up in Louisville, KY and graduated from Trinity High School in 1995. As a senior, he finished as runner-up in the 160 lbs. weight class of the 1995 Kentucky high school wrestling state tournament. Mixed martial arts career Early career Stiebling compiled a professional record of 5-0-1 competing in the Midwestern regional circuit before facing Mark Hughes at UFC 28 on November 17, 2000. He lost via unanimous decision, but would bounce back later winning the IVC tournament in November of the next year. PRIDE Fighting Championships Stiebling made his PRIDE debut at PRIDE 18 against Allan Goes on December 23, 2001. He won via third-round TKO. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aaron Brink
Aaron Franklin Brink (November 12, 1974 – May 26, 2023), also known by his stage name Dick Delaware, was an American professional mixed martial artist and pornographic film actor who competed in the Light Heavyweight division. He competed for King of the Cage, RINGS, UFC and World Extreme Cagefighting. Out of 57 career bouts, only one went to decision. Brink has appeared in episodes of '' Intervention'' and ''Divorce Court'' and portrayed Electro in '' Spider-Man XXX: A Porn Parody'' (2011). He was the father of Anderson Lee Aldrich, who was convicted of perpetrating the Club Q shooting in November 2022. Early life Aaron Brink was born on November 12, 1974, in Newport Beach, California. Raised by his blue-collar father in Huntington Beach, he developed passions for wrestling and surfing. Brink attended Huntington High before being expelled for fighting. From 1989 to 1992, he was in and out of juvenile detention centers on eight occasions. Brink was arrested and sentenced ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
