Andreas Michailidis ( gr, Ανδρέας Μιχαηλίδης, born July 18, 1988) is a Greek

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who competes in the

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division. He has competed in the

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(UFC) and

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Background

Michailidis is of

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origin. At the age of 8, after moving from

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, he started training, in wrestling and kickboxing at Malios Team. Continuing on with MMA and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu training at Gracie Barra Greece where he achieved a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

After competing in numerous national Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu championships and tournaments, several MMA fights in Greece, winning the European Fight League Championship (EFL) Light Heavyweight Title, Michailidis moved to America to train with Antonio McKee and Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, for his upcoming fight in King Of The Cage: Slugfest. A few months later, Michailidis faced

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on October 10, 2014. He lost the fight via TKO in the second round. After a year of training in Kings MMA, Michailidis traveled to Russia to fight in the World Fighting Championship Akhmat 9, where he won via TKO in the first round. Few months later his next successful appearance was in the United Arab Emirates to fight at Abu Dhabi Warriors 4 against Ion Pascu, where he won via unanimous decision. Michailidis faced Evgeny Shalomaev at Fight Nights Global 63: Alibekov vs. Khamitov on April 21, 2017. He won the bout via TKO in the first round. Michailidis faced

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at Fight Nights Global 71: Mineev vs. Michailidis on . He lost the bout via TKO in the third round. Michailidis faced Marcel Fortuna at Titan FC 54 on April 26, 2019. He won the bout via spinning back kick in the first round.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Michailidis made his UFC debut, as a short notice replacement for

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, against Modestas Bukauskas at UFC on ESPN: Kattar vs. Ige on July 16, 2020. Michailidis lost the bout via TKO after he could not get up at the end of the round due to a series of elbows to the side of the head. In the process, he became the first

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fighter based in Greece appear in the UFC, and second fighter born in Greece, after Anthony Christodoulou. Michailidis was expected to face Antônio Arroyo at UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. dos Anjos on November 14, 2020. However, Michailidis withdrew on October 23 due to undisclosed reasons and was replaced

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. Michailidis faced KB Bhullar at UFC on ESPN: Reyes vs. Procházka on May 1, 2021 He won the bout via unanimous decision. Michailidis faced promotional newcomer

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on November 6, 2021 at

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. He lost the fight via TKO early in round two after getting knocked down with a flying knee. Michailidis faced Rinat Fakhretdinov on June 4, 2022 at

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. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. On June 8, 2022 it was confirmed that Michailidis was no longer on the UFC roster.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

* Cage Survivor ** CS Middleweight Championship * European Fight League EFL ** EFL Light Heavyweight Championship

Mixed martial arts record

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References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Michailidis, Andreas 1988 births Living people] Greek male mixed martial artists Light heavyweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing kickboxing Mixed martial artists utilizing wrestling Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters Sportspeople from Athens Greek practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu People awarded a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu