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UFC Fight Night 151
''UFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 151'' or ''UFC on ESPN+ 9'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on May 4, 2019 at the Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Background The event was the promotion's second visit to Ottawa, following UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs. Thompson which took place in June 2016 at TD Place Arena. A lightweight bout between Al Iaquinta and former UFC Lightweight Championship challenger Donald Cerrone served as the event headliner. A heavyweight bout between Walt Harris and Aleksei Oleinik was originally scheduled to take place at this event. However on April 3, it was announced that Oleinik would be replacing former Bellator Heavyweight Champion Alexander Volkov against the 2010 K-1 World Grand Prix Champion and former Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion Alistair Overeem in the main event of UFC on ESPN+ 7. He was replaced by Sergey Spivak. Leah Letson w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ultimate Fighting Championship
The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Zuffa, a wholly owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings. It is the largest MMA promotion company in the world as of 2011. It produces events worldwide that showcase 12 weight divisions (eight men's and four women's) and abides by the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts. , it had held over 600 events. Dana White has been its president since 2001. Under White's stewardship, it has grown into a global multi-billion-dollar enterprise. The UFC was founded by businessman Art Davie and Brazilian martial artist Rorion Gracie, and the first event was held in 1993 at the McNichols Sports Arena in Denver, Colorado. The purpose of the early Ultimate Fighting Championship competitions was to identify the most effective martial art in a contest with minimal rules and no weight classes between competitors of different fight ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of K-1 Champions
This is the list of all K-1 champions. Included are the K-1 World Grand Prix and K-1 World MAX champions as well as all the preliminary tournament winners from the events promoted by K-1 and FEG (1993-2011) and later by K-1 Global (2012–present) following the former's dissolution. The list does not contain K-1's mixed martial arts branch Hero's and DREAM champions. K-1 Championship K-1 Super Heavyweight Championship ::''Weight limit: Unlimited'' K-1 Heavyweight Championship ::''Weight limit: '' K-1 Cruiserweight Championship ::''Weight limit: '' K-1 Super Welterweight Championship ::''Weight limit: '' ::''Formerly known as Welterweight until 2016.'' K-1 Welterweight Championship ::''Weight limit: '' K-1 World GP Super Lightweight Championship ::''Weight limit: '' ::''Formerly known as Lightweight until 2016.'' K-1 Lightweight Championship ::''Weight limit: '' K-1 Super Featherweight Championship ::''Weight limit: '' K-1 Featherweight Championship ::''We ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shane Burgos
Shane may refer to: People * Shane (actress) (born 1969), American pornographic actress * Shane (New Zealand singer) (born 1946) * iamnotshane (born 1995), formerly known as Shane, American singer * Shane (name), a masculine given name and a surname, including a list of people and fictional characters with this name Arts, entertainment, and media Literature and adaptations * ''Shane'' (novel), a 1949 Western novel by Jack Schaefer ** ''Shane'' (film), a 1953 movie based on Schaefer's book ** ''Shane'' (American TV series), a 1966 American television series based on Schaefer's book, starring David Carradine, that aired on ABC Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media * ''Shane'' (British TV series), 2004 sitcom written by and starring Frank Skinner * The Shanes (German band), a German rock band * The Shanes (Swedish band), a Swedish rock band Other uses * 1994 Shane, an asteroid * Shane Company, a jewelry store * Shane English School, an English conversation school in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elias Theodorou
Elias Michael TheodorouMixed Martial Arts Show Results State of Nevada, Department of Business and Industry Athletic Commission (December 10, 2015) (May 31, 1988 – September 11, 2022) was a Canadian . He competed for the in the Middleweight division where he was ranked 13th until his release, and won '' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derek Brunson
Derek Brunson (born January 4, 1984) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Middleweight division for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As of September 5, 2022, he is #5 in the UFC middleweight rankings. Background Brunson was a competitive cheerleader and also wrestled at John T. Hoggard High School in Wilmington, North Carolina, under coach Dan Willis. Brunson had scholarships for both cheerleading and wrestling, but chose to wrestle in college. He was a three-time NCAA Division II All-American wrestler for the University of North Carolina at Pembroke. When he finished college, he immediately turned his attention to mixed martial arts. MMA career Brunson made his professional MMA debut in May 2010 against John Bryant where he won by a rear-naked choke in under a minute. He then won his next five fights with none of them making it past 2:30 of the first round. Strikeforce Brunson made his Strikeforce debut on June 24, 2011, at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nordine Taleb
Nordine Taleb ( ar, نوردين طالب, born June 10, 1981) is a French-Canadian professional mixed martial artist. He is currently signed in the Welterweight division of the ARES FC. A professional since 2007, he has also competed for Bellator MMA and Ultimate Fighting Championship for 6 years. Mixed martial arts career Early career Taleb began his professional career with a unanimous decision victory, before losing his next bout via TKO. After a further four victories across Canada, Taleb fought Pete Sell at Ring of Combat 38 for Sell's welterweight championship. Taleb was the much quicker man and was able to move in and out of range quickly, which reduced the amount of strikes he took from Sell. In the second round, Taleb hit Sell with a counter right hand, followed by strikes on the ground. The referee stopped the fight early in the second round and Taleb was declared the ROC Welterweight Champion. Bellator In 2011, Taleb was signed by Bellator and made his debut at Bell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siyar Bahadurzada
Siyar Bahadurzada ( fa, سیار بهادرزاده; born 17 April 1984) is a retired Afghan-born Dutch mixed martial artist who competed in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He currently works as an instructor for Evolve MMA in Singapore. A professional competitor since 2001, he had also competed for World Victory Road, RINGS, and for Shooto, in which he held the title of Shooto Middleweight Champion. Background Bahadurzada was born in Kabul, Afghanistan, on 17 April 1984. His family experienced the Soviet–Afghan War and the Taliban's oppression. His family moved to the Netherlands in 1999. Bahadurzada's grandfather gave him the name "The Killer" when Siyar beat up kids who were older than him at a young age. Siyar began to train under Martijn de Jong at the Tatsujin dojo. De Jong is well respected in the Dutch community as an MMA authority and quickly took Bahadurzada as a student. Mixed martial arts career Early career Bahadurzada traine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mitch Gagnon
Mitch Gagnon (born October 10, 1984) is a Canadian mixed martial artist currently competing in the Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Mixed martial arts career Early career Gagnon began training in 2006 and made his professional MMA debut in September 2008. He fought exclusively in his native Canada and amassed a record of 8-1 before joining the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Ultimate Fighting Championship Gagnon was expected to make his UFC debut in Chicago, Illinois at UFC on Fox 2 against The Ultimate Fighter 14 alumnus Johnny Bedford. On January 25, 2012, the UFC announced the bout was cancelled due to Gagnon's visa issues. Gagnon faced Bryan Caraway on July 21, 2012 at UFC 149. He lost the fight via submission in the third round. Despite the loss, Gagnon was given a ''Fight of the Night'' bonus award for his performance. Gagnon next faced Walel Watson on September 22, 2012 at UFC 152. He won the fight via submission in the first round. G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Kelleher
Brian Matthew Kelleher (born August 19, 1986) is an American professional mixed martial artist. Kelleher currently competes in the Bantamweight division for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional competitor since 2011, Kelleher has also competed for Bellator and CES MMA. Background Kelleher was born on August 19, 1986, in Selden, New York, the son of Matt and Jen Kelleher. Kelleher has an older brother Keith and a younger brother Mak who is also a professional mixed martial artist. Kelleher competed in a variety of sports from a young age including ice hockey, soccer and bowling. He later began combat sport training in 2007. Mixed martial arts career Ultimate Fighting Championship Kelleher made his promotional debut against Iuri Alcântara on short notice at UFC 212 on June 3, 2017. He won the fight via submission due to a guillotine choke in the first round and was awarded a ''Performance of the Night'' bonus. Kelleher next faced Marlon Vera on July 22, 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Macy Chiasson
Macy Chiasson (born July 27, 1991) is an American mixed martial artist (MMA). She was the Women's Featherweight winner of '' The Ultimate Fighter 28'' and currently competes in the Bantamweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As of October 3, 2022, she is #8 in the UFC women's bantamweight rankings. Background Chiasson started mixed martial arts at the age of 19, after being bed-ridden for three and one-half weeks recovering from a car accident to get back the fitness level she once was when she was a softball player in high school. After attending some Krav Maga classes at the martial arts gym, she was attracted to the physical aggressiveness and the tough mental side of the combat sport and started teaching Krav Maga after one year of training. Chiasson transitioned to mixed martial arts, training under Mushin MMA and Mid City MMA, as Krav Maga is not a competition combat sport. Not long after she started training mixed martial arts, she started competin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah Moras
Sarah Ashley Moras (born 30 April 1988) is a Canadian mixed martial artist who competes in the Bantamweight division. Moras fought in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and she was a contestant on '' The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate''. Prior to joining the UFC, Moras fought in Invicta FC. Mixed martial arts career Early career Moras made her professional MMA debut in May 2010. Before appearing on ''The Ultimate Fighter'', she amassed a record of three wins and one loss in the first two years of her career. The Ultimate Fighter In August 2015, it was announced that Moras was selected as a participant on '' The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate'', the first coed version of the show. In the elimination bout, Moras defeated Tara LaRosa after 2 rounds via decision to get into the TUF house. She then went on to defeat Peggy Morgan via submission in the first round to get into the semifinals. Sarah banked a 25K bonus for the TUF 18 Submission of the Sea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sergey Spivak
Sergey Spivak (born January 24, 1995, as Serghei Spivac) is a Moldovan mixed martial artist who competes in the Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional competitor since 2014, he has also formerly competed for World Warriors Fighting Championships, Eagles Fighting Championship, N1 Pro Nomad MMA and Real Fight Promotion. As of August 8, 2022, he is #12 in the UFC heavyweight rankings. Mixed martial arts career Early career Sergey Spivak made his MMA debut in September 2014 with the Ukrainian promotion Real Fight Promotion, at 19 years old. He faced Andrey Serebrianikov as his first opponent. He won the fight in the last minute of the first round, by way of TKO. His second fight was with the Ukrainian-based World Warriors Fighting Championships, at WWFC Ukraine Selection 1, where he faced Evgeniy Bova in the main event. Spivak won the fight in the first round by way of a kimura. His second fight with World Warriors Fighting Championships was du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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