Conor Heun (born February 11, 1979) is a retired American

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ist. A professional from 2006 until 2012, he competed for Strikeforce,

EliteXC Elite Xtreme Combat, also known as EliteXC, was a United States-based mixed martial arts (MMA) organization owned and operated by ProElite. It was founded as a partnership between Showtime Networks and ProElite and officially announced on Decemb ...

, and the Los Angeles Anacondas of the

International Fight League The International Fight League was an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion billed as the world's first MMA league. It was founded on January 7, 2006, and closed on July 31, 2008.

Mixed martial arts career

EliteXC

Heun made his Television debut on a ShoXC card against Marlon Mathias. Mathais broke Heun's jaw a minute and a half into the first round with a knee, but Heun kept fighting and won the close fight via majority decision. His next fight was a second-round TKO stoppage of James Edson Berto.

Strikeforce

Heun made his Strikeforce debut against former UFC fighter

Jorge Gurgel Jorge Valente Gurgel (; ; born January 25, 1977) is a retired Brazilian mixed martial artist who competed in the Lightweight division. A professional competitor from 2002 to 2014, Gurgel is best known as a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter 2 and ...

on a ShoMMA card in June 2009. He lost the fight via decision. After a year off due to injury, he returned to the promotion on the Strikeforce: Los Angeles card. He faced boxer and former

lightweight champion K. J. Noons and lost via split decision. Conor fought Magno Almeida on the Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum undercard, and won in a unanimous decision, though Almeida dislocated Conor's elbow. Heun faced Ryan Couture at Strikeforce: Tate vs. Rousey on March 3, 2012. He lost the fight via TKO in the third round.

Personal life

Heun studied English literature, journalism, and organizational communications learning and design at

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Heun, Conor Living people 1979 births American male mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu Mixed martial artists from California Mixed martial artists from Colorado American practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu Ithaca College alumni