Alan Patrick (born July 9, 1983), is a Brazilian

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who competes in the

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division. A professional MMA competitor since 2008, Patrick made a name for himself fighting in his home country of Brazil and the

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(UFC). He is a former Bitetti Combat Lightweight champion.

Background

Patrick was born in

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, Brazil, but grew up mostly in

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. Patrick has five brothers. As a consequence of alcoholic parents and disturbing household, Patrick grew up mostly in the streets. He was interested in combat sports, but never had the money to afford training until he was introduced to a

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gym that allowed him train for free and even fed him. Being successful in the sport, he gradually picked up Brazilian jiu-jitsu in the academy he also slept. Trying to follow his idol's –

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's – footsteps, Patrick eventually moved to Rio de Janeiro to train mixed martial arts at the X-Gym.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Patrick began his professional MMA career in his native Brazil in 2008. He fought for a variety of promotions including ''Jungle Fight'' and ''Bitetti Combat'', amassing an undefeated record of 10 wins and no losses.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

After winning Bitetti Combat Lightweight Championship, Patrick made his UFC debut against Garett Whiteley on October 10, 2013, at UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Shields. He won the fight via TKO due to punches. He later faced

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on February 1, 2014, at

UFC 169 ''UFC 169: Barão vs. Faber 2'' was a mixed martial arts event held on February 1, 2014, at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. The event was released on DVD on May 6, 2014. The DVD was distributed by the label ''Anchor Bay Entertainment ...

, his first fight outside Brazil. He won the fight via controversial unanimous decision, all major MMA media sites scored the fight either a draw or a win for Makdessi. Patrick was expected to face

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on October 25, 2014 at

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. However, Patrick pulled out of the bout with after sustaining a jaw injury and was replaced by

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. Patrick faced

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on June 20, 2015 at

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. He lost the fight via TKO in the second round, the first loss of his professional MMA career. Patrick was expected to face

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on March 20, 2016 at

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. However, Laprise was pulled from the matchup with Patrick on March 12 in favor of a bout against

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at the event after his initial opponent was scratched. In turn, Patrick faced promotional newcomer Damien Brown. Patrick won the fight via unanimous decision. Patrick next faced

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on September 24, 2016 at

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. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Patrick faced

Damir Hadžović Damir Hadžović (born August 8, 1986) is a Bosnian-born Danish mixed martial artist who competes in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Background Hadžović was born to Bosniak parents in the eastern Bosnian t ...

on February 3, 2018 at UFC Fight Night 125. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Patrick used to train in

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up until this point, but after the fight with Hadžović, he moved to

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to train at Fusion X-cell. Patrick faced

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on October 6, 2018 at

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. He lost the fight via knockout in the third round after being dropped by a punch and eventually being finished with elbows. Patrick was expected to face

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on April 25, 2020. However, Giagos was pulled from the fight, citing injury, and he was replaced by Frank Camacho. However, on April 9,

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, the president of UFC announced that this event was postponed to a future date Instead Patrick was scheduled to face

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on July 18, 2020 at UFC Fight Night 173. However, on June 14, Patrick withdrew from the event for unknown reason and he was replaced by

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. Patrick was expected to face Rodrigo Vargas on September 12, 2020 at UFC Fight Night 177. However, Vargas was removed from the card in early September for undisclosed reasons and replaced by

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. Patrick lost the fight via unanimous decision. Patrick faced Mason Jones on June 5, 2021 at UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai. In the second round, after being poked in the eye accidentally by Jones, Patrick was unable to continue and the bout was declared a No Contest. A rematch with Jones was scheduled to face Mason Jones on October 23, 2021 at UFC Fight Night 196. However, Patrick withdrew from bout and he was replaced by newcomer David Onama. Patrick was scheduled to face Michael Johnson on May 7, 2022 at UFC 274. However, the bout was pushed back one week to UFC on ESPN: Błachowicz vs. Rakić for unknown reasons. He lost the bout after getting knocked unconscious in the second round. On August 8, 2022, it was announced that Patrick was no longer on the UFC roster.

Personal life

Patrick and his wife, Luana, have a son. They moved to Orlando, Florida from their native Brazil in the summer of 2018.

Titles and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

* Bitetti Combat ** Bitetti Combat Lightweight Championship (One time)

Mixed martial arts record

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References

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