Brok Mitchell Weaver (born December 5, 1991)
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who competes in the Lightweight
Lightweight is a weight class in combat sports and rowing.
Boxing
Professional boxing
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division of PFL. A professional since 2013, he has also competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship
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.
Mixed martial arts career
Early career
Making his debut in 2013, Weaver fought mostly for the Island Fights Promotion, amassing a 13–4 record and winning the Welterweight Championship. He eventually got a chance to compete on Dana White's Contender Series
Dana White's Contender Series, formerly named Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series, is an American mixed martial arts promotion. In May 2017, the UFC announced White would hold the competition weekly on UFC Fight Pass (It has since been move ...
and earned his UFC contract through a second round TKO victory against Devin Smyth.
Ultimate Fighting Championship
Weaver made his UFC debut against Kazula Vargas
Rodrigo Vargas (born August 15, 1985), is a Mexican professional mixed martial artist who competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He competes in the lightweight division.
Mixed martial arts career
Early career
Starting his prof ...
at UFC Fight Night: Anderson vs. Błachowicz 2 on February 15, 2020. He won the fight via DQ when Vargas kneed Weaver in the head while he was a grounded opponent.
Weaver faced Roosevelt Roberts
Roosevelt Roberts (born February 11, 1994) is an American mixed martial artist (MMA) who competed in the Lightweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
Background
Roberts was born in Miami, Florida in 1994. After his mother le ...
on May 30, 2020 at UFC on ESPN: Woodley vs. Burns. At the weigh-ins, Weaver weighed in at 157.5 pounds, 1.5 pounds over the lightweight non-title fight limit of 156 pounds. He was fined 20 percent of his purse and the bout with Roberts proceeded at a catchweight. Weaver lost the fight via submission in round two.
Brok was scheduled to face Frank Camacho
Franklin Beldad Camacho (born May 18, 1989) is a Chamorro mixed martial artist in the lightweight division. He was a 2010 Blue Belt Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu World champion and a 2006 Micronesian Games wrestling gold medalist. He competed in the Ultima ...
during UFC Fight Night: Waterson vs. Hill on September 12, 2020. However, Camacho was removed from the bout during the week leading up to the fight after testing positive for COVID-19. Weaver instead faced Jalin Turner
Jalin Turner (born 18 May 1995) is an American mixed martial artist who currently competes in the lightweight division of the UFC. A professional since 2016, he has also competed for Bellator MMA, the World Series of Fighting, King of the Cage, a ...
at a catchweight bout of 165 pounds. Weaver lost the fight via submission in the second round.
In March 2021, Brok announced that he was released from the UFC.
Post UFC
In his first bout after release, Brok faced Alexander Barahona at iKon Fighting Federation 6 on April 2, 2021. He won the bout via unanimous decision.
Weaver competed at the inaugural event of Jorge Masvidal
Jorge Masvidal (born November 12, 1984) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Welterweight division for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Masvidal has been competing professionally since 2003; he ...
's Gamebred Fighting Championship on June 18, 2021. He faced Cliff Wright, who he defeated via ground and pound in the second round.
Professional Fighters League
Weaver signed a 2 year deal to fight with PFL. He is scheduled to make his PFL debut on August 27, 2021 at PFL 9 against Brandon Jenkins.
Personal life
Weaver is a member of the MOWA Band of Choctaw Indians
The MOWA Band of Choctaw Indians is a state-recognized tribe, located in southwest Alabama, with a population largely based in southern Washington County and some membership in northern Mobile County.
The term ''MOWA'' is a portmanteau of Mob ...
.
In October 2021 he became a deputy sheriff for Clarke County.
Mixed martial arts record
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, Biloxi, Mississippi
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, United States
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, Alexander Barahona
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, Los Mochis
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Los Mochis is th ...
, Mexico
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, Jalin Turner
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, Submission (rear-naked choke)
, UFC Fight Night: Waterson vs. Hill
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, Las Vegas, Nevada
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, United States
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, Roosevelt Roberts
Roosevelt Roberts (born February 11, 1994) is an American mixed martial artist (MMA) who competed in the Lightweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
Background
Roberts was born in Miami, Florida in 1994. After his mother le ...
, Submission (rear-naked choke)
, UFC on ESPN: Woodley vs. Burns
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, Las Vegas, Nevada
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, United States
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, Win
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, Kazula Vargas
Rodrigo Vargas (born August 15, 1985), is a Mexican professional mixed martial artist who competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He competes in the lightweight division.
Mixed martial arts career
Early career
Starting his prof ...
, DQ (illegal knee)
, UFC Fight Night: Anderson vs. Błachowicz 2
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, Rio Rancho, New Mexico
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It ...
, United States
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, Win
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, Devin Smyth
, Decision (unanimous)
, Dana White's Contender Series 24
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, Las Vegas, Nevada
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, United States
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, Win
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, James Freeman
, DQ (corner interference)
, Island Fights 52
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, Pensacola, Florida
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, United States
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, Tyler Hill
, Submission (rear-naked choke)
, Island Fights 51
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, Pensacola, Florida
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, United States
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, Win
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, Charles Bennett
, Decision (split)
, Island Fights 46
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, Pensacola, Florida
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, United States
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, Win
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, Wesley Golden
, Decision (split)
, Island Fights 42
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, Pensacola, Florida
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, United States
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, Win
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, Max Mustaki
, Decision (Unanimous)
, Island Fights 41
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, Pensacola, Florida
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, United States
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, Win
, align=center, 8–4
, Wanderley Camilo
, Decision (Unanimous)
, Island Fights 40
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, Pensacola, Florida
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, United States
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, Martin Brown
, TKO (punches)
, Titan FC 41
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, Coral Gables, Florida
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Coral Gables is known globally as home to the ...
, United States
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, Win
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, Rance Jones
, Decision (Split)
, Island Fights 37
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, Pensacola, Florida
Pensacola () is the westernmost city in the Florida Panhandle, and the county seat and only incorporated city of Escambia County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 54,312. Pensacola is the principa ...
, United States
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, Erimus Mills
, Submission
, Island Fights 34
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, Pensacola, Florida
Pensacola () is the westernmost city in the Florida Panhandle, and the county seat and only incorporated city of Escambia County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 54,312. Pensacola is the principa ...
, United States
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, Elvin Leon Brito
, Decision (Unanimous)
, Island Fights 33
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, Pensacola, Florida
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, United States
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, Socrates Pierre
, Submission (brabo choke)
, Island Fights 31
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, Pensacola, Florida
Pensacola () is the westernmost city in the Florida Panhandle, and the county seat and only incorporated city of Escambia County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 54,312. Pensacola is the principa ...
, United States
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, Raymond Camp
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, Pensacola, Florida
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, United States
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, Demarques Jackson
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, Atlas Fights: Battle on Mobile Bay
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, Mobile, Alabama, United States
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, Socrates Pierre
, Submission
, Island Fights 27
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, Pensacola, Florida
Pensacola () is the westernmost city in the Florida Panhandle, and the county seat and only incorporated city of Escambia County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 54,312. Pensacola is the principa ...
, United States
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, Win
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, Daniel Watts
, Decision (split)
, AFC 1
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, Biloxi, Mississippi
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, United States
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, Craig McAlpine
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, Island Fights 24
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, Pensacola, Florida
Pensacola () is the westernmost city in the Florida Panhandle, and the county seat and only incorporated city of Escambia County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 54,312. Pensacola is the principa ...
, United States
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, Ben Westmoreland
, TKO (punches)
, Atlas Fights 17
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, Biloxi, Mississippi
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, United States
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See also
* List of male mixed martial artists
This is a list of notable professional male mixed martial arts fighters in alphabetical order.
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* Shamil Abdurakhimov - ( M-1, UFC)
* Daichi Abe - ( UFC, Pancrase)
* Hiroyuki Abe - (Shooto, KOTC, Cage Rage, DEEP, Pride)
* ...
References
External links
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1991 births
Living people
American male mixed martial artists
Lightweight mixed martial artists
Mixed martial artists utilizing boxing
Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters
People from Jackson, Alabama
Mixed martial artists from Alabama
Native American sportspeople
Choctaw people
21st-century Native Americans