Brian Olsen (born 1975) is an American former

mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, incorpo ...

. A professional from 2004 until 2008, he was the last WEC Heavyweight Champion before it was abolished when

Zuffa Zuffa, LLC () is an American sports promotion company specializing in mixed martial arts. It was founded in January 2001 in Las Vegas, Nevada, by Station Casinos executives Frank Fertitta III and Lorenzo Fertitta to be the parent entity of th ...

purchased the organization.

Mixed martial arts career

World Extreme Cagefighting

Olsen made his debut against Craig Zellner on March 17, 2005 at WEC 14: Vengeance. He defeated Zellner via TKO in the second round. Olsen fought for the vacant WEC heavyweight title against Lavar Johnson on January 13, 2006 at WEC 18: Unfinished Business. He defeated Johnson via submission due to a knee injury and became the new heavyweight champion. Olsen made a title defense against Mike Kyle on May 5, 2006 at WEC 20: Cinco de Mayhem. Kyle was disqualified after hitting Olsen with illegal strikes, for which he was placed on the national suspension list by CSAC. Olsen remained as the last WEC heavyweight champion, because

abolished the heavyweight division from WEC after it was purchased.

Post-WEC

Olsen fought twice for Canadian's promotion ''Ultimate Generation Combat''. He defeated J.R. Alexander and Mike Marshalleck, both via TKO in the first round. Olsen faced Fernando Rivera on May 9, 2008 at ''USFL: War in the Woods 3''. He won via TKO early in the first round.

Championships and accomplishments

World Extreme Cagefighting World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) was an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion founded in 2001. It was purchased by Zuffa, LLC, the parent company of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), in 2006. In its final incarnation, it was mad ...

** WEC Heavyweight Championship (One time; last) **One title defense

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References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Olsen, Brian 1975 births Living people American male mixed martial artists People from Enfield, Connecticut Mixed martial artists from Connecticut