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Sean Woodson
Sean Lawrence Woodson (born June 7, 1992) is an American mixed martial artist who currently competes in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Background Growing up in North County, Sean Woodson’s dad was the driving inspiration behind his fighting career as his father would watch fights with his son, developing a passion for boxing. His mother had other ideas and took Sean to a trip to the pediatrician at the age of eight, asking the doctor to explain the dangers of boxing. Instead the doctor told her that with headgear, boxing is actually safer than a lot of other sports like football or hockey. Sean's mother then took him to the gym where he fell in love with the sport. As an amateur boxer, he developed a record of 46-3. Following a serious car accident at age sixteen, he ended up living at Matt Hughes’ Hit Squad Gym in Granite City. There, he was introduced to mixed martial arts. Mixed martial arts career Early career Making his debut at RFA 44, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Middleweight (MMA)
The middleweight division in mixed martial arts refers to different weight classes: *The UFC's middleweight division, which groups competitors within 171 to 185 lb (77.5 to 84 kg) *The Shooto's middleweight class, which refers to competitors between 155 and 170 lb (70.3 and 77.1 kg) *The ONE Championship ONE Championship, formerly ONE Fighting Championship (ONE FC) until January 2015, is a Multinational corporation, multinational combat sports Promoter (entertainment), promotion founded on 14 July 2011 by Chatri Sityodtong and Victor Cui. Origi ...'s middleweight division follows the Pride FC model, with an upper limit of *The Road FC's middleweight division, with an upper limit of 185 lb (84 kg) Ambiguity and clarification For the sake of uniformity, many mixed martial arts websites refer to competitors between 171 and 185 lb (77.5 and 84 kg) as middleweights. This encompasses Shooto's light heavyweight division of the same weight limit. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rozenstruik Vs
Jairzinho R. Rozenstruik (born 17 March 1988) is a Surinamese professional mixed martial artist and former kickboxer. He formerly competed in the Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Rozenstruik currently holds the record for second fastest knockout in the heavyweight division against Allen Crowder at UFC Fight Night 154. In kickboxing, he is a former WLF Super Heavyweight Tournament Champion and a Superkombat World Grand Prix I 2013 Runner-Up. Background Rozenstruik was born and raised in Paramaribo. His parents were football fans and named him after the Brazilian star Jairzinho. Rozenstruik played football and basketball before starting to train kickboxing at the age of seventeen in a local gym. After he competed in kickboxing, he transitioned to mixed martial arts in 2012. Martial arts career Kickboxing At the age of seventeen, Rozenstruik started training in a gym called Rens Project. There he started to take kickboxing lessons and soon he w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Ige
Daniel Alexander Ige ( ; born August 6, 1991) is an American professional mixed martial artist who currently competes in the featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional since 2014, he has also competed for the Legacy Fighting Championship, Pancrase, the RFA, and Titan FC. As of May 6, 2025, he is #14 in the UFC featherweight rankings. Mixed martial arts career Ige started his career out with 10 amateur fights. He compiled an 8–2 record before going pro. He started his pro career with a 2–1 record. He then rattled off six straight victories competing for various regional promotions including a win on Dana White's Contender Series 3. Ultimate Fighting Championship Ige signed with the UFC after earning a victory on Dana White's Contender Series (DWCS). He was expected to face Charles Rosa in his debut at UFC 220. However, Rosa pulled out of the fight citing a neck injury. Ige remained on the card and faced fellow newcomer and DWCS alum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UFC On ESPN 63
''UFC on ESPN: Covington vs. Buckley'' (also known as ''UFC on ESPN 63'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on December 14, 2024, at the Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida, United States. Background The event marked the promotion's fourth visit to Tampa and first since UFC Fight Night: Joanna vs. Waterson in October 2019. A welterweight bout between Joaquin Buckley and Ian Machado Garry was expected to headline the event. However, Garry was pulled to fight Shavkat Rakhmonov at UFC 310 a week earlier and was replaced by former interim UFC Welterweight Champion Colby Covington. A bantamweight bout between Umar Nurmagomedov and Song Yadong was originally reported to headline the event. However, the bout never materialized due to Song being injured. A women's flyweight bout between Tracy Cortez and Miranda Maverick was originally scheduled to take place at UFC on ESPN: Lemos vs. Jandiroba in July, but Cortez was pulled fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UFC On ESPN 56
''UFC on ESPN: Lewis vs. Nascimento'' (also known as ''UFC on ESPN 56'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on May 11, 2024, at the Enterprise Center, in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Background The event marked the promotion's second visit to St. Louis and first since UFC Fight Night: Stephens vs. Choi in January 2018. A heavyweight bout between former UFC Heavyweight Championship challenger Derrick Lewis and Rodrigo Nascimento headlined the event. A light heavyweight bout between Carlos Ulberg and Alonzo Menifield was expected to take place at UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot on March 30, but it was moved to this event due to undisclosed reasons. A lightweight bout between Matt Frevola and Michael Johnson (fighter), Michael Johnson was expected to take place at the event, but it was scrapped after Johnson withdrew. A welterweight bout between Jared Gooden and Kevin Jousset was scheduled for the event. Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Caceres
Alex Caceres (born June 20, 1988) is an American professional mixed martial artist who competed in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional since 2008, Caceres mostly competed in his regional circuit, before signing with the UFC to appear on '' The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck''. Mixed martial arts career Background Caceres comes from Miami, Florida, where he trains at Young Tigers Foundation. Caceres claims to be "inventive and creative" during the fights, often smiling during competition. Caceres also never went the distance in any of his fights prior to joining the ''TUF'' cast. Caceres' nickname, "Bruce Leeroy" stems from the character in the film ''The Last Dragon''. Early career Caceres initially fought in an underground backyard street fighting organization in Miami. Caceres mostly appeared in promotions based in Florida. Amongst these was an appearance for the King of the Cage promotion at "King of the Cage: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UFC 297
''UFC 297: Strickland vs. du Plessis'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on January 20, 2024, at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Background The event marked the promotion's seventh visit to Toronto and first since UFC 231 in December 2018. A UFC Middleweight Championship bout between current champion Sean Strickland and former KSW Welterweight Champion Dricus du Plessis headlined the event. A UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship bout for the vacant title between former title challenger Raquel Pennington and Mayra Bueno Silva took place at the event. The title was vacated when former champion Amanda Nunes announced her retirement immediately after defending her title at UFC 289. A UFC Featherweight Championship bout between current champion Alexander Volkanovski and Ilia Topuria was expected to take place at this event. However, Volkanovski was instead pulled to face Islam Makhachev for the UFC Lightw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Jourdain
Charles Jourdain (born November 27, 1995) is a Canadian mixed martial artist who currently competes in the Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He was previously a TKO Major League MMA Double Champion, winning the Featherweight and Interim Lightweight Championship. Background He has two older brothers and a younger brother Louis Jourdain, who has been quite involved in his mixed martial arts career and pursues a career of his own. Mixed martial arts career Early career Jourdain began competing in mixed martial arts in 2013. He earned an amateur record of 8–2, fighting 8 times in 2013 winning 7 of those bouts. He also competed in FightQuest Amateur Combat in 2014 where he won the vacant FightQuest Featherweight Championship and earned a "Performance of the Night" bonus. After going professional in 2015 he competed exclusively in Canadian MMA promotions. Jourdain made his MMA debut against Thomas Sumantri on May 21, 2016, at LAMMQ - Quebec Mixed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Miller (fighter)
James Andrew Miller (born August 30, 1983) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he currently holds the UFC records for most bouts, most total wins, and most wins in the Lightweight division. He is the younger brother of former UFC fighter Dan Miller. Early life and education Born and raised in Sparta Township, New Jersey and the youngest of three brothers, Miller started wrestling at the age of four. He competed in wrestling in high school at Sparta High School, as well as one year of collegiate wrestling at Virginia Tech. Miller had not originally planned on wrestling at Virginia Tech, but his desire to compete again grew and he made the team as a walk-on later into the season. However, Miller did not continue competing for the school because of "disagreements" with the coaching staff and the program. He currently holds a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu under J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nevada Athletic Commission
The Nevada State Athletic Commission (also known as the Nevada Athletic Commission or NSAC) regulates all contests and exhibitions of unarmed combat within the state of Nevada, including licensure and supervision of promoters, boxing, boxers, kickboxing, kickboxers, mixed martial arts, mixed martial arts fighters, seconds, ring officials, managers, and matchmakers. The commission is the final authority on licensing matters, having the ability to approve, deny, revoke, or suspend all licenses for unarmed combat. The commission was established in 1941. It has several times been criticized for its conduct and sentences, and has several times been labelled a "kangaroo court". Leadership The Nevada State Athletic Commission is an agency of the Nevada Department of Business & Industry and is made up of five part-time commissioners (known as the "Commission"), an executive director, and seven full-time employees. Each commissioner is appointed by the Governor of Nevada, Governor for a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UFC Fight Night 225
''UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 225'' and ''UFC on ESPN+ 83'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on August 26, 2023, at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore. Background The event marked the promotion's sixth visit to Singapore and first since UFC 275 in June 2022. A featherweight bout between former UFC Featherweight Champion Max Holloway and former title challenger Jung Chan-sung served as the event's headliner. A women's flyweight bout between former UFC Women's Flyweight Championship challenger Taila Santos and Erin Blanchfield took place at this event. They were previously scheduled to headline UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Blanchfield but Santos withdrew after her cornermen were denied visas into the United States. Results Bonus awards The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses. *Fight of the Night: Max Holloway vs. Jung C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Garcia
Estevan Garcia Jr. (born May 22, 1992), known as Steve Garcia, is an American professional mixed martial artist who competes in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He has previously competed in Bellator's bantamweight division. Background Inspired by his friends, Garcia initially started training mixed martial arts at Greg Jackson's satellite gym at the age of 15. He then went on to train jiu-jitsu and kickboxing at Luttrell's MMA before moving to Jackson-Wink MMA. Mixed martial arts career Bellator MMA Garcia was expected to make his Bellator debut against Shawn Bunch at Bellator 97 on July 31, 2013. However, Garcia pulled out of the fight due to injury and was replaced by Russell Wilson. The bout with Shawn Bunch was rescheduled for Bellator 105 on October 25, 2013. Garcia defeated Bunch via TKO in the third round. After signing a new deal with the promotion, Garcia faced Cody Walker at Bellator 121 on June 6, 2014. He won the fight ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |