Brian Camozzi (born June 24, 1991) is an American

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. He was the Welterweight Champion for

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and Sparta Combat League. Camozzi currently competes in

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division of the

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(UFC). He is the younger brother of former UFC

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fighter

Chris Camozzi Christopher Allen Camozzi (born November 20, 1986) is an American professional Glory (kickboxing), Glory kickboxer, mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist and bare-knuckle boxer. He currently competes for the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship ...

Background

Camozzi was born in

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and he has a brother,

, who is an MMA fighter, and formerly fought for the UFC in the middleweight division. He played rugby, football and competed in wrestling when he was in high school. He was introduced to MMA by his older brother Chris, who paid for his gym fee up until Camozzi graduated from high school. Camozzi fell in love with the sport after his first BJJ and kickboxing classes. He started train full-time after high school and participated in MMA competition not long after.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Camozzi made his professional MMA debut in January 2013 for Sparta Combat League and he has fought for other promotions including North American Allied Fight Series, Fight to Win and

. He amassed a record of 7-2 prior joining UFC.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Camozzi made his short notice promotional debut, replacing

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citing a visa issue, on December 9, 2016, at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Abdurakhimov against Randy Brown in

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. He lost the fight via TKO on round two. Camozzi was expected to face

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on July 8, 2017. However, Jouban was removed from the card citing foot injury replaced by

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. Laprise won the fight via TKO in the third round. Camozzi faced Geoff Neal on February 18, 2018, at UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Medeiros. He lost the bout via submission in the first round.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

* Resurrection Fighting Alliance ** Resurrection Fighting Alliance Welterweight Champion (One time) vs. Nick Barnes *Sparta Combat League **Sparta Combat League Welterweight Champion (One time) vs. Matt Cox

Personal life

Camozzi's brother,

, is a mixed martial artist who competed under the UFC banner 2 separate times from June 2010 to September 2014, and then April 2015 to May 2017.

Mixed martial arts record

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References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Camozzi, Brian Living people 1991 births American male mixed martial artists Welterweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing wrestling Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters American practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu 21st-century American sportsmen