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Francisco Rivera (fighter)
Francisco Rivera Jr. (born October 8, 1981) is an American former mixed martial artist who last competed in XMMA. A professional since 2008, he has also competed for the UFC, WEC and Tachi Palace Fights. Rivera is known for his heavy hands and wild fighting style. Background Rivera graduated from Buena Park High School where he excelled in football eventually playing for Orange Coast College, until his foot was broken. Mixed martial arts career World Extreme Cagefighting Rivera made his WEC debut replacing an injured Josh Grispi against Erik Koch at WEC 52. He lost the fight via TKO in the first round. Ultimate Fighting Championship On October 28, 2010, World Extreme Cagefighting merged with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. As part of the merger, most WEC fighters were transferred into the UFC. Rivera was expected to drop to Bantamweight and face Takeya Mizugaki on March 3, 2011, at UFC Live: Sanchez vs. Kampmann. However, Rivera was forced out of the bout ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whittier, California
Whittier () is a city in Los Angeles County, California, and is part of the Gateway Cities. The city had 87,306 residents as of the 2020 United States census, an increase of 1,975 from the 2010 United States census, 2010 census figure. Whittier was incorporated in February 1898 and became a charter city in 1955. The city is named for the Quaker poet John Greenleaf Whittier and is home to Whittier College. The city is surrounded by three unincorporated areas sharing the Whittier name, West Whittier-Los Nietos, California, West Whittier-Los Nietos, South Whittier, California, South Whittier, and East Whittier, California, East Whittier, which combined are home to a larger population than Whittier proper. Etymology In the founding days of Whittier, when it was a small, isolated town, Jonathan Bailey and his wife, Rebecca, were among the first residents. They followed the Quaker religious faith and practice and held religious meetings on their porch. Other early settlers, such as A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ultimate Fighter 13 Finale
''The Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs. Team dos Santos'' is the thirteenth installment of the Ultimate Fighting Championship produced reality television series ''The Ultimate Fighter''. The UFC and Spike TV held open tryouts on November 4, 2010, in Las Vegas Valley, Las Vegas, Nevada. The casting call went out for Welterweight (MMA), Welterweight and Middleweight (MMA), Middleweight fighters, however, all fighters will be in the welterweight division. All fighters applying and trying out for the show must have at least three professional fights and be at least 21 years of age. Notables who turned up to the tryouts included Strikeforce (mixed martial arts), Strikeforce veterans Karl Amoussou, Andre Galvao, and Zak Cummings, and former TUF contestants Frank Lester (fighter), Frank Lester and Jeremiah Riggs. It was confirmed during the UFC Fight Night 23, Fight for the Troops 2 conference call that Brock Lesnar and Junior dos Santos would be the coaches for this season. This seaso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UFC Fight Night 31
''UFC: Fight for the Troops 3'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 31'') was a mixed martial arts event held on November 6, 2013, at Fort Campbell in Fort Campbell, Kentucky. The event was broadcast live on Fox Sports 1. Background The event was the fourth that UFC hosted in cooperation with a US military base, following UFC Fight Night: Sanchez vs. Riggs in 2006, UFC: Fight for the Troops in 2008 and UFC: Fight for the Troops 2 in 2011. Featured on the card were several United States Armed Forces military veterans including Tim Kennedy, Liz Carmouche, Colton Smith and Neil Magny. A bout between George Roop and Francisco Rivera, previously linked to UFC 166 was moved to this event to bolster the card. Nik Lentz was briefly scheduled to face Dennis Bermudez at the event. However, Lentz was pulled from the pairing with Bermudez in favor of a bout with Chad Mendes on December 14, 2013 at UFC on Fox 9. Bermudez then faced Steven Siler. Derek Brunson was originally scheduled to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UFC 166
''UFC 166: Velasquez vs. dos Santos III'' was a mixed martial arts event held on October 19, 2013, at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Background The main event was a UFC Heavyweight Championship bout between the current champion Cain Velasquez and top contender Junior dos Santos. The two have split their two previous encounters with Dos Santos winning the first bout via first round knockout at UFC on Fox: Velasquez vs. dos Santos and then Velasquez winning the rematch via unanimous decision at UFC 155. A bout between Tony Ferguson and Khabib Nurmagomedov was rescheduled from UFC 164 however visa complications left Nurmagomedov unable to compete and was subsequently replaced by Mike Rio. A bout between George Roop and Francisco Rivera was scheduled for this card, but was moved to UFC Fight Night 31 and replaced by Sarah Kaufman vs. Jessica Eye. Matt Grice was expected to face Jeremy Larsen at the event. However, Grice was forced out of the bout after sustaining seri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Roop
George H. Roop (born November 10, 1981) is a retired mixed martial artist. He was a cast member of Spike TV's ''The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir'', winning his preliminary and first round fights. He fought as a Bantamweight (MMA), bantamweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, UFC and most recently fought under the Road FC banner. He holds notable victories over former WEC Bantamweight champion Brian Bowles (fighter), Brian Bowles and UFC featherweight contender Chan Sung Jung. Background Roop is from Tucson, Arizona and began competing in martial arts from a young age, winning Tae Kwon Do and judo tournaments while following the UFC in its early days. He later attended Canyon Del Oro High School, where he was a quarterback on the football team and participated in wrestling in the 112 lbs. division, and had also wrestled in middle school. He attended Pima Community College but elected not to wrestle. He met former UFC fighters Drew Fickett and Efrain Escudero ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UFC On Fox 7
The year 2013 was the 21st year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. 2013 started with ''UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Bisping''. 2013 also saw the introduction of the women's bantamweight weight class with ''UFC 157, UFC 157: Rousey vs. Carmouche''. 2013 UFC.com awards Debut UFC fighters The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2013: *Adam Cella *Adlan Amagov *Adriano Martins *Alan Patrick (fighter), Alan Patrick *Alex Garcia (fighter), Alex Garcia *Alexis Davis (fighter), Alexis Davis *Ali Bagautinov *Alptekin Özkiliç *Amanda Nunes *Andre Fili *Anthony Lapsley *Anthony Smith (mixed martial artist), Anthony Smith *Antonio Braga Neto *Ben Wall *Bethe Correia *Bobby Green (fighter), Bobby Green *Bobby Voelker *Brandon Thatch *Brian Houston *Brian Melancon *Bristol Marunde *Bruno Santos *Bubba McDaniel *Caros Fodor *Cat Zingano *Chris Holdsworth *Clint Hester *Collin Hart *Conor McGre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugo Viana (fighter)
Hugo Viana (born September 26, 1982) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist. A professional MMA competitor since 2010, Viana made a name for himself competing on the first season of Globo's The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil. He formerly competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), fighting in its bantamweight division. Mixed martial arts career Viana decided to begin training in mixed martial arts in 2010 after admiring the sport for several years and having trained in Tae Kwon Do since he was 12 years old and in Boxing and Wing Chun since age of 21. In 2005, he took up Brazilian jiu-jitsu before he began his MMA training with Champions Team MMA in his hometown of Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. Wolverine (nicknamed after the Marvel Comics character) did not spend long on the amateur circuit, only competing in one fight before turning professional only a few months later. He made his professional debut on May 26, 2010, against Marcelo Santos at a Win Fight and Entertainment event. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UFC 156
''UFC 156: Aldo vs. Edgar '' was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on February 2, 2013, at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Paradise, Nevada. Background A bout between Dan Henderson and Lyoto Machida was briefly linked to this event, but was eventually moved to UFC 157 to bolster that event's card. Erick Silva was expected to face Jay Hieron at the Rocksville event; however, Silva pulled out of the bout citing an injury, and was replaced by promotional newcomer Tyron Woodley. A date between Robbie Peralta and Akira Corassani was briefly linked to this event; however the bout was rescheduled for April 6, 2013 at UFC on Fuel TV 9 after Corassani was sidelined for a short period with an illness. At the weigh-ins, promotional newcomer Dustin Kimura came in heavy weighing in at 139 lb. Kimura was given two hours to cut to the bantamweight maximum of 136 pounds, but he elected instead to surrender a percentage of his fight purse to his oppo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faber Vs
Faber may refer to: People * Faber (surname) Companies * Faber & Faber, publishing house in the United Kingdom * Faber-Castell, German manufacturer of writing instruments * Faber Music, British sheet music publisher * Eberhard Faber, German art supply manufacturer best known (in the United States) by their brand of pencil and eraser In fiction * Faber College, fictional school providing the setting for the movie ''National Lampoon's Animal House'' * Faber (Fahrenheit 451), character in Ray Bradbury's science fiction novel ''Fahrenheit 451'' Places * Faber, Virginia, a community in the United States * Mount Faber, second highest peak in Singapore Other uses * ''Faber'', pseudonym of the Italian singer-songwriter Fabrizio De André * ''Faber'' (EP), a 2006 EP by Faber Drive * Faber (grape) Faberrebe or Faber is a grape variety used for white wine. It was created in 1929 by Georg Scheu at the ''Landesanstalt für Rebenzüchtung'' in Alzey and was released with vari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roland Delorme
Roland Camille Roger Delorme (born December 18, 1983) is a Canadian mixed martial artist who formerly competed in the bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He was a competitor on Spike TV's The Ultimate Fighter: Team Bisping vs. Team Miller. MMA career Early career Delorme amassed a 7–2 record before going on The Ultimate Fighter, fighting exclusively in his native Canada. The Ultimate Fighter Delorme was picked last for Team Miller after beating B.J. Ferguson by triangle choke in the preliminary fights. He did not make the semi-finals, as he lost to T.J. Dillashaw by submission at the end of the second round after being outwrestled and constantly being taken down throughout the fight. Ultimate Fighting Championship Delorme fought Josh Ferguson at The Ultimate Fighter 14 Finale, winning via submission in the third round. Delorme fought Nick Denis on May 5, 2012 at UFC on Fox: Diaz vs. Miller, replacing an injured Johnny Bedford. He beat Denis by r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dustin Pague
Dustin William Pague (born August 5, 1987) is a former American mixed martial artist who most recently fought in the Bantamweight division of the UFC. He was a competitor on Spike TV's The Ultimate Fighter: Team Bisping vs. Team Miller, and has formerly competed as a Lightweight and Featherweight. Pague is currently a professional boxer after announcing his switch from MMA in January 2016. He currently competes as a bare-knuckle boxer in Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship. Background Pague began boxing when he was 15 years old and graduated from Central Dauphin East High School, then attended Harrisburg Area Community College but transferred before eventually earning a degree. Six months after viewing a video of a UFC event, Pague began his amateur career. After suffering a series of back injuries throughout his MMA career, Pague decided to make the transition to professional boxing as a way to continue fighting and reduce the daily strain he was putting on his back. Pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UFC On FX 4
The year 2012 was the 20th year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. 2012 started with UFC 142: Aldo vs. Mendes and ended with UFC 155: dos Santos vs. Velasquez 2. The year saw the successful UFC Featherweight title defense by José Aldo, the crowning of Carlos Condit as the Interim Welterweight Champion, a new Lightweight Champion in Benson Henderson, a tournament to crown the first UFC Flyweight Champion as well as the finales of '' The Ultimate Fighter 15'' and '' The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil''. 2012 UFC.com awards Debut UFC fighters The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2012: * Abel Trujillo *Akira Corassani * Al Iaquinta * Andrew Craig * Andy Ogle *Anistavio Medeiros * Anton Kuivanen * Antonio Carvalho * Antônio Silva *Azamat Gashimov * Ben Alloway *Bernardo Magalhaes *Besam Yousef * Brad Scott * Brendan Loughnane *Brock Jardine *Buddy Roberts *C.J. Keith * Caio Mag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
